My son in law is an Air Force Pilot.
When I saw this new stocking kit from
you know I had to buy it!
(No affiliation.)
When I ordered this kit, I thought it was a Bucilla kit,
which I have made a number of,
but it was a kit by Merry Stockings.
It was so easy to make from their kit!
The directions were clear and concise,
the felt was stamped clearly
and was nice felt.
I would definitely make another one of these kits.
There are a couple of things I do differently when making these stockings.
Instead of using the polyfil to stuff the various pieces,
I use batting scraps.
I, also, do not use the felt piece for the backing.
I will make a quilted stocking and will stitch this front to the stocking.
This way it is much sturdier and can actually be used as a stocking.
When I make the quilted stocking, I'll take photos to share.
I will see if I can find some cute pilot or plane fabric for the stocking
and get this one in the finish pile.
Happy Quilting!
She's at it again! I knew this had to be yours just from the picture.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea of how you add this to the cotton fabric to make it stiffer! Wish I would have thought of that way back when I made ours(we no longer have them). Another great finish Ramona.
ReplyDeleteVery cute...thanks for sharing. Wondered how the kits designed by Merry Stockings would fair compared to Bucilla.
ReplyDeleteReally adorable! I also used batting instead of poly to fill my felt items. The idea to make a quilted stocking and stitch this to the front is very clever.
ReplyDeleteThat is perfect. The felt does look like a much nicer quality. Like you, I like to make mine sturdier too. I like to line mine to protect the stitches as well. Looking forward to seeing this one finished. I'll bet you will find the perfect plane fabric.
ReplyDeleteThat is a wonderful stocking! You are so amazing, because I found the beading so tricky. I will have to get back to my project and see if I can't get into a rhythm. You impress me with your work and it will be perfect for your SIL.
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