TRADITION WITH A
TWIST
RED & GREEN STOCKINGS
Shown
above,
and on
page 43.
MATERIALS
For one stocking:
Graph paper (optional)
5
/s yard of red quilted fabric
5
/s yard of red lining fabric
1/8 yard of solid green fabric
1/4 yard each of green and red
check fabrics
Scrap of dark green velvet
Matching sewing thread
1/ 2
yard of ball trim
1
/2 yard of 3-inch-wide feather trim
Three 1l/2-inch tassels
INSTRUCTIONS
Enlarge the stocking patterns on
page 51
using a photocopier; mark Vi-inch seam
allowances.
Cut a red stocking front and back and
a red lining front and back. Cut two cuffs
from solid green fabric for the cuff and
cuff lining. Make a triangle pattern that
measures 6V2 inches long and 4 inches at
the wide end. Cut two triangles from the
red check and four from the green check.
Make a pattern for the heel, and cut one
from the dark green velvet scrap.
Press under V2 inch on the inner edge
of the heel. Position the heel wrong side
down on the right side of the stocking
front, aligning the outer edges; pin in
place. Machine-sew the outer edge, and
hand-sew the pressed edge.
Sew the stocking front to the back,
leaving the top edge open. Trim the
seams; clip the curves. Turn the stocking
right side out.
Sew the stocking lining pieces together,
leaving the top edge open. Trim the seam
and clip the curves. Do not turn. 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 solid green
fabric for the hanging loop. Press under
1
/4 inch on each long edge of the strip. Fold
the strip in half lengthwise, aligning the
pressed edges; press again. Sew the pressed
edges together opposite the fold. Fold the
strip in half to form the loop. Aligning
the raw edges, sew the loop to the top of
the stocking.
Sew the same color points of the
triangles together in pairs, leaving the top
edges open. Trim the seams and corners.
Turn the points right side out; press.
Center the red point on the bottom long
edge of the cuff lining with the raw edges
even. Position the green points along the
same edge of the cuff lining, overlapping
the top side edges of the red point by
11
/4 inches. Baste to the cuff lining. Stitch
tassels to the triangle points.
Sew the cuff to the cuff lining at the
bottom long edge, catching the points in
the stitching. Turn the cuff right side out
and press, directing the points away from
the cuff. Baste the top edge of the cuff
and lining together. Pin and sew the ball
trim on the right side of the cuff. Position
feather trim along the top edge; sew in
place. Fold the cuff in half with right sides
together; stitch short edges.
Slip the cuff inside the stocking with the
right side of the cuff facing the stocking
lining; sew the cuff to the stocking. Fold
the cuff down over the right side of
the stocking.
TAKE-HOME FAVOR BOXES
Shown on
page 49.
MATERIALS
11
/2x3x3-inch cardboard boxes
White acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Computer, scanner, and printer; or
photocopy machine
Copyright-free wreath sketch
8l/2x11-inch sheets of beige card
stock
Take-home treats
1
l/
2
-inch-wide zebra-print ribbon
i/s-inch-wide green message-print
ribbon
Tape
Spray adhesive
INSTRUCTIONS
Paint the base of each box; let dry.
Download a copyright-free wreath sketch:
adjust to measure 2 inches in diameter.
Position the image multiple times to
fill an 81
/2
x
11-inch sheet, leaving about
1 inch between the images. Print the
images on beige card stock. Cut the card
stock into 21
/2-inch squares.
Fill each box with a take-home treat
and
wrap
the
11
/2-inch-wide
ribbon
around each box; tape. Wrap the A-inch-
wide ribbon around each box, centering
it on the first ribbon; tape to secure. Use
spray adhesive to adhere a wreath image
to each box lid.
GREEN & RED TABLE RUNNER
Shown on
page 49.
MATERIALS
Two contrasting fabrics
Matching sewing thread
1 yard of 2l/2-inch-wide tassel
fringe for one runner
1 yard of 2-inch-wide flat trim for
one runner
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