I want coordinating Christmas stockings for our family. This weekend I am going to find 7 different fabrics and next week I will cut them out while Amy is at school. I just can’t decide if I should machine stitch them on the inside or serge them on the outside with a contrasting thread color.
Update – I found six fabrics (picture at flickr) but Miss Hormonal didn’t like any color I suggested for hers. Turquoise? No. Purple? No. Do you want the bright pink? No. What do you want? I want fur instead of fleece. No. Then I want a print. No. Aaaargh!
Latest Update – Sarah is getting turquoise. She can be as cranky and contrary as she chooses but she can't rain on my parade.
What kind of fabric are you going to use?
polar fleece in non-traditional Christmas colors (hot pink, turquoise, orange, etc.)
If I machine them on the inside, should I hand-sew a blanket stitch for color?
Hmm. I’m an inside stitch girl, but that’s probably because I don’t own a serger and can’t really sew to save my life. (Inside hides my screw ups!)
I’m dangerous with a glue gun though!
You could just do a blanket stitch on the outside to begin with. My machine does a blanket stitch, though I have never used it. And I am planning on bringing it at Thanksgiving. We could try it then if you want. I think the blanket stitch would be pretty. I’ve never been a fan of the serged look though.
I don’t know anything about sewing, so??? But that is a really cute idea. Every year, we buy those red fuzzy stockings from the dollar store and have a decorating party. The kids write their names in glitter, etc.