I’ve had a “Martha Stewart” moment. 😉 My little daughter is having some friends over after school on Friday for a Christmas party. For the party bags, I decided to do a bit more stashbusting and make a mini Christmas stocking for each child.
I made a paper pattern based on a stocking-shaped tree ornament and enlarged it (with pencil and ruler) to the size I needed. It had to be big enough to hold the party favours — a small set of coloured pencils, a Christmas cracker, and a chocolate Santa’s Elf.
The design is very simple and basic. It’s unlined, without batting, and I improvised a cuff from regular cotton fabric instead of fleece (because I didn’t have any fleece and didn’t want to buy anything extra). The hangers are bits of ribbon left over from making doll clothes. Finished dimensions are approximately 10 inches tall by 7 inches wide, and I used assorted prints from my Christmas fabric stash.
They have turned out really cute (if I may say so myself). My daughter is very pleased, and she has already claimed my test model as the stocking she wants for herself.
A nice side benefit from this project is that I have enough scraps left over to make a cheerful Christmas-themed scrappy quilt. But…that’s for next year!
Happy Sewing! 🙂
