{"id":61219,"date":"2023-12-28T07:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T15:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=61219"},"modified":"2023-12-26T16:05:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T00:05:23","slug":"last-minute-stocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/last-minute-stocking\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Minute Stocking"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Stockings<\/a>
Stockings decorating the mantlepiece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Stocking<\/a>
Stocking cut and in process<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Finished<\/a>
Finished Stocking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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..<\/p>\n

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<\/a> before we put the Christmas decorations way.<\/p>\n

\"Holly<\/a>
Holly motif for Christmas stocking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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