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    Home » Holidays » Christmas

    Christmas Stocking DIY Advent Calendar

    Updated: Jun 8, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 4 Comments

    Help everyone in your house get excited for Christmas with this adorable Christmas Stocking DIY Advent calendar! Amy from Ameroonie Designs is back with us again sharing a free sewing pattern for these adorable small Christmas Stockings!

    Mini Stocking DIY Advent Calendar

    Hi! I’m Amy and I’m a Christmas countdown junkie! But with fabrics this cute, and mini anything- how can you resist? This free Mini Stocking Christmas Countdown is a fairly simple sewing project and lets your darling seasonal fabrics shine! Today I’m going to share the how-to as well as the FREE pattern! So let’s get sewing!

    Table of Contents
    • Mini Stocking Christmas Countdown Calendar Sewing Tutorial
    • Mini Stockings Supplies
    • How to Get the Stocking Template
    • Christmas Advent Calendar Instructions

    The anticipation of Christmas is always one of my favorite things! I probably have a dozen ways to countdown to this most special of holidays, but I decided to make one (maybe 2) more!

    Mini Stocking Christmas Countdown Calendar Sewing Tutorial

     

    Mini Stockings Supplies

    Fabric:

    2 fat quarters will get you 3 stockings. I like to mix and match the fabrics but you will need a minimum of 8 fat quarters.

    If you are doing what I did for this set and just using a white on white swiss dot for all the linings, you can get 4 fat quarters and 1 yard of lining fabric. I am using Way Up North fabric by Jill Howarth for Riley Blake Designs for mine.

    How to Get the Stocking Template

    Simply fill out this form and we will email you a copy of the stocking pattern piece. You will still need to read the directions on the blog post to complete your project.

    Christmas Advent Calendar Instructions

    1. Cut out your stockings.

    You will need two of the outside fabric and two of the lining fabric for each stocking.

    I find it’s easiest to do this by folding your fabric in half (right or wrong sides together) and cutting out, that way you have mirror images of your stockings. If you are cutting out the stockings on an electronic cutting machine, make sure you make a copy of the stocking and then mirror it so you have both sides of the stocking.

    2. Assemble the Stockings

    Line up one outside piece and one lining piece right sides together. Make sure the toes are going the same direction. Sew along the top seam with a ¼″ seam allowance. Press the seam to one side. Repeat for the other set.

    Line your two pieces up, matching the outside pieces together and the lining pieces together. Make sure the seams where the pieces are sewn together line up. Sew around the entire piece using a ¼″ seam allowance, leaving an opening in the bottom of the stocking for turning. (as indicated by the space between the yellow butterfly pins).

    Use pinking shears or sharp scissors to cut notches in all the curves of the stocking.

    Turn right side out and press. Make sure you push out the seams all the way, especially on the curves to get the best possible stocking shape.

    Turn the seam allowance of the opening in the lining under and sew using an edge stitch.

    Push the lining inside of the stocking. Make sure the top seam is even and press.

    Turn over the cuff of the stocking.

    Now repeat 11 more times!

    3. To Make the Advent Calendar

    I find it’s easier to do these in batches of 3 or 4, just to keep things moving and to feel like I’m making progress.  They are actually pretty simple to put together!

    I used my Cricut to make some tags with chipboard and vinyl, but you could use cardstock, fabric or even precut tags. Next, I attached the stockings to the string for hanging with clothespins.

    I used my Mini Stocking Countdown in the holiday room. I made for my little girls. They are so excited to see them filled with goodies, and I’m so excited to fill it for them!

    More Cute Christmas Projects by Amy:

    A DIY Holiday with the Cricut Maker

    How I make Christmas Stockings

    Black & White Shadow Box Instructions

    About the Maker:

    Amy Chappell Bio Photo

    Hi! My name is Amy Chappell and I blog over at Ameroonie Designs. I currently live in Wyoming with my husband and 6 kids. I love being a mom but needed an outlet that would give me something to do that stayed done, enter sewing and creating. Love the satisfaction of taking fabric and ideas and making something new. I also love that blogging has given me a way to meet new people and find a community of amazing people who love fabric and sewing as much as I do.
    xoxo,
    Amy
    Ameroonie Designs
    www.amerooniedesigns.com

    More Christmas Sewing Projects:

    Christmas Gnome Pillow Sewing Tutorial

    DIY Christmas Stocking Garland

    How to Make a Santa Sack

    Mini Stocking DIY Advent Calendar

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Terri Robinson says

      July 02, 2020 at 4:21 am

      Hello! This is so cute and I would love to make this for my family this year but the pattern is no longer available. Help!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        July 02, 2020 at 10:22 am

        Hi,
        We’ve updated the link to the template. Just follow the directions in the gray box.

        Reply
        • Terri Robinson says

          July 11, 2020 at 3:58 pm

          Thank you so much! I cannot wait to make this.

          Reply
    2. Terri says

      November 27, 2020 at 5:08 pm

      This is awesome. I’m fairly new to Cricut though…is there maybe a tutorial on how to do the numbers? If left to my own devices, I may not have it ready till next year. 🙂

      Thank you so much!

      Reply

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