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A ‘Little’ Something…I rustled up this week…

01 Tuesday Nov 2016

Posted by carentaylor in Christmas, Creative Patchwork and Applique, Handmade Craft

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I hope he’s been a good boy this year then??

Having been commissioned, by a family friend, as a surprise for both his son and his wife, to create another gigantic Christmas Stocking, for their second son, my brief was…”make it BIG with a Polar Bear Please!” Well, there’s no doubting it’s big…in fact VERY BIG! At approximately 37 inches tall with a 24 inch opening and foot area too, I think it fits the size part of the brief at least;-) Then to make a Polar Bear from scratch…

First draw a cute Polar Bear Shape…tick! Cut out all the separate pieces from felt…tick! Make him a ‘turned out’ hat and scarf set with a little bell…tick!…Right!!…now he has to go on a suitable background to show him off ~ it would have been a shame to have him disappear almost, against the cream cotton fabric (Head scratch moment!!!) AH HA!!! I remembered the assistant at the fabric mill showing me some narrow, glittered snowflake netting ;-D Perfect!!…quick dash to buy half a meter!! Set over an A3 sheet of navy and polar ice blue sewn together, it was just the effect I’d hoped for, and, set off the polar bear perfectly! Standing cutely against a glittering snowy backdrop, Oh, and a little crescent felt moon under the netting too ~ I almost feel like I am in the North Pole with him now LOL 😉 Having loosely assembled all the panel parts, much hand stitching ensued, to attach him over the netting, before blanket stitching the felt panel onto the outer stocking shape.

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Must point out…I forgot to photo the step by step I’m explaining ;-/, as the quilting across the stocking was done afterwards, in fact all photos were done on completion

Next, twelve little hand drawn and cut felt tree shapes, then a mad rummage through my buttons, to find enough matching colour and sized buttons to stitch onto the trees, before they were also blanket stitched to the stocking, adding, as I went around, little beads to finish the tree decorations.Eventually, at the quilting stage, using a synthetic wadding this time to give a more padded feel, I also went around each tree too, which gives it a lovely raised profile from the stocking.

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From drawing to completion of each little felt tree seemed to take an absolute age, with so many stitches to achieve the end result. Though, always worth the effort, to have each one as nice as the first!!! I have completely secured all buttons and beads with triple stitching and double knotting at the back as the little boy is only two this year, as he gets older and the stocking is used year on year, it will be less of a concern, though I always keep in mind safety in all my designs!

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Of course, the stocking needs a back too! Simple but still, a heck of a lot of hand quilting, Each square is 2 x 2 inches which, kind of adds up, after already finishing the front quilting surface and also around each applique piece to give added structure and profile. Next…A matching tartan stocking top and tiny loop (for safety’s sake) were added and finally, after all the quilting, a cotton holly leaf print fabric to bind, which again has been hand stitched back to finish…:-D

et voilà!! I don’t think I ever did a post for the first gigantic stocking..??… well here it is!

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Our friend kindly lent it to me again to take pics, I believe it has had a good few years of use already, and, hopefully many more to be enjoyed before he grows up! Isn’t that what treasured childhood memories are all about??! The magical happy childhood memories of seeing/remembering a gigantic stocking ‘filled by Santa year on year!’  😀

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Cute crafty creations for Christmas!

22 Monday Sep 2014

Posted by carentaylor in Christmas, Creative Patchwork and Applique

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Appliquéd felt penguin, Art, Arty, Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Christmas decoration, Christmas stockings, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Cute Christmas creations, Designs from my own ideas, Fun with fabric, Hand quilted stockings, Handmade fun designs, Novelty stocking, Original crafted items, Unique quirky creations

Cute Christmas Creations Mrs. Penguin on her stylish stocking!

Cute Christmas Creations
Mrs. Penguin on her stylish stocking!

After a small glitch in my crafting plans, I’m happily getting stuck back in!!! Of course I started with a little idea and off I went, ending up with not one but two super cute stockings

Mr Penguin stocking

Mr Penguin stocking

Really I am so smitten with how cute these little penguins are I just had to make another !!!!! I’ll leave you with a close up of their sweet little faces….

''Good job I have a long nose, or it would be hard to breathe in this muffled scarf....!'

”Good job I have a long nose, or it would be hard to breathe in this muffled scarf….!’

'.....have I been telling lies ???? What do you mean ?'

‘…..have I been telling lies ???? What do you mean ?’ 

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Handmade and quilted Giant Christmas Stockings

28 Monday Oct 2013

Posted by carentaylor in Wall hangings

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Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Christmas decorations, Christmas stockings, Colourful creation, Cotton fabrics, Creative crafting, Giant Christmas stockings, Patchwork and quilting, Traditional stockings

Handmade and quilted Giant Christmas Stockings

Handmade and quilted Giant Christmas Stockings

Having got rid of the need to make any more gingerbread guy themed crafty creations. I set about with this pair of giant Christmas stockings, after cutting out all the fabric ready for construction and adding a layer of synthetic wadding, I was ready to start hand quilting over the entire front and back of each one. I added a coordinating cotton fabric hanging loop and hand twisted a cord bow for each front centre.

Showing the reverse side of hand quilting

Showing the reverse side of hand quilting

All they need now is a new owner to fill them year after year, OR, better still, get someone you love to fill them for YOU!  🙂

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