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The root of inspiration for my "Handstitched Holiday" came from my hunt for stocking material.  I looked ev-er-y-where for the perfect material... I looked at sweaters, scarfs, plaids, wools - anything as well as everything.  I actually wanted a knit sweater await - something that looked homemade as well as cozy.  Oh, as well as my budget was almost $40. 

I went to every arts and crafts as well as dwelling decor shop I could find.  I did discovery a lot of pre-made stockings that variety of fit my vision.  I almost pulled the trigger on these from Lands' End only I actually wanted to brand them.  I idea they'd last a actually tardily DIY arts and crafts to present on the blog... so, the search continued...

I made a terminal ditch halt at TJ Max.  What-do-ya-know.  I flora a knit blanket that had a classic, cozy reindeer as well as snowflake pattern - perfect!  It was $35 - perfect.  It gave me plenty stuff to brand 3 stockings as well as a pillow example to match.

I can't say y'all how tardily it was.  The cutting, assembling as well as sewing took me almost 45 for all three!

I made my pattern from a slice of kraft paper... every bit y'all tin mail away see, it was a real unloosen sketch.

I doubled the stuff as well as cutting out both pieces (front as well as back) at the same time.  This is a sentiment of the inverse of the stuff - it was reversible!  I sewed it within out leaving the overstep opened upwardly alongside a folded over cuff - the stocking on the correct shows the stitching.  I trimmed the excess, thus flipped it correct sided out.

Here is a unopen upwardly of the material.  I beloved how charming as well as cozy it is.



Here is the pillow that I made from the remaining material.  I seat a plaid stuff on the back.  It was cutting from an quondam blanket that I used for the tree skirt. 



Hung yesteryear the chimney alongside care!

Mr. Darcy's stocking (from terminal year) matches perfectly!

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