Making new stockings

A quick and fun project with the kids--making new stockings out of fabric from old curtains.  We traced the shape of our old stockings, adding extra width for seam allowances. Then, we folded over the top to create a finished edge.  Next, we pinned wrong sides together and sewed the front and back together.  Easy peasy.

 Conor learned how to sew in life skills last year, but I did stand right next to him to make sure that no fingers were harmed in the making of the stockings, plus I had the sewing machine speed set to "turtle slow", so that even if he pressed the pedal all the way down to the floor, it would not speed up to the frantic tempo I usually use!

Here's the finished product--not bad for an hour's work, really, four new stockings using repurposed fabric from "the stash".