Hank's Bucilla Stocking

 Do you ever have let one little thing keep you from finishing a project?

The one thing I dislike about making these Bucilla kits

is making the cording that is used in some of them.

I can never get it to look right,

so therefore put off doing it.

 

I've had the felt part of this stocking done for about a month,

all except the cording used as the reins for the reindeer.

 Yesterday I finally decided it needed to get done.

 

Before I made the cording,

I made the quilted stocking to which the

felted front would be stitched.

 

For those who may be new, here is how I make the quilted stocking.

 

 

First I make a quilt sandwich large enough for two stocking pieces.

Then I use the felt backing that comes in the kit as a pattern.

I cut about 3/8-1/2" around the felt piece.

 

 

When using the same fabric for the inside and outside

of the stocking, it doesn't matter how I lay the felt piece

on the quilt sandwich.

Once both sides are cut out, I stitch around the outside

of the stocking, leaving the top open.

 

 

Binding strips are cut on the bias and pressed in half.

(I cut my binding strips at 2 1/2", but they could be cut at 2 1/4".)

I then sew the binding strips around the body of the stocking and

turn the binding to the back and stitch it finished before binding the top.

 

 

The top is bound and finished like you would finish

the binding on a quilt.

I push the sides of the stocking toward the back

and smooth it as much as possible.

With a piece of left over binding,

I press it in quarters length-wise,

fold in the ends and top stitch around the 

entire piece for a hanger.

I stitch this to the stocking just to the back of the

side binding.

You can make this to the length of your choosing.

Once the stocking is done,

I stitch the felted piece to the front

using small applique like stitches.

 Voila!  The stocking is finished and

ready to fill to the brim!!

This stocking is for my god-grandson and will 

be delivered on Tuesday... in plenty of time for

Christmas!

Happy Quilting!