12 Days of Christmas, Day 9!

Hi Quilting Friends,

Welcome to our 9th Day of Christmas! If you joined us on Day 7, you saw a Christmas stocking which was created for our little friend, Blayke. The project really got me thinking about Christmas stockings, and how any of our applique patterns could be adapted to fit on a Christmas stocking. One of my personal goals for 2019 was to create for the fun of it. To that end, I went to my drawing board and started sketching. Sharon and I have three great nieces, our brother’s granddaughters, so I created Christmas stockings for all three of them, just in time for Christmas!

Here’s the first stocking that I’m sharing with you today! Miss Elianna just turned three, and she lives in Montana where it gets REALLY cold! Although there aren’t any polar bears in Montana, I decided that our Polar Pals bear would be perfect for her stocking. Here’s a picture of the Polar Pals quilt:

Here’s a picture of Elianna’s stocking:

I had loads of fun collecting felt (wool-blend), sequins and even more specialty sequins to make Elianna’s special stocking. I love the way it turned out! THEN my family got involved and decided that this would be a super cute pattern for our shop.

But wait! As I said, we have three great nieces! If our customers had little boys, they would be out of luck. Back to my drawing board and more sketching! One of my favorite patterns we added to our shop this year is “Space Race”, with all the critters headed into space. Here’s a picture of the quilt:

I approached my friend at work about whether or not it was weird that I wanted to make a stocking for his son, Ellis, and what would 5-year-old Ellis LOVE for a stocking? My friend told me that Ellis was fascinated with the fact that men landed on the moon 50 years ago, and that he would love a rocket Christmas stocking.

Here’s a picture of Ellis with his stocking. From what I understand, when he received his stocking in October, Ellis hung it on the TV set and has been “storing” his Christmas list and letter to Santa inside, until it is actually time to decorate for Christmas.

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Giveaway time! If you’d like to win a free Christmas stocking pattern (your choice of one pattern), use the Rafflecopter Link and complete the task for entry into the giveaway. The giveaway will be open for entries until midnight on December 9. We’ll notify the winner via email on December 11. Good luck!

In love with the stockings? You can purchase the patterns right here!

Polar Pals Stocking

• Finished Size =16.25″ long by 10.25″ wide
• Includes individual pieces and layouts for the applique designs
• Instructions (with photos) that show how to put your stocking together
• Suitable for all skill levels
• Just $10 USD

Rocket Ship Stocking

• Finished Size =16.25″ long by 10.25″ wide
• Includes individual pieces and layouts for the applique designs
• Instructions (with photos) that show how to put your stocking together
• Suitable for all skill levels
• Just $10 USD

Make sure you come back tomorrow! Sharon is excited to share with you!

Happy quilting,

Susan

Black & White Delight Quilt-Along is Coming Soon!

Please join us, starting on January 6! Each week you’ll find a post right here on our blog, with tips & tricks (and giveaways too, just for fun!) as you stitch along with us to make this gorgeous heirloom quilt! We’d be SEW excited if you decide to sew along too!

Grab your copy of the pattern during our “12 Days of Christmas” series and save 20%! Here’s the coupon code: AHUQ3W424K

Here’s what you get in the downloadable pattern file:

• Patterns & instructions (with photos!) for 9 different block patterns
• Applique templates & layouts for the floral border
• Instructions for putting the blocks & borders together for this 72″ by 96″ quilt
• If sold separately, the individual block patterns are valued at $35 USD
• With the “12 Days of Christmas” discount, you’ll pay just $19.20 USD plus applicable taxes