Colton all ready for Santa |
It is my first Christmas with a grandchild. I had a ton of fun sewing for him this year. First I made him some jammies to wear for when Santa came to visit. I bought the knit fabric on line from The Fabric Fairy. I had the pattern in my stash, it is a larger size of the ones I made for him before he was even born. Isn't he a doll?
Snaps I used on his sleeper |
Pattern used for his sleeper |
His first Christmas jammies |
Next I made him an 'Official Cookie Tasting Shirt' I figure every grandchild needs one when they visit so they can taste all the cookies they want ;-) I plan on making him one each year as he grows. It was easy using a ready made shirt from Kohl's.
All ready for eating cookies |
Detail of embroidery |
And lastly I made him his Christmas stocking. I had made stockings for each of my three children for their first Christmases. That was before there were embroidery machines so theirs were all hand stitched. I bought the pattern from Embroidery Library. It has two parts. The bottom part was too big even for my six needle machine so I had to split the design. I printed several templates so I could get things lined up properly. It took several days to stitch it out but it all lined up beautifully. I used a pair of my husband's old jeans for the stocking so Colton has a stocking made by grandma with grandpa's jeans. Perfect I think for a rough and tumble little guy. The other items I had in my Christmas stash of fabrics so it all went together well.
Pieces and paperwork for the stocking |
Front all embroidered |
Cutting out the back |
Lining fabric |
Cuff fabric |
Getting ready to sew on the cuff using Wonder Clips |
Finished stocking hanging on our mantel |
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