find a pattern online (there are plenty of free ones, or you can trace a stocking that you already have... I can't find the link to where I got mine, but it is a pretty simple shape, too)
You will need 1/2 yard of outer fabric, 1/2 yard quilting for the inner, and some ribbon or binding for the edge and the hanger loop dohicky.
trace the pattern onto the outer fabric folded in half, make sure that you have the outside of the fabric facing each other so that you get a front and a back. which ever way you want the toe to point (all mine go to the right when looking at them- if you make more than one you will want them all facing the same direction on the mantle) trace the pattern the OPPOSITE direction. Cut out the fabric leaving room for 1/4 seam allowance.
If you are going to embroider or embellish the stocking, do it at this point, so that you don't have to try to wrestle a sewn-up stocking onto the embroidery hoop.
Sew the outer fabric with the print/ outer side facing in. You will want to give about 1/4 seam allowance on the stocking.
For the inner, use the same pattern, and cut two pieces of quilting. The quilting I use is the same on both sides, but some is not. In this case, you will cut and sew with the wrong side facing out. When you trace the pattern, extend the top part of the stocking about 6 inches. This will give you the fold-over for the cuff. When you put the pieces together, the seams will face each other so that there are no seams on the outside. This is important to realize when embroidering on the inner. It helps to lay out your pieces to see where you want the embroidery to go before doing any sewing.
if you are embroidering the top of the stocking, now is the time to do it. Remember, the cuff will be folded over, so make sure that you embroider on the part of the fabric that was INSIDE when you cut the fabric, and that the embroidery will be right side up once that piece is folded over.
Take your edging (I use ribbon, but you can also use the binding that comes pre-folded. If you are using ribbon, just sew the top edge of the ribbon along the edge of the stocking on the same side that you embellished. Leave just a little to hang over the edge and cover the unhemmed edge of quilting. This bottom edge will be later sewn to the stocking. If you use binding, encase the quilted edge in the binding and sew using small stitches. Do this BEFORE you sew the quilted pieces together.
Now sew the quilted pieces together. Make sure that the side with the embellishments/ binding is facing in. Hem ON the line you traced for the pattern. This will make the inner just a little smaller.
Turn the outer piece right side out. Leave the inner piece as is. Put the inner piece inside the outer one, the seams should be facing each other. Fold the inner over the outer. I fold down about 4-6 inches- Make sure that you cover the edge of the outer fabric and that you can see your embellishment.
You should at least tack down your folded edge- you do not need to sew all the way around, and often if you do, the fabric will bunch and not line up right.
Lastly, cut a piece of the ribbon used for binding to use as a hanger. I just eyeball this to make sure that it is long enough that when folded in half, the loop sticks out of the stocking about an inch. Sew this to the back corner that is opposite the toe of the stocking. I sew two parallel lines of stitching, the same place that I sewed the binding, and go over it about 4 times. This will need to hold up the weight of the filled stocking!
Finished!
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