Creative Christmas Stockings with Island Batik

This month as an Island Batik Ambassador, we were challenged to make a Creative Christmas Stocking. As I didn’t have much Christmas-y type fabric, I went looking through what I had, and I figured that this wonderful line of fabric would work just great!!!

This is Paisley Got Mod by Kate Colleran Designs. This is a line of fabric that I had the privilege to work with in September of this year, and I absolutely loved it!! Click here to read about that project.

I decided to use a regular stocking that I already had and using freezer paper, I made a template for myself.

I then used that template to cut out the batting and backing and was then ready to sew!!

I knew that I wanted to do a Quilt As You Go method and do some string type piecing. I layered the backing and batting and then sewed and flipped the strips as I went along. This way it was quilted and just needed to be assembled.

Once both sides were done, I put the two pieces of the stocking together and added a top fabric for the cuff and a loop for hanging. It all worked out so well!! I just love how bright and festive this turned out.

I had some strips left over and didn’t want to waste any of this gorgeous fabric, so I made a double sided placemat for my dogs water and food bowl too.

A special thanks to the following for providing the materials for making these items: Island Batik, Hobbs Batting, Aurifil and Schmetz Needles.

Make sure to check out what the other Island Batik Ambassadors have done this month!!

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs Megan Best ~ Bestquilter Pamela Boatright ~ Pamelaquilts Elizabeth DeCroos ~ Epida Studio Jennifer Fulton ~ Inquiring Quilter Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch By Stitch Custom Quilting Reed Johnson ~ Blue Bear Quilts Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs . Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood Denise Looney ~ For The Love Of Geese Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine Anorina Morris – sameliasmum.com Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion Claudia Porter ~ Create with Claudia Gail Renna ~ Quilt Haven Threads Brianna Roberts ~ Sew Cute And Quirky Michelle Roberts ~ Creative Blonde Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail Andi Stanfield ~ True Blue Quilts Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt

Thanks again for following along on this journey of mine!!