Well, the stockings aren’t hung, but they are cut out anyway. These are little
Primitive Gatherings Patterns. I end up shipping most family gifts south, so this year I’m tying these to packages with the gift tags inside the stockings. Words like Joy, Believe, All Hearts Come Home At Christmas, and Love will be embroidered on each.
I knew I’d be tired at the end of the day this week. When I sew on my machine like that, the mistakes seem to snowball. But this will be relaxing at night. I won’t be using Valdani threads, I have a plastic tote of DMC floss. Sunday evening I piled my wool pieces around me—I keep them in a wicker basket instead of my sewing cabinet—and cut away. In the Wool class I took from Lisa Bongean, she taught us to save all scraps because you never know when you’ll need a toe for a stocking or a flower center or a heart for a crow to hold onto.
We have a chance of snow Thursday and Friday. It’s that time of Year. I need to get my Pilgrim stuff out and tuck away the black cats.
Gratitudes:
My Pellet Stove purring in the background.
Chelsey forgetting her laptop this weekend(It gave her a chance to pop in for an unexpected visit)
Leftovers for supper(less cooking)
16 comments:
Aren't stockings the best? You can use them in so many ways.
Don't laugh - but I am looking forward to the snow. I never tired of watching it fall or playing in it once it landed last year. Looking for more of the same this year *s*
I just love those stockings!
As always, simply lovely! I do love the stuff you make Mel, *VBS*
The wool in a basket sounds perfect, and your instructor is right, often it's just a small bit that is needed. Why drag out a whole big piece? No snow in our forecast as yet, but soon I suspect. Hugs, Finn
Love your stockings - very, very cute!
The wool stockings are wonderful! Lovely work and a great idea!
It seems to early to think about Christmas! But I do love the stockings. Leaves are still falling here and raking is underway!
I made small stockings to hold small gifts year before last. And several bigger stockings including a couple made from wool. I need to be on your Christmas list. Just what you need, huh?
Your projects are always so very cute!
Very cute stockings, Mel! And I save all the scraps too... I have a small scrappy box and a bigger bin for the wool to try to keep it more organized. Glad you got an extra visit from your daughter :o)
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Jane
very sweet! Great work.
Cute, cute stockings. Don't you just love working with wool!?
LOVE these!!!!!!!!!!!
Christmas is so close!!! I need to make a stocking for my new grand daughter.....I better get busy!!!
you are right about saving all the little wool pieces thats for sure!!!!
Those are the cutest stockings! We used to live near a wool mill and Mom would come home with huge trash bags of all sorts of wool - we would cut it into strips and braided rugs like no tomorrow. I always love to see wool! Cheers! Evelyn
oh your stocking are just precious! did you get snow last weekend? we got just some icy raindrops and few flurries, not enough to stay around.
Cute, cute stockings. I made some similar for putting gifts in. They made a nice gift by themselves but with something handmade inside, twice as good.
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