![Stockings decorating the mantlepiece](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231225_072808_wm-sm-300x233.jpg)
Our holiday celebrations were a bit topsy turvy this year as the normal hosts, SIL#4 and BIL#4, of our family Christmas Eve party were out of town. As a result, I invited my niece, their oldest daughter and her fiance over for Christmas morning.
This was great as they are delightful guests, but I didn’t have enough stockings. I have enough for the three of us, my parental units and one spare for random visitors. Now I have two spares.
![Stocking cut and in process](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231224_180320_wm-sm-225x300.jpg)
I had a lot to do over the past few weeks and was busy as work. Though this project was on my mind, I didn’t start making it until Christmas Eve. I put the YM in charge of the dinner and went off to make a stocking.
I found some line art I wanted to use, then I traced one of the stockings, made the motif and sewed the whole thing together. It has been several years since I made stockings, but this one went together pretty well and looked good when finished. My soon-to-be nephew was pleased to be included.
![Finished Stocking](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231226_154948_wm-sm-184x300.jpg)
I am pleased with the way the stocking came out. I spent, maybe an hour, on the whole project. The ‘pattern’ is relatively simple. I use felt because I don’t have to worry about raw edges, but you could make one quilted and appliqued as well..
I really want to work on embellishing the stockings in general. I may start on that this evening. I plan to put a spine on the holly, but we’ll see when. I try to do a little every year, but don’t always get to it before we put the Christmas decorations way.
![Holly motif for Christmas stocking](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231226_154953_wm-sm-225x300.jpg)