Season No 1. Free Sewing Pattern - Christmas Stocking

Next in our Gifts, Decorations and Craft Fairs series is this super cute Christmas Stocking.....




We made this lovely stocking from soft flannel with a cotton trim at the top and a grosgrain hanging ribbon. It's a manageable project even for a beginner and will make whoever you give it to smile! We've not been a stickler for seam allowances as you later adjust your lining and you cut your cuff to fit your final size. This makes it an enjoyable, easy-going project.

Our finished stocking is 30cm (toe to heel) by 49cm (top of cuff to bottom of toe) and the amounts in the Shopping List reflect this. You can of course make yours bigger or smaller and you'll need to adjust your amounts. The units are measurements from the Seamstar website.

Shopping List:

Flannel or other outer material - 2 units (50cm x 110cm)
We used My Mind's Eye Flannel Found in our Christmas Section HERE

Cotton lining material - 1 unit (50cm x 110cm)
We used Bella White Cotton Found HERE

Light Iron-On Interfacing - 1 meter
We used Seamstar Interfacing Found HERE

Flannel or cotton for heel and toe embellishment - 1 unit or scraps
We used My Mind's Eye Flannel Found in our Christmas Section HERE

Cotton for the cuff - 1 unit (50cm x 18cm)
We used My Mind's Eye Cotton Found in our Christmas Section HERE

Grosgrain ribbon - 30cm
We used Grosgrain Flakes Found in our Christmas Section HERE

NOTE: If any of the above links don't show the product you are looking for it is because we have sold out of that particular print. Please visit our Christmas Shop HERE to fins an alternative print.

1. You need to cut 4 stocking shapes – 2 from your outer material and 2 from your lining material. You can download our template HERE and then scale it up (which you can do on a printer/photocopier or just get a big piece of paper with the template in the middle and keep drawing on outline around it, bigger each time, until you get the size you want).

Remember you need a back and a front of the outer material so make sure your sock is facing the right way on your outer material. We put wrong sides of our flannel together and then cut 2 at once to get a back and front.

2. Next embellish your stocking if you want to. We added some fabric to the toe and heel. You could sew on ribbons or applique initials instead. If sewing fabric to the heel and toe try to make sure they are matched in the same place on both stockings as they will meet up when you sew the stocking pieces together. For heel and toe fabric, iron the edge under and sew across to hold it to the stocking piece.

3. We attached a Light Iron-On Interfacing to the back of both stocking pieces. Although flannel has the thickness of felt, by adding the Light Interfacing, it is a touch thicker and adds a professional finish to the stocking. If you are using cotton for your outer material then you will need at least Medium Interfacing.

4. With right sides together, pin the outer pieces and sew all around leaving the top open.

5. The clip around the heel and toe of both outer stocking pieces and then turn the right way.

6. Place your outer stocking on to a piece of the lining material and draw around (don't worry you wont see this when finished). Pin the lining pieces together and sew along the draw line leaving the top open. Then trim close to your sewn line to get rid of excess seams.

7. Now put your lining into your stocking. Trim the top so the stocking and lining are neat and straight.


8. Next you need to make the cuff for your stocking and decide how deep you want your cuff. Our finished cuff was 7cm deep so we cut ours 18cm deep as we are going to fold it over in step 10 (so double your desired finished measurement and add some seam allowance). Measure the opening at the top of your stocking to determine length. Cut your cuff fabric and sew it into a loop the same size as your opening.

9. Fold your cuff in on itself (wrong sides together) and press.

10. Put your cuff inside your stocking. You need to put it inside so the raw edges of the cuff and stocking match up (see pic) and pin.

11. Add your hanging ribbon and also pin into place (again raw edge of the ribbon should match up with the other raw edges with the loop hanging down inside with your cuff.

12. Sew through all layers (outer, lining, cuff and ribbon) around the opening of your stocking.

13. Turn over your cuff and press. Tack your cuff down at either seam (just a couple of hand stitches will do, its just to stop the cuff folding upwards and showing the sewn edges).

14. Fill with presents and smile!