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Crazy Patch Christmas Stocking

Crazy Patch Christmas Stocking

Pair classic quilt techniques with fabulous embroidery to create this magnificent stocking. We used sunset-on-the-beach colors, and added starfish and seashell baubles. Use this idea to make stockings in a variety of themes -- yarn and needles for knitters, mini-ornaments and jingle bells for Christmas, coffee embroidery for the java lover, or book designs for the avid reader.

Supplies & Materials:

Project Needs & Notes

- 1/2 yard chenille for inner lining and cuff
- 18" x 18" piece of quilter's cotton for back
- Small pieces of quilter's cotton to piece together for front
- Medium-weight (2.5 ounce) cutaway stabilizer
- Temporary spray adhesive (like Gunold KK100)
- Air-erase pen for marking
- Decorative trim and cord
- 8" long string of beads for hanger
- Decorative buttons, pendants, and sea shells
- Fabric glue
- Scotch tape
- Needle and thread for some hand sewing

Additional materials & supplies


Finished Size:
18" cuff to heel
13" toe to heel
6 1/2" opening


To get started, print the  PDF of the stocking pattern . The pattern consists of four pieces, each on a piece of 8 1/2" x 11" paper. 

The designs used in this tutorial include:

- C8635, Jacobean Coral Reef Starfish 1

- C8636, Jacobean Coral Reef Starfish 2

- C8637, Jacobean Coral Reef Sand Dollar

- C8684, Swirl Stripe Lighthouse

Gather Materials:

Cut out the pieces and tape them together.

Hand holding a paper Christmas stocking template with labeled sections and cutting instructions on a dark wood surface.

Piece together different cotton fabric for the front of the stocking.


To do this, cut several pieces of quilter's cotton into irregular shapes.

Four fabric pieces in yellow, beige, peach, and white with floral patterns arranged on a dark wood surface next to orange-handled scissors.

Piece the fabric together randomly.


Align the edges together, right sides together. Pin in place and sew a 1/4" seam along the pinned edge.


Press the seams open with an iron.


Trim the fabric to create straight edges. Repeat this until you have an area that is roughly 18" x 24", or large enough to cover the entire shape of the stocking pattern.

Close-up of a partially sewn patchwork quilt piece with orange, yellow, beige, and brown floral fabrics on a dark wooden table. A hand holds the fabric.

Lay the pattern piece on top, pin in place, and cut out the shape.

Hand holding a paper pattern pinned to fabric on a dark wood table, cutting orange-handled scissors nearby, preparing to cut Christmas stocking pieces.

To add extra detail, use a decorative stitch to top stitch along some of the seams.

Close-up of a sewing machine foot stitching orange, yellow, and cream patchwork fabric with leaf and star patterns, with a lace fabric in the background.

Print the design from embroidery software to make a template. We recommend Wilcom's Hatch software which comes in different levels depending on what you'd like to use the software for. Hatch Organizer works well to view your designs, print dielines and templates, change design colors, and create basic design layouts. (This is an affiliate link. We may earn commission on purchases made with this link.)


Arrange the templates on the stocking. Leave at least 1" of space between the outer edges of the designs and the edge of the fabric.

Use an air-erase pen to mark the center points of each template, as well as the vertical and horizontal axis points.

A patchwork Christmas stocking with beige, brown, yellow, and orange fabric sections has three star design papers pinned on it, one marked by a hand.

Remove the templates and draw lines connecting the marks. These marks will be used when hooping.

Hand marks light blue lines on beige fabric with a black and blue marking pen using a stainless steel ruler over orange and yellow patchwork fabric on a wooden surface.

Start Embroidering:

Spray the cutaway stabilize with a quick shot of temporary adhesive, and smooth the fabric on top.


Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together. Align the marks on the hoop with the marks that you made for the first design.


Attach the hoop to the machine, and move the hoop so the needle is over the center point. Embroider the design.

Embroidery hoop placed over fabric with a patchwork design in yellow, beige, brown, and white tones on a dark wood surface.

Trim away the excess stabilizer from the back of the fabric.


Repeat the steps of hooping, embroidering, and trimming the stabilizer, for each of the designs that you wish to embroider on the fabric.

Close-up of orange-handled scissors cutting white fabric with printed sewing pattern over beige fabric and orange-stitched fabric on a dark wooden surface.

Add the decorative trim by gluing it in place. Allow 1/2" of excess to extend past the outer edge of the stocking fabric.


Patchwork Christmas stocking in progress with orange and yellow starfish appliques, patterned fabric sections, gold trim, and black rickrack near the cuff.

To prepare the fabric for the back, flip the pattern piece over to the wrong side and lay it on top of the fabric. Pin the pattern in place and cut out the shape.


Then, to prepare the fabric for the cuffs of the outer shell portion, cut two pieces of quilter's cotton to 8 1/2" x 4 1/2".


Align the cuff pieces with the top edges of the front and back pieces, right sides together.


Pin in place, and sew a 1/2" seam along the top edges only. Press the seams.

Two fabric stocking pieces laid flat: left with beige, orange, brown patchwork and leaf embroidery; right plain beige with brown snowflake cuff, both open at top.

To prepare the inner lining fabric, lay the assembled front/cuff and back/cuff pieces on top of the chenille. Place the right sides facing up.


Pin in place and cut out the shapes.


Align the inner lining pieces together, right sides together, pin in place. Sew a 1/2" seam along the side and bottom edges. Leave the top edge open.

Hand holding a fabric piece cut in the shape of a Christmas stocking with visible seam lines, on a white background.

Insert the outer shell inside the inner lining, right sides together.


Align the top edges and seams together.


Pin in place and sew a 1/2" seam along the top edge, leaving about 3" open for turning.

Hand holding the edge of a beige woven fabric piece with a floral patterned lining inside, placed on a white surface. Edges are unfinished and raw.

Turn the fabric right side out and insert the inner lining inside the outer shell.


Turn the fabric of the opening in 1/2", press, and pin in place.


Sew a 1/4" seam along the entire top edge of the stocking.

Close-up of a patchwork fabric Christmas stocking with beige, pink, yellow, and cream sections, floral and solid patterns, and decorative stitching on a white background.

Roll the cuff down about 3".

Hand holding the cuff of a beige patchwork Christmas stocking with different fabric squares in pale orange, cream, and light brown tones, on a white surface.

Add embellishments such as buttons, pendants, and sea shells. Glue them, or hand stitch them in place.

Close-up of a fabric patchwork stocking with beach-themed embroidery of starfish and sand dollars, decorated with four seashells and a hand touching one.

Add the hanger by forming the string of beads into a loop and hand sewing them in place at the top right seam on the cuff.

Hand holds a beaded string of peach-colored round beads attached to a beige textured fabric stocking with a brown patterned inner lining and a decorative shell leaf.

The combination of fabric choice, embroidery designs, and embellishments give this stocking it's unique and beautiful look.


Adapt it for your favorite hobby!

Patchwork Christmas stocking with seashell, starfish, and sand dollar appliques and embroidery, hanging by a stone fireplace on a blue wall background.