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A Homemade Stocking Ornament Tutorial

Make these sweet mini stockings to hang on your tree! Finished stocking is about 7.25 inches long and 3-3.5 inches wide.

Equipment

  • Sewing machine
  • scissors
  • Pins

Materials

  • scrap fabric
  • stocking pattern *copy image of stocking shown in post and adjust it to fit an 8 x 11 page. Print and cut out.

Instructions

  • Print stocking pattern. To do this copy photo image of pattern in post and paste it on an 8.5 x 11 document (0 margins on all sides). Adjust image to completely fit document.
  • Cut out pattern.
  • Pin on fabric. If you are going to cut multiple layers of fabric at once to make several stockings then it is better to pin pattern to fabric.
  • Cut out stocking shape.
  • Sew stocking (1/4 inch from edge) keeping right sides together and wrong sides facing out.
  • Turn inside out.
  • Finish edges with zigzag stitch.
  • Tuck in top 1/4 inch and stitch.
  • All done!