I wanted something quick and easy to stitch yesterday, so I went hunting through my collection of panels, and found one with 4 different angel stocking fronts. I pulled out some leftover batting and pin basted them and did some quilting to highlight the designs. Then I found a large enough piece of Christmas fabric, layered it with leftover flannel, and did a meander stitch over the whole piece. Layered the two, added two layers of plain muslin, stitched around the edges and had 4 almost completed stockings. 
I used my special "pinking" rotary blade to trim the seam allowances and turned them right side out. I found some red, white and green striped leftover binding and made hanging loops for each, and bound the tops. A few minutes of hand sewing, and I had 4 completed Christmas stockings. I may find a home for them, or just save them for the boutique at my guild's next quilt show!!!!
Love them! I'm glad someone else is thinking Christmas sewing already too.
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