Here are the instructions for assembling your very own Retro Space Age Stocking! All those stitches may look a bit daunting but just wait and see, it comes together fairly easily and quickly. As always, feel free to contact me if you have any question or if any of the directions are unclear.
Retro Space Age Stocking
Materials:
– patterns (found on previous post)
– felt
– fusible webbing
– standard sewing supplies (scissors, needle, thread, etc)
Instructions:
1. Decide on the color scheme for the entire stocking. For Maxwell’s Alien Ship pattern, I’ll be using red rays, a blue cuff and a combination of red/glue/gray for the ship.
3. Trace pattern pieces onto felt/fusible webbing and cut out. (The blue piece in the picture above was cut first and then cut again when I attached it to the webbing. I highly suggest you not do it this way. Cut out a piece of felt and webbing and trace the pattern onto that. Then you can cut through all the pieces. Much easier!)
4. Position all the felt pieces together on a larger piece of white felt and iron into place.
6. Cut out remaining pattern pieces (stocking, cuff, hanging tag, letters, rays). Piece together to make sure Tried and True’s pattern is, indeed, tried and true. Check baby monitor to see if baby is still sleeping soundly. Whew, still asleep. Onto step 7!
7. Using small, even sized stitches, begin by attaching the background rays onto the stocking. For this example (Alien Ship), we’ll be omitting ray #1 and #5 from the stocking since the alien ship has nifty transporter rays. All the other stocking designs have five background rays.
8. Once all the background rays have been sew on, proceed to attach the applique (Alien Ship) onto the stocking. Note: I screwed up big time on this step. I didn’t bring out the other stockings as I was finishing Maxwell’s last week and forgot that I used matching thread on each felt color instead of just all white thread (see picture). Because I knew it would eat at me every year that I brought out the stockings and saw that Max’s was slightly different, I just went ahead and re-embroidered every single white stitch with the matching color thread. Double the work. Ugh, note to self: plan ahead!
10. Center cuff and name onto stocking top (you may have to cut off excess cuff materials.) Sew the cuff to the stocking, right sides facing. Repeat with backside.
11. Press seams open with iron.
12. Sew stocking front to stocking back.
13. Fold the edge under 1/4″ and stitch. Sew on hanging tab and you’re done!
Comments & Reviews
Allison @ House of Hepworths says
You are awesome so I featured you at my Hookin Up with HoH Party!
Feel free to stop by for a button if you’d like. 🙂
xoxo
Allison @ House of Hepworths
bumblev says
I’m so glad you liked them! Thanks for the mention!
Trish @ Uncommon says
These are so stinkin’ cute! I just love them! I would love it if you would share them at our Home for the Holidays link party!
http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/2011/11/home-for-holidays-link-party-2.html
bumblev says
Would love to…
Elissa says
These are so Cute! Thinking of making one for my MIL a true 50’s Scifi Fan. I am featuring a link to this one my Three Things To Make Monday. Come by!
http://www.lilaandlub.com/2011/11/three-things-to-make-monday-stockings.html
bumblev says
Hope your MIL likes it! Thanks for the mention!
Ruby murray says
Absolutely gorgeous, I have to make some of these for my Sci-fi (read geek) of a hubby and my little fella (2) who will totally go nuts for these.
Thanks so much for sharing the instructions 🙂
bumblev says
Hah, gotta love geeky husbands! 😀
Morena says
This is so awesome!! I need these. If I start now they’ll be done by next Christmas. 🙂
Jenny says
The pictures are not showing up for me! I would love to make these.
Jenny says
None of the pictures in the tutorial are showing up for me. Is anyone else having this problem?
Vanessa Brady says
Hi Jenny, the pictures should be showing now!
ClaireM says
These look amazing! Great work and thanks for the tutorial. I also have 2 boys, so I think I will be making them 🙂
Vanessa Brady says
You’re welcome! Let me know if you have any issues with the tutorial or patterns!