Christmas (Stockings) in July
Today I am writing about a project I completed in December… but somehow never shared! These are stockings I made for our family. And I LOVED making them.
My entire goal in creating my Sleigh Bells Stockings pattern was to craft a set of stockings for my own family. I had gazed at our store bought stockings one time too many, I guess. They just didn’t express each person’s personality. And, as our family grew, it was tough to find more stockings to add to match. So, matching went out the window.
I pulled a giant stack of fabric and tried not to make things too matchy-matchy, but some fabrics are used in multiple stockings, which does tie them together.
I started these in mid-December and finished them just in time for Christmas Eve. It came down to the wire! I used the pattern for my husband’s stocking:
And for my daughter’s:
For my stocking, I used the tips in the pattern for using a favorite block at a certain size. It adds more variety and was an easy easy one to make.
My son’s gets the prize for most time consuming. The piecing instructions aren’t part of the pattern, but the rest of the stocking is. Those are 1″ finished pieces. (!!) Naturally, this one was the last to roll off the assembly line and I was ready to just be finished already. But I am crazy about how it turned out.
Picking the lining fabric is, oddly enough, one of my favorite things.
The kids’ reactions were fun on Christmas morning.
And the stockings held the perfect amount of special treats.
As a test to see who is still reading, I will share this little tidbit. I’m going to have to make another stocking before Christmas this year. Wink, wink. Hint, hint. Nudge, nudge. Naturally, this means another baby quilt will be in the works this fall. As if I needed an excuse to go fabric shopping….!
Well, let me be the first of your readers to say “Congratulations”! That is very exciting news!
Yay! Congratulations!
Love those stockings!!!! And congratulations on the new addition!!
Congratulations! Those stockings are fabulous and the kids look so cute! I’m definitely going to have to try the pattern.
Congratulations! Hope you are feeling okay? And have fun getting ready for the new family member!
As I was reading this I wondered if you were going to mention that you needed to buy some more fabric for another stocking ;-) Don’t leave this one until December ;-)
What happy news! Congrats! Your stockings are super cute.
The stockings are beautiful. And congratulations!!! :o)
Congratulations Momma! What a beautiful Christmas you have coming up. Your stockings are delightful and fun. Thanks for sharing your pretties and your wonderful news.
How wonderful :) Many congratulations!
Congratulations! Before Christmas this year must mean you’re pretty far along already? In fact, our babies will probably be almost the same age! Anyway, I hope it’s going well so far!
Congratulations!!!!!! So exciting!
That is awesome news! Congrats, Shea and family!
Very exciting news! Congrats to you and your family!
Congratulations! Cannot wait to see the new stocking & baby quilt. Maybe I’ll make a few stockings before Christmas too, love yours!
SO SO SO excited about your news. :) How fun it’ll be to have a little one in the house! :)
Congratulations, friend. Hope to see you soon!
Congratulations to you and your family! I loved seeing the pics of your kids on Christmas, soooo cute. Love the stockings!
Christmas in July…..I feel cooler already! Another cute baby….yay!
Yea! another baby to hug, cuddle and love forever. Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations! What great news that there will be another stocking on the mantel this year!
Congrat’s!!!!!!!!! When are you due??
The need to say congratulations caused me to de-cloak and cease to lurk….Congratulations! Also – lovely stockings…..
Congratulations! I’m glad you’re back!
How blessed this little one will be to be part of your family! Congratulations to him/her and the entire family!