Last year, Lucy said we needed to get Dexter a stocking. He was still an inside baby then, so we just got him a little baby stocking. This year, we needed to get him a new stocking so that Santa can fill it with tons of amazing things.
We headed to Target. We looked and looked. And we found a bunch. There was a really cool Yoda one, a Darth Vadar one and a couple other really cool ones. But they were all over $14 each. And really, anything more than a couple dollars for a stocking, for me, is ridiculous. And I know, I could have just gotten a plain ol' red one, but what kind of fun is that?
When we got back home, I went digging around in all my totes full of fabric and found this scrap of space fabric that a friend of mine sent to me. And then I found all this let over felt. I traced my own stocking and created my own pattern, which I guess wasn't that hard to do after all, but I am a very mediocre sewer so I need all the help that I can get.
So anyway, I came up with this:
It's not the best thing I could have done, but like I said, I kinda suck at sewing. But regardless of it's errors, I love it. I like it so much I want to make one for the rest of us too.
Now on to how it happened, my feble attempt at a pattern:
A close up of the fabric:Making some cuts:
And the finished product again:
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OMG Randi I love this!! I am not the best sewer either but now I really want to sew some bad a** skull ones!!
ReplyDeleteNo matter your sewing ability, handmade is ALWAYS better dear. This looks very nice. If I have time I might even make some new ones for hubby and I to hang on the mantle! Thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSAHB, DOIT! I really think I might do one for Lucy too. Especially since I found some pink felt and I have some pretty awesome fabric for her too
ReplyDeleteAnon-Thanks! I am always so self conscience of my stuff, especially my sewing projects. I really need to take a class.