Description
Mini Stocking Pattern + 7 Embellishment Videos
There’s something about a stocking small enough to fit in your palm that makes you braver with your stitches. No pressure of a full-size project, no fear of “ruining” yards of fabric — just a few inches of fabric begging you to try that stitch you’ve been eyeing on your machine’s menu but never had the nerve to use.
That’s exactly what this little stocking is for.
This pattern gives you the mini stocking shape and construction — quick to piece, quick to finish, endlessly repeatable. And at 3″ x 4″, it’s not just an ornament. It’s an advent calendar piece, a package tag, a place setting marker for the holiday table, a party favor, a quick handmade gift for the neighbor you forgot about until December 20th. One pattern, a dozen uses.
The real fun is in the cuff. Paired with seven video tutorials, you’ll work through seven brand-new specialty stitch treatments — metallic threads woven through decorative stitches, beaded trims tucked into satin stitching, contrast ribbon caught under a zigzag, and more. These are in addition to the five techniques covered live in the Quilter’s Paradise Fall 2026 stitch class, so if you haven’t caught that one yet, don’t miss it — those five aren’t repeated here.
Use your scraps, use the “I bought it because I loved it and have no plan for it” fat quarter drawer or pretty pieces from your last project. Each stocking takes almost nothing in yardage, so it’s the perfect place to test-drive a specialty thread or stitch before committing it to something bigger. It is the perfect use for those batting scraps you have been hoarding, not wanting to throw them out.
Make one. Make a dozen. Line them up on the mantel, thread them onto a garland, or write a name on each one and let them do double duty as place cards — the finished ornaments in the photos show just a few of the possibilities.
Finished Size: approx. 3″ x 4″
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Includes: Mini Stocking pattern + 7 embellishment video tutorials
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