Christmas Stockings - With Selvages!

Kathi Price of Texas says it's never too early to think about Christmas, and I agree! Aren't these stockings beautiful? Colorful, crisp, light and airy. Very 21st century!

See more of Kathi's projects at: http://kathiskreations.blogspot.com/ and
http://kathip22.etsy.com/

More "Crazy Quilt-Style" Stockings!

I know I'm over-doing it a bit with these stockings, but they are so much fun to make and I think they are so beautiful! Crazy quilts and Christmas decorations are perfect outlets for our inner child who jumps up and down and claps her hands over bright prints and gaudy embellishments! So I say, "Go for it!" Maybe we'll get serious in January. (We can always fall back on crazy quilts.)

More Christmas Stockings

I made two more Christmas stockings, these for a dear friend who is getting married on January 3rd. I gave them on Thanksgiving so they could be put to use right away. The novelty fabrics that I've been collecting with all the candy, festive fruits and desserts were just perfect for this project. (Proving once again that we need to keep a stash of "no particular purpose" fabrics that we love.)

Christmas Stockings

I just finished this Christmas stocking and I wanted to share these photos with you. I cut two stocking shapes from muslin, then covered them with festive fabrics (by machine, stitch and flip). Next I embroidered along all the seams with Perle cotton (#5) and added beads. Finally I sewed the front and back together (right sides together) being careful not to let the needle hit any beads! Using shirting fabric, I made a lining, and inserted it into the stocking. To finish, I folded the pretzel fabric at the top to the inside and handstitched. The ribbons were added so it can be "hung from the chimney with care, with hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there."

I like how this stocking came out, but if I make any more I think I'll add more embellishments. This stocking will be auctioned to benefit the Empire Quilters guild in NYC.

Selvage Christmas Stocking by SueR

SueR made these delightful ornaments with her quilting buddies at Casey's Quilters and Capitol Quilters in Maine. Sue wanted to try a small selvage project first, but this was so much fun she is planning to do more selvage quilting. Nice job, Sue!

You can read more about SueR and her ornaments on her blog: www.northwindsquilting.blogspot.com.