By far the most memorable keepsakes are those stocking that are made by someone that cares for you. That is why Christmas-StockingPatterns like cross stitch stockings, needlepoint stockings, personalized stockings, quilted stockings and other wise sewn stocking are pulled out of keep sake trunks and drawers and used until they are thread bare. The personalized Christmas stockings are the one most noted in recollections of Christmas past and most sought after Christmas Stocking Patterns.
MAKING A BASIC STOCKING
I use a basic Christmas-StockingPatterns and then change the toe,heal, add a top cuff, diagonal pieces of ribbon or lace, cross stitch names for personalized stockings and many other types of Christmas craft ideas.
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All the variations for these stocking will start with this basic pattern and change based on the characteristics for the personalized Christmas Stocking you choose.
You will have four sheets of paper. Cut out all parts of the pattern.
Tape all the pieces together without the toe. This creates the basic pattern. Cut two out of selected fabric for body and two for selected contrast fabric for toe.
If you are going to add a contract heal, see the add heal and toe instructions for the rounded heal or pointed heal.
Christmas-StockingPattern6 for the elf toe
This will add a large curled elf toe to the end or your stocking large elf pdf file. This piece needs to be printed once, cut two.
Place the curled toe on the end of the stocking with wrong side together and sew a 1/4 inch seam.
Press the seam toward the body of the stocking and stitch down.
Add the optional contrast heal.
Put right side together and sew stocking.
Clip end of curled toe close to the seam, clip toes and heal area and turn. Iron stocking.
The Christmas-StockingPattern6 can be finished, or you can add a cuff.
To finish the stocking turn top edge down 1/4 inch, iron.
Then turn down another 1/4 inch and stitch.
To finish the stocking cut a piece of contrast fabric or same fabric at stocking, using the long narrow strip pattern, cut one.
Turn long side of loop in toward wrong side of fabric 1/4 inch.
Then turn the long side in again matching the long side together and sew.
Add loop to heal side of stocking, off set each side of the loop and either side of the seam. Sew across three to four time and zig zag raw edges.
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