Sew the Stocking

• 1). Trace a stocking you already own onto the piece of poster board. If you don't have a stocking, draw a simple stocking shape to use as your pattern.
  
  
• 2). Cut out the pattern using the scissors.
  
  
• 3). Spread the stocking fabric out on a table or flat work surface with the right sides together. Top with the pattern.
  
  
• 4). Use the marker to trace around the edges of the pattern and cut out. Cut through both layers of fabric at the same time.
  
  
• 5). Stitch around the side and bottom edges of the stocking, keeping the edges aligned and the right sides of the fabric together. Leave the top edge unstitched.
  
  
• 6). Turn the stocking to the right side and press.
  
  

Decorate and Embellish

• 1). Place the stocking right side up on a flat work table.
  
  
• 2). Experiment with your embellishments, placing them in different locations until you have an arrangement you like.
  
  
• 3). Add the embellishments to the stocking with fabric or gem glue, or hand sew them into place (sew through only the top layer of the stocking.)
  
  
• 4). Cut a 2-inch-by-4-inch strip of fabric and fold in half along the long side. Stitch into place at the side seam to use as a hanger for your finished stocking.