Do not just hang the stockings with care; craft them with love. For this super-jolly set, we chose for holidays-lite coral and honeydew felt, and included contrast sewing on the stars. And, while you’re at it, learn how Martha customizes her own family’s stockings throughout the vacation season.
What You’ll Need
Materials
Holiday Stocking Template
Tailor’s chalk
Pure wool felt (Benzie Design Pure Wool Felt, 12″ by 18″, in Salmon and Agave).
Basic sewing products.
Pre-cut felt stars (Appliqué Flowers Die-Cut Felt Stars in White).
Cotton ribbon.
Guidelines.
Download the template, print it on 2 sheets of 8 1/2- by-11-inch paper, and cut it out. With tailor’s chalk, trace it onto two pieces of felt; we utilized 1.2-millimeter, which is strong enough to hold stuffers. Cut both out and set one aside.
Connect precut stars to the front of one piece with a running stitch and thread in a color that matches the equipping, keeping a 1/8-inch border. Take care not to sew any closer to the edge than 3/8 inch.
Place the equipping pieces one on top of the other, stars-side facing up, and sew them together with a running stitch, keeping a 1/2-to -3/ 8-inch border from the edge.
Cut a piece of sturdy cotton ribbon to the preferred length (we chose 7 inches, for a 3.5-inch loop). Fold it in half and stitch completions to the top-right joint of the equipping.
