Handmade Christmas Stockings From an Old Quilt

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Make an easy Christmas stocking from a piece of old quilt, using this free printable stocking pattern.

Prep Time5

Active Time15

Author: Anna Chesley

Start by printing the Medium Christmas Stocking pattern. Follow the marks to tape the four pattern pages together, then cut out the stocking pattern.

Use the pattern to cut:
1 piece of quilted fabric, right side up
2 pieces of lining material, one right-side-up, and one right-side-down
1 piece of backing material, right side down.

Pin together the quilted front piece, and backing piece, with right sides facing.
Locking your stitches at the beginning and end, stitch around the stocking with a ⅜" seam allowance, leaving the top of the stocking open.

Pin together the pieces of liner material, with right sides facing.
Locking your stitches at the beginning and end, stitch around the stocking with a ⅜" seam allowance, leaving the top of the stocking open.

Turn the liner right side out.
Tuck the liner inside the shell of the stocking, which should still be inside-out. Make sure that the toe of both the liner and the shell are facing the same direction.
Now, cut a 6" length of ribbon, and fold it in half , short ends together, and right sides out.
Place the folded ribbon, fold side down, between the back (heel side) seams of the shell and the liner. The short, cut edges of the ribbon should line up with the top edges of the stocking and liner.
With seams matching (and ribbon sandwiched between on the heel-side seam), carefully pin the top edges of the liner and shell together.
Using a ⅜" seam allowance, stitch together the top edges of the liner and shell, leaving a 2.5" opening in the center of the back side of the stocking. Be sure to lock the beginning and ending of this seam, since it will get tugged on a bit as you flip the stocking right side out.
Now, carefully pull the liner out through the opening, and turn the stocking right-side-out.
Tuck the lining down into the stocking, using your hand to smooth out the seams, and set the heel and toe of the liner neatly into the heel and toe of the stocking.
Hand stitch the opening shut, in the back of the top edge of the stocking.
That's all there is to it! Your Christmas stocking is ready to hang and fill!