Stocking Story
Let me begin this stocking story by letting you know that I didn’t post on Friday because I had a medical procedure done. Nothing serious, just a screening. However, it left me feeling a bit like this.
That my cat, Max, by the way. He lives a stressful life, no?
By Saturday, I was feeling much more lively and spent the day in my sewing room. Of course there were Tomtes. You can see what I was up to with them on my Instagram feed.
I also finished a quilt for my daughter, but won’t be posting pictures of that until she comes home this weekend.
So, today I want to share a stocking story with you.
Remember when I told you about Rose from Something Rosemade sending me the fun Christmas fabric? I shared this little stocking that I made from the fabric in a previous post.
Well, I made another stocking from that fabric and sent it to Rose. I was going to post a picture of it after she had gotten it, and realized that I completely forgot to take a picture of it before I sent it.
So here’s an older picture of another stocking. Rose’s stocking looks similar to this one because it is made from the same pattern.
I have had this pattern for years and used it several times. To say I’ve gotten my money’s worth is an understatement. The stocking pattern is copyrighted, so I decided to see if I could find the designer and ask if I could show how I made the stocking.
I went in search of the company to no avail. However, after multiple searches, I finally found Cindi Edgerton at A Very Special Collection and she graciously gave me a little information.
The original company on my pattern is Granny Nanny. According to Cindi, that company was sold to another, which sold to another. After that, Cindi had no idea where the pattern or designer ended up.
Cindi has some Little Stockings patterns that are very similar to the one I made. You can find Cindi’s method for foundation piecing here and also on this video.
All that being said, I don’t feel comfortable sharing a tutorial on how I made the stocking. I can, however, tell you how it is different than other paper piecing.
The stocking is no more than approximately 10″ tall. It is a great size for gift giving and for tucking in a little Christmas display.
The unique part about its construction is that it combines paper piecing with quilt as you go. This is done by adding a layer of very thin batting between the paper and the fabric. When done paper piecing, the front of the stocking is already quilted. A backing is stitched to the front, a lining is added and finished off with a cuff and a loop.
This is an easy step to add to any paper foundation pattern. Just remember that the batting needs to be very thin, ideally no more than 1/8″ so that you can still see the foundation paper for placement of your fabric.
If you have any information on this designer, please let me know. At the very least, I’d like to thank him or her for this fun pattern.
Happy Monday, everyone!
Wendy
22 Comments
nanacathy2
Beautiful stockings, Maybe Rosie will send you a picture.
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Cathy!
catpatches
The stockings are very cute. It would be fun to find out more about the designer. I have a book that has a QAYG stocking I’ve made a couple of times, but it’s different from the one you’re showing.
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Barbara. I’d like to find out more too, but I may have reached a dead end. We’ll see.
Karen Goad
I have a xmas sock pattern that I bought 38 years ago it has certainly gotten it’s money worth out of – I think I have made easily 40 socks from it
piecefulwendy
I think I’ve made at least over 20 of these stockings. They go together so quickly!
Vicki in MN
That’s a great way to do the QAYG stocking, which I had never heard of before…thanks for sharing!
piecefulwendy
Yes, it makes the process a little quicker!
Lisa
Those are very nice stockings you have there and I love the picture of the cat. I feel a bit like that cat at the moment so it’s nice to have solidarity.
piecefulwendy
Your comment has me smiling a bit, Lisa, but I hope you are okay. Sending you a hug.
Tish
How incredibly sweet you made one for Rose too. Thanks for sharing the method of how you made the stocking. I bet adding a thin layer of batting with paper piecing would work for creating mini’s and mug rugs as well.
piecefulwendy
Yes, I think it would! Thanks, Tish!
Kathleen McCormick
Glad you are feeling better! The stocking is adorable and I love patterns like that. I had some granny nanny patterns, too.
Louise Hornor
Sounds like an interesting process! I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anything like that, combining PP with QAYG. Cute picture of Max 🙂
Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts
Glad you’re feeling better Wendy! Your little stocking is cute. I had to chuckle when I read you forgot to take a pic of Rose’s stocking – that sounds exactly like something I would do! 🙂
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Beth! I was so excited to send it off that I forgot 😊
somethingrosemade14
Well, let me first start off my comment with that I misread your post title at first and thought it said Shocking instead of Stocking and saw medical procedure so hubby heard my “oh no” and then just an “oh”. I am loving my stocking and it is hanging so sweetly in my studio where it will hang all year long–it’s just that cute. Right now, I’m wondering if I took a photo of the lovely package you sent me. My Tomte is also hanging up too. I am just one lucky lady to have been gifted with these wonderful keepsakes. Thanks again!
piecefulwendy
You are very welcome, Rose!
quiltinggail
Glad you’re feeling better. I love the idea of pp and qayg at the same time! Makes a cute stocking!
piecefulwendy
Thank you!
Sparkle On with Abbie
Oh Max! Glad you are feeling better. Just relax and be cute as you do so 😉
I love your stockings Wendy, so neat you made Rose one too 😊
piecefulwendy
Thank you, Abbie!