Christmas stocking with Santa

You can download from here: Christmas socks

Tools

• Light box or Sunny Window
• Iron
• Pencil
• steam a seam - 
• Sharp scissors

 Once your background is pressed you want to trace the basic layout of the pattern to the background fabric. When I did my original quilt I just taped the pattern right side up to my window, but you could also use a light box if you have one.

A little Angel PDF pattern

Ready pattern’s size: 25 x 35 cm

Required fabrics:

• 26,5 x 41,5 cm light purple canvas

• smaller pieces: yellow, grey, purple, black and orange colours canvas

The size of the ready pillow: 60 x 45 cm

You should enlarge this pattern to 140%.

Notation

How to make it? 

Preparing the background

The first step is to prepare the background. The background fabric should be well ironed.  I prefer to use starch, it makes the procedure easier.

Creating the assistance film 

Draw the whole pattern to the transparent rigid foil.  A clear  binding cover is perfect for this purpose. This will help to put the little pieces to the right location. Make sure to draw all the details.

Creating an iron-on appliqué

The first step is to make an iron-on appliqué. Place your fusible webbing over your pattern with the glue-side down, and trace your pattern using a pencil. Trim away all the excess fusible webbing and place glue-side down onto the wrong side of your appliqué fabric. If you’re using cotton or wool felt, you can iron the shape directly onto your fabric. Use sharp scissors to cut out your appliqué.

Remove the cover of the fusible webbing  (paper part) from the cut pieces.

Place the pieces on the back in the correct order.

Use the assistance film to put them into the right place.

Sewing

Prepare your machine by switching your settings to a buttonhole or satin stitch.

Being able to buttonhole stitch around shapes smoothly takes some practice. If buttonhole stitching proves too challenging, zig-zag stitching, or using a decorative stitch (a vine-like stitch works well) can be more forgiving. These larger stitches are good choices for non-raveling fabrics like polar fleece or felt.