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Just a quick share: I woke up today to find my stocking in this festive treasury created by Lucie of 3dots Jewelry.
Thank you Lucie 
So you made yourself a felted sweater bag and still have two sleeves left? Turn them into Christmas Stockings!
Cut the sleeves from the sweater along the shoulder and the arm seam. Steam the sleeve flat and trace its outline on the pattern paper.
Within that outline on the pattern paper trace the shape of a boot. That is your pattern.
Cut out a right and a left boot. In other words, cut out one boot, turn the pattern over and cut out the second boot on the second sleeve. When you put the two halves together, the left sides should be touching.
From the remainder of the sleeve, cut out a 8″ x 1.5″ strip. This will become the loop to hang up the stocking.
Now it’s time to embellish the stocking. For the red stocking I raided my vintage button collection to create a button snow storm. The heel is decorated with a needle felted star.
The black stocking is decorated with a patch that I embroidered with a picture of my husbands vintage land cruiser. You could add appliques, yoyos or just leave it plain.
When you’re ready, put the two halves together with right sides touching and sew a seam around the stocking. I covered the seam with bias tape, but that step is optional.
The original ribbing of the sleeve provided the edging on the red stocking. For the black stocking I sewed a blanket stitch around the top.
Fold the strip in half and sew the loop in place on top. This one is again finished with a blanket stitch, but that is entirely up to you.
I’d love to see your variations on this theme.
This year, our family will go the homemade advent calendar route instead of the toy-filled storebought version we usually get from Oma and Opa. Here are some designs I’m contemplating:
Last year’s Little Birdie Advent Calendar by Skip to my Lou:
The sleek and clean modernist calendar by Sarah Neuburger of The Small Object:
This extremely elegant calendar (scroll down to 12/17/08) by Miss Gioia:
Although the thought of sewing on 300 buttons is a bit daunting.
Then there is this tiny little chewing gum calendar by My Little Mochi:
And finally, Sibylle suggested this Quilted Calendar designed by Elizabeth for SewMamaSew:
What do you think? Do you have a favorite design you’d like to share?
Julia!
I think they’ll have a good home there because Julia can make beauties like these:
which I think is totally amazing.
Congratulations!
