Babushka Christmas Stocking
Materials
¼ yard pieces of felt for stocking
Various small pieces of felt for face, body, hair, and flowers
Assorted rick rack trim
Black embroidery floss for eyes and nose
Pink embroidery floss for mouth
Rhinestones, beads, and sequins as desired
We made the stocking reversible so on one side there’s the Russian doll and the other is the Christmas blossom. This can easily be made into two separate stockings.
Instructions
1. Cut the larger stocking pattern out of the light pink felt. We cut a slightly smaller stocking out of the darker pink felt and made it reversible. Do this or cut out two same sized light pink stockings. Remember to scallop the edge with your scissors.
2. Cut out other pieces (face, hair, doll body, skirt, headscarf and scarf ties.
3. Cut out various sized flowers. We started with the larger flower pattern and then cut the second flower a little smaller.
4. Attach sequin with a bead to the centers of the smallest flowers. Tack flowers together with a few stitches.
5. Position the scarf over the head of the doll and arrange placement of hair. Tack hair and scarf in place, then tack the ends of the scarf and the knot.
6. Embroider face. French knots were used for eyes and a single stitch for the mouth.
7. Tack the bottom skirt to the doll. On the body of the doll, sew the rick rack ribbon. Fold each piece of ribbon over the back so the raw edges don’t show.
8. We suggest completing the doll and flowers separately and then sewing them on the stocking so it is easier to make changes if needed.
9. Sew rick rack ribbon to inside of stocking to use for hanging on the mantle.
10. Either by hand or machine, sew the front and back stockings together.
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Contents
Letters from London
History of Russian Dolls
Babushka Christmas Stocking
Christmas Bloom Stocking
A Rebel Christmas Stocking