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Quilted Stockings: Advice Needed
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These are the stocking fronts I made yesterday.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/attachm...d=495681&stc=1 I really like them, but now I'm stumped. I'm not sure if I should quilt them with batting or just leave them as is and assemble them like a regular stocking. I'm afraid quilting them together with a batting will make them too bulky, but I like the idea of completeing the quilted look. Any advice/opinion would be greatly appreciated. |
I would probably use a very thin batting, such as Mountain Mist Quilt-Lite, and a very thin muslin that has been preshrunk for the lining. Quilting would make the stockings more stable so they can be hand washed later on without coming out mis-shapen.
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If you want to quilt them, I would put batt and backing on the front decorative stocking and quilt it. I would then do the same to the stocking back. I would bind the tops of both quilted stocking halves while they were separate.
I would then stitch the quilted stocking front to the quilted stocking back just like they would be positioned when finished(right sides out) After stitching around the outside, I would trim the rough edges to 1/4 and using bias binding, bind all around the outside edge for a decorative binding/piping look. The end of the binding could be folded over for the hanging loop on the corners as well. |
I think they need to be quilted to have that fullness to them if you hang them up. You don"t want them to be limp and thin.
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I've made many Christmas stockings and have always quilted them. I quilt the front, and the back is fleece. They are also completely lined. They are not too stiff and bulky.
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Really cute!
I quilted mine too. Not too bulky at all, and added needed structure. I used warm and natural and, like quilt1950, I used fleece in the back (it stretches, more presents!!!) I didn't turn mine, I bound them. If you do use binding, remember to cut it on the bias to go around the curves. |
PaperPrincess Could you show me a picture of a bound stiocking? I can't find one.
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Well, here's the link to my stockings, but it was before I bound them. Let me look around and see if I have a photo of the completed item!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t236883.html Ok found one, sorry it's so blurry.: |
i love the quilted ones with batting... they just seem so cozy
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I used an 80/20 batting when I made my stockings. Otherwise they're limp when they hang. Your stockings are cute!
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