Poinsettia Christmas Stocking Pattern
designed by Patricia Cummings
Practice Shadow Appliqué with these instructions, written by a nationally certified master craftsman in quilting.
Christmas Stocking designed by Patricia Cummings
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Template of the top of the stocking
Template of the middle of the stocking
Template of the toe of the stocking
SUPPLIES NEEDED
½ yard of black Christmas fabric with gold highlights (The original Hoffman print that I used is no longer available)
½ yard of backing fabric of your choice
6” square of fabric for two green leaves
2” wide gathered lace, ivory-color, 15 ½”
Two 11" x 17” pieces of thin, iron on, fusible fleece for lining both front and back of stocking
½ yard of black netting
Wright’s Double Fold Bias Tape, extra wide, black
Quilter’s template plastic to trace Christmas stocking shape
Template material for leaves and poinsettia bracts
10” cord or ribbon for hanging
Clear upholsterer’s (pliable) 4 ml plastic - 9.5” square on which to mark poinsettia leaves’ design layout
Sharpie (black), ultra-fine point, permanent marker
Fine
point erasable marker
Short sequin pins
One
3 ¾” x 20” long red strip on which to lay templates 1-10,
and cut out exact shapes provided
5 Darice brand, yellow “E” beads for flower center, sewn on with Silamide gray beading thread, (or use yellow 4mm silk ribbon and Colonial knots for same effect).
Black thread; Light beige thread
Sewing machine, small sharp Gingher or other embroidery scissors, sliver of white soap or white chalk to mark overall stocking shape on wrong side of fabric, straight pins, rotary cutting equipment
Medium size yellow beads by Darice and beading thread of your choice (I prefer Silamide thread)
DIRECTIONS
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Use the black, Sharpie brand, permanent marker trace the stocking pattern provided onto a large piece of template plastic Cut out neatly. Place this template with toe facing left on the wrong side of the black fabric. Trace around the shape, using a white soap sliver or white chalk marker. Cut out the stocking front, visually adding approximately ½” all around for seam allowance.
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Trace the entire poinsettia pattern onto the pliable plastic. Using the individual patterns provided, trace the bracts, one leaf, and one leaf reversed onto the template material. Cut out shapes. Transfer all markings. (The arrow on each leaf indicates the outer edge. The dotted lines are to be used only as a guide and indicate the edges that will slip beneath neighboring shapes.) Number each bract. When you place the fabric shapes, rely on the design as traced onto the pliable plastic.
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Place the templates face up on the right side of the appropriate color fabrics. trace around each shape and cut out neatly. Center the plastic design and pin in place on the stocking front just above and below the design area. Slip the fabric shapes into position beneath the plastic, nudging them with a long pin as needed. Begin by placing the two leaves, then add the other shapes in numerical order. Use just one sequin pin from behind each shape to secure it, keeping in mind that the pins need to be out of the way when you machine stitch around the leaves and bracts.
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Once all the shapes are pinned, remove the plastic and cut a piece of black netting that measures approximately 1" larger than the stocking top. Pin the netting around the perimeter of the stocking, then pin around the poinsettia design in a circular manner. Using black thread, machine stitch around each shape so the netting will hold it in place. Bring the bobbin thread to the top so that you can keep track of it. Begin stitching, then backstitch five or six stitches (you will probably have to stop and start several times.) Stitch around the perimeter of the stocking to secure the netting. Stitch on the previously traced line on the reverse side. Trim netting to existing edge.
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Using the beading thread, sew the yellow beads to the center of the poinsettia.
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Place the stocking template with toe facing right onto the fusible side of the fleece. Trace around the shape, then cut out approximately 1/8" inside the drawn line. Place the stocking front right side down, then place the fleece shape just inside the stitched line. Following manufacturer's instructions, fuse in place.
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Sew some short quilting lines in the netted area above the poinsettia design. For the featured stocking, some of the words contained in the fabric print were "underlined."
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Backing. Using the stocking front as a pattern, place it face down on the wrong side of the backing fabric and cut out one piece. Place the stocking template with toe facing left on the fusible side of the fleece and cut out. Fuse the fleece piece to the backing piece. (The backing can remain unquilted.)
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Place the stocking front and back right sides together. Leaving the top open, pin around the perimeter of the stocking and sew with a regular stitch length, backstitching, at start and finish.
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Clip the concave curve of the right front edge four or five times, just above andn to the right of the poinsettia design. Clip close to the stitching. Turn stocking right side out. Use the rotary cutter to trim off the seam allowance at the top of the stocking to just a hair away from the stitching.
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Place the lace around the perimeter of the stocking top, turning the vertical ends of the lace edge under approximately 1/4". (Note: Tack the two ends together with small stitches after the bias tape is stitched.) Pin the double fold bias tape around the top edge, leaving the left side seam open. Hand or machine stitch to the stocking. Sew the cording or folded ribbon into the left side seam of the stocking for the hanger.
Your stocking is now complete! Enjoy!
Read "Christmas Stockings: Legendary Stories"
by Patricia Cummings
©Copyright 2005/2007. Patricia Cummings, Quilter's Muse Publications, Concord, New Hampshire.