I made the first two stockings in September, 2001, for two of our grandsons. Both use machine appliqué and machine quilting. The appliqué motifs were fused onto the fabric and then blanket stitched in place. Each stocking measures approximately 16 1/2″ tall and 11″ wide from heel to toe. The first one is for Benjamin.
And this one is for his younger brother, Dominic.
And now I’ve had to add a third stocking, since these boys now have a little sister. 🙂 I made this one, which is the same size as the other two, in September, 2007.
Here’s yet a fourth stocking! Our son-in-law had noted that his stocking was the only one hanging in their home that wasn’t handmade; it was one of those generic ones from a discount-type store. He had definite ideas on what he wanted his to look like, and he finally sketched those out for me so I wouldn’t be guessing. Yesterday I spent the day making his stocking, so it’s ready in plenty of time for next Christmas, since it’s only April (2012) now. 😉 Can you tell what his favorite sport and team are?
And here are the latest Christmas stockings. Since my husband and I had never had stockings, I decided to make us some decorative ones to hang on the fireplace. These were done with the embroidery module of my Bernina 790+ from a design from Embroidery Online, and I made them during Thanksgiving weekend, 2020, and they’re about 18″ tall and 7″ wide.
