OK, so here’s the post on my stocking. I am going to make one for each of the boys, but of course I wasn’t working from a pattern except for what I had in my own head. If I was smart, I would have made lots of notes. But I didn’t. So anyway, here’s how it worked as close as I can remember, which is not very close at all.
After I sketched out the rough shape I wanted on some paper, I cut out the outer layer using a cool mod print I found last year, and then cut out a similar shape from white flannel, but extending the top of the sticking by about 8 inches so I could make the fold-over-cuff.
Then came the fun part: trying to wrap my brain around which would be right-side/wrong-side/inside/outside and how to sew the right sides facing each other so there wouldn’t be any raw seams showing. I enlisted help (Ben), and then o a deep breath and embroidered my name and two little snowflakes on what I was hoping would be the correct face of the flannel. It was, but I am not sure how! I still ended up sewing the same two pieces of fabric 4 different ways before I figured out how to do it. Did I take notes? ha! no. The next stocking I make should be fun.
So, here it is! Pictures of my stocking as a work in progress. I will post more of my finished piece as well as
Ben’s and Jack’s once the fabric Ben chose shows up… Like I said in a previous post–I am really proud of this.
