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border strips. Miter the corners; trim excess
fabric, and press seam allowances open.
Use the pieced front as a pattern for
the matching bottom. Pin and sew beaded
trim to the runner’s ends. With right sides
together, sew the front to the back, leaving
a 3-inch opening on one end. Trim seams
and corners. Turn the table runner right
side out; press. Slip-stitch opening closed.
A TRUE BLUE STOCKING
Shown on
page 181.
MATERIALS
58 yard of blue velveteen fabric
58 yard of blue lining fabric
Two 18-inch lengths of 3-inch-wide
faux fur trim
Matching sewing thread
21
/2-inch-diameter beaded
snowflake
INSTRUCTIONS
Enlarge
the
stocking
pattern
(see
Stocking and Stocking Cuff
above)
using
a photocopier. Cut out the patterns. When
sewing pieces together, use a /C-inch seam
allowance with right sides facing.
Cut a stocking front and back and a cuff
from blue velveteen and a matching lining
stocking front and back and cuff.
Sew the stocking front to the back,
leaving the top edge open. Trim the seams;
clip the curves. Turn the stocking right side
out. Repeat with stocking lining pieces,
but do not turn right side out. Slip the
lining inside the stocking with wrong sides
facing, aligning the top edges. Baste the top
edges together.
Cut a 11
/2
x
6-inch strip of blue velveteen
for the hanging loop; press under 1
/4 inch
on each long edge. Fold the strip in half
lengthwise, aligning the pressed edges; press
again and stitch shut. Fold the strip in half
to form a loop and stitch to the top edge.
Sew the cuff to the cuff lining at the long
bottom edge; press seam allowances open.
Sew the trim to the cuff.
Cut a 3
x
18-inch strip of blue velveteen
for
trim
binding.
Fold
the
binding
strip in half with wrong sides together;
press. Position the binding strip along
the top edge of the cuff; sew using a
1
/2-inch
seam
allowance.
Fold
the
binding over the top edge; edge-stitch
in place.
Fold the lining to the back side of the
cuff; baste the top edges together. Stitch
the short ends of the cuff together to create
a circle; press seams open.
Slip the cuff inside the stocking with the
right side of the cuff facing the stocking
lining. Align the top edges; sew the cuff to
the stocking. Fold the cuff over the right
side of the stocking. Hand-sew a snowflake
to the stocking front.
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