Christmas Stockings

I know I haven't blogged in a very long while ... and if the holidays and being pregnant weren't enough of a reason to be too busy to blog ... I have been EXTRA-ORDINARILY  busy with my Etsy shop (www.rachelle-isms.com) and baby projects ... oh, and I made pretty much all of the Christmas gifts I gave everyone this year.

So here is the first of several blog posts I need to make to show everyone what I have been working on. Isaac's and my stockings had gotten stained by a red candle while it was being stored in the attic ... PLUS I needed to make one for William, so I decided to copy my awesome friend Kristin's designs (http://birdinhandquilts.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/four-christmas-stockings/) and quilt up some stockings. Isaac's is mostly grey and green with a bit of dark blue. I wanted the stockings to match a bit, so they all contain some dark blue fabric. Mine is the blue and red one. I will say, I am not a red person AT ALL, but I love my stocking! It was the perfect splash of color and blue always makes me happy. :) William's should be easily recognized because my friend Kristin had made William a quilt (http://birdinhandquilts.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/wonky-stripes/) with those wonky blue and white stripes. AND YES, I did make one for Anna. It didn't make any sense to wait until her first Christmas to make her one. I had been making her matching bumper pads and quilts and wall hangings with this blue and yellow fabric, so I just cut out some more stripes and made her chevron style stocking.

I am pretty proud of my work and I hope you like them too. :)