OESD 2010 Holiday Collection 2 Merry Christmas Stockings Created by Linda Wenturine These adorable stockings make wonderful gifts, and do double-duty as holiday decorations. Make one for each of the special people in your life, and, for a special touch, personalize the tags with recipients names. General Supplies Merry Christmas Stocking pattern PDF OESD 2010 Holiday Collection 2 ¼ yard of lightweight interfacing Isacord embroidery thread in desired colors OESD HeavyWeight Cut-Away Stabilizer OESD Top Cover Permanent Topping 505 Temporary Spray Adhesive Fusible Web such as Steam-a-Seam 2 (opt) Iron & ironing surface (opt) Organ Embroidery needles Chalk marking pencil Sewing & Embroidery Machine Embroidery hoop Embroidery foot ¼ foot 2010 Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supplies General Stocking Instructions Preparation Print all four pages of the stocking pattern. Overlap pattern edges so that the orange lines are aligned on top of each other; tape edges in place. Pages 7-10 jpl Page 1 of 10
Cut out the pattern pieces. Add heel and toe fabric and embellishments as desired (see instructions below). Cut out the front of the stocking only. Place right side down on the uncut rectangle of wool. Pin edges. Sew together using 1/4 seam allowances, sewing down one side, around the foot, and up the other side. Leave the top of the stocking open. Trim the seam allowances and clip the curves (or trim with pinking shears). Turn stocking right side out and press. Lay the stocking pattern on one of the wool felt rectangles. Trace around the edges with chalk. Embroidery Mark placement lines for the heel, toe, and the center of the embroidery. DO NOT CUT OUT YET. Stitch the embroidery designs. On light areas like Santa s white beard use TopCover Permanent Topping to prevent the fabric from showing through the embroidery. Follow the instructions on the package. Heel & Toe Option Trace heel and toe pattern pieces on the right side of the embellishment fabric. Affix fusible web to the wrong side of the fabric following the manufacturer s instructions. Cut out the heel and toe along the traced lines and fuse to the stocking. Lining Fold the lining fabric right sides together and trace the stocking pattern onto the fabric. Pin the lining together and stitch down one side, around the foot, and up the other side. DO NOT TURN RIGHT SIDE OUT. Insert the lining into the stocking, wrong sides together. 2010 Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supplies jpl Page 2 of 10
Baste the lining to the stocking ¼ from the upper edge. Loop Holder Cut a ½ x 6 strip from the leftover fabric. Fold in half to ½ x 3 and press. Baste the loop to the inside of the lined stocking, matching the cut edges of the loop to the top edge of the stocking. (This is the left or heel side of the stocking. Stitch together using a ¼ seam allowance. Finish the raw edges with a zigzag stitch or serger stitch. Pull out the cuff edge and fold to the front. Press. Jolly Stocking Variation Cuff Fuse the interfacing to the wrong side of the cuff fabric. Cut cuff fabric into two 4 x 17 strips. Add embellishments, trim, or embroidery to one cuff piece. This piece will be the front of the cuff. Place the cuff pieces right sides together and stitch along the long edge with a ¼ seam allowance. Press the seam allowances open. Seam the short ends of the cuff, right sides together, to form a circle. Press seam allowances open. Fold the cuff in half along the long center seam, wrong sides together. Press. With the fronts of the cuff and stocking facing up, insert the cuff into the stocking, aligning upper raw edges. Supplies OESD 2010 Holiday Collection 2, designs: OC02003 OC02017 Two Evergreen 12 x 18 rectangles of wool felt for outer stocking ⅓ yard of lining fabric ¼ yard polka dot fabric for cuff Scrap fabrics for candy cane Steam-a-Seam 2 Red medium rickrack Red baby rickrack ½ yard of red pompom trim Rhinestones or glitz as desired Follow the General Stocking Instructions with the following changes: Embroider design #OC02017 on the wool felt stocking front. Trace heel and toe on right side of leftover polka dot cuff fabric. Apply fusible web to the wrong side, following manufacturer s instructions. Cut out and fuse to stocking. 2010 Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supplies jpl Page 3 of 10
Pin the red pompom trim to the cuff piece with the pompoms away from the cut edge. Baste in place. (See lace trim instructions on page 5.) Sew the cuff pieces together along the long edge, encasing the pompom trim in the stitching. Press seam allowances open. Stitch medium red rickrack over the edges of the heel and toe. Sew red baby above and below the embroidered name. Finish the stocking following the General Instructions. Stitch one Candy Cane, them mirror image the design and stitch another Candy Cane. Add rhinestone glitz as desired. Mark one cuff piece 4⅛ from the left edge and 2 from the long top edge. This marks the center of the Jolly embroidery. (You may embroider a name instead.) Stitch the embroidery. 2010 Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supplies jpl Page 4 of 10
Sew green rickrack along the heel and toe marks using an open-toe embroidery foot. Sew white rickrack on top of the green rickrack. Pin the white lace trim to one of the cuff pieces with the finished edge away from the cut edge. Sew the cuff pieces right sides together along the long edge, encasing the lace. Press seam allowances open. Sugar Stocking Variation Supplies OESD 2010 Holiday Collection 2, designs: OC02005 OC02006 OC02019 OC02027 Two Barnyard Red 12 x 18 wool felt rectangles for outer stocking ⅓ yard of lining fabric ¼ yard striped fabric for cuff Scrap fabrics for Sugar tag, gingerbread people, and house applique ½ yard white lace trim ⅓ yard each of ⅛ -wide satin ribbon in red, white, and green Emerald green medium rickrack White baby rickrack Rhinestones or glitz as desired Mark a line 1 from the finished lace edge. Sew green rickrack along the line. Place white rickrack on top and stitch in place. After stocking is complete, embroider the Gingerbread People and the Sugar tag. Stitch to stocking as desired. Add ribbon bow to Sugar tag using all three colors of ribbon. Follow the General Stocking Instructions with the following changes: Embroider design #OC02019 on the wool felt stocking front. 2010 Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supplies jpl Page 5 of 10
Trace heel and toe on right side of leftover green cuff fabric. Apply fusible web to the wrong side, following manufacturer s instructions. Cut out and fuse to stocking. Stitch green sequin trim over the edges of the heel and toe. Stitch purple rickrack next to the sequin trim. Mark one cuff piece 2 from the long top edge. Stitch purple rickrack on the line. Sew green sequin trim above and below the purple rickrack. Merry Stocking Variation Supplies OESD 2010 Holiday Collection 2, designs: OC02010 OC02020 OC02029 Two Evergreen 12 x 18 rectangles of wool felt for outer stocking ⅓ yard of lining fabric ¼ yard light green fabric for cuff Scrap fabrics for Merry Christmas tag and Lace Candy Fusible Web such as Steam-a-Seam 2 Purple medium rickrack 1½ yards ⅛ -wide purple satin ribbon ⅔ yard each ⅛ -wide white and green satin ribbon Rhinestones or glitz as desired Follow the General Stocking Instructions with the following changes: Embroider design #OC02020 on the wool felt stocking front. Finish the stocking following the General Instructions. Stitch four Lace Candies and the Merry Christmas tag. Hand sew them to the stocking cuff as desired. Add purple ribbon bows to each of the Lace Candies. Add a bow to the tag using green and white ribbon. Add rhinestone glitz as desired. 2010 Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supplies jpl Page 6 of 10
Toe Template
Heel Template
Center of Embroidery