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Embroidered Golf Christmas Stocking

Embroidered Golf Christmas Stocking

Golfers will adore this stocking, especially when they discover it on Christmas morning filled with tees, balls, gloves, and an embroidered golf towel. Spell "Dad" or "Mom" with applique letters -- or stitch a monogram for a custom look!

Supplies & Materials:

Project Materials or Supplies


- 1/4 yard white felt
- 1/4 yard black felt
- 1/2 yard plaid cotton fabric
- Small pieces of twill for applique letters
- 3" x 3" piece of black faux leather
- Medium-weight (2.5 ounce) cutaway stabilizer
- Temporary spray adhesive (like Gunold KK100)
- Air-erase pen for marking
- Masking tape
- Fabric glue

The designs used in this tutorial include: 


For this tutorial, I used the 3" size of the  Collegiate Applique Alphabet . White twill applique fabric made the letters stand out nicely from the plaid cotton. Choose designs that will fit into a 7" x 10" space for this stocking.

Finished size:


18" from cuff to heel
12" from heel to toe
7" opening

To get started, print the pattern pieces by first downloading the PDF file using the link below. There are three pieces that will print on 8 1/2" x 11" pieces of paper.


Download Project Pattern 

Gather Materials:

Cut out each shape, then tape the two pattern pieces together to make the shoe shape.

Two white paper pattern pieces labeled "Section 1," "Section 2," and "Overlay" placed on a wood surface. A hand with a ring holds down one corner.

Pin the shoe pattern to a piece of white felt, and cut out the shoe shape.


Repeat so you have two pieces of shoe-shaped white felt.

White paper pattern pieces pinned to white fabric sections on a dark wooden table, with fabric cut around them and a pair of scissors visible.

Pin the overlay pattern to black felt, and cut out two pieces.

Hand cutting black fabric around a pinned paper template labeled "Overlay" on a wooden table, with a black fabric piece nearby and orange-handled scissors.

Place one of the white felt pieces with the toe facing to the left. This will be the back of the shoe.


Place the other white felt piece with the toe facing to the right. This is the front of the shoe.


Align the black overlay fabric in the center of the shoe pieces and pin in place.

Two white fabric stocking shapes laid flat on a wooden surface with black fabric pieces pinned on top in the pattern of a golf shirt. A person's hand with a silver ring rests near one of the stockings.

Sew a 1/4" seam around the entire outer edge of the overlay pieces.

Black felt fabric with white stitching is pinned and being sewn on a white felt backing using a sewing machine. One white and one blue pin are visible.

Align the assembled shoe pieces with the right sides together and pin in place.

Four white fabric stocking shapes pinned together with multicolored sewing pins on a brown wood surface, a hand with a ring touching one side.

Sew a 1/2" seam along the side and bottom edges, leaving the top edge open.

Close-up of a sewing machine foot stitching a curved line on white fabric, with a black pin and a needle placed nearby on the fabric.

Cut slits, 1" apart, around the seam allowance. Be careful not to cut the seam.
These cuts allow the sides of the shoe to be shaped properly when turned right side out.

White fabric pieces cut and layered on a wooden surface with scissors trimming the curved edge, showing sewing pattern outlines and preparation for stitching.

Next, prepare the pant section of the stocking.


Cut four pieces of the plaid cotton 9" x 14 1/2". Two of the pieces are for the outer shell, and two are for the lining.


Take one of the pieces of plaid and measure and mark the center of each side.
Usually an air-erase pen is used for marking, but in this case, the marks didn't show up well on the plaid fabric. Masking tape is used instead.


Draw lines on the tape connecting the center side marks. Where the lines meet is the exact center of the fabric.

A hand holding a blue pencil marks a red, green, and yellow plaid fabric divided by two vertical beige strips on a wood surface. A 12-inch Westcott metal ruler lies across the fabric.

Print the design from embroidery software to make a template.


In this example, the letters are placed down the fabric, with the centers of the designs on the center point of the vertical strip of masking tape. Your design placement will vary depending on the designs you're using.


A hand with a blue pen marks masking tape strips on red and green plaid fabric with three white letters spelling “DAD” taped at the center.

Start Embroidering:

Spray a piece of cutaway stabilizer and smooth the fabric on top.
Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together, and align the marks on the hoop with the marks for the first embroidery design.

Red, green, and yellow plaid fabric is stretched and secured with white tape inside a white embroidery hoop on a wooden surface.

Attach the hoop to the machine and move the hoop so the needle is right over the center point.


Embroider the first design.


Repeat for the other designs you're using on the stocking.


There is no need to trim the stabilizer away from the back of the fabric. Leaving it in will add more stability to the stocking.

Close-up of a sewing machine embroidery hoop with red and green tartan fabric. A large white letter "D" with a green rectangle inside is being stitched. The hoop is secured with tape around the edges.

After embroidering the designs, place one of the plaid fabric pieces on top of the embroidered piece, right sides together.


Pin in place and sew a 1/2" seam along each long side only, leaving the short ends open.

Rectangular piece of red, green, and beige plaid fabric pinned with colorful sewing pins on a wood grain table, with a hand holding the fabric's edge.

Turn the fabric right side out and press the seams with an iron.

Close-up of a white Black & Decker Steam Xpress iron resting on a red and green plaid fabric with large white and green embroidered letters.

To prepare the inner lining, align the two remaining cotton pieces together, right sides together.


Pin in place and sew a 1/2" seam along the long sides only.

Rectangular piece of red, green, and tan plaid fabric pinned with colorful sewing pins on a wood grain table, next to a hand wearing a silver ring.


To prepare the loop, cut a piece of cotton 2" x 7" long.


Fold the long sides together to meet in the center of the fabric and press.

Hand holding folded strip of plaid fabric with red, green, and yellow stripes on a wooden surface.

Fold the fabric again with the folded edges together and press.

Hand holding a narrow plaid fabric strip with pink pins along one edge, placed on a wood grain surface.

Insert the embroidered outer shell piece inside of the inner lining.


Align the top and bottom edges together.

Hand holds open a red and green plaid Christmas stocking, revealing a white and green embroidered golf tee inside on a wooden surface.


Bring the ends of the loop together and insert it, loop side pointing down, between the layers along the right side seam.


Align the ends of the loop with the top edges of the shell and outer lining.


Pin the top edges of the shell and lining in place.

Hand holding a small loop of red, green, and yellow plaid fabric next to the pinned edge of a larger matching plaid fabric on a wood surface.

Sew a 1/2" seam around the entire top edge. This attaches the top edges and the loop.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching red and green plaid fabric pinned with a blue and a black-headed pin. The fabric appears to be part of a sewing project on a wooden table.

Pull the lining all the way up over the shell.

Red and green plaid fabric Christmas stocking on a wood surface with a large green and white embroidered letter "D" near the toe, held by a hand.

Insert the lining inside of the shell.
Align the bottom edges together and press the seam.
Top stitch a 1/4" seam around the entire top edge.

A red and green plaid Christmas stocking with the word "DAD" embroidered in white letters outlined in green. A hand holds the stocking against a wooden surface.

Next, attach the shoe to the pants.
Turn the pant section inside out.


Lay the pant section with the bottom edge facing towards you and the embroidered side facing upwards (since the pant section is turned inside out the embroidery will face up from the inside).


Lay the shoe section with the toe facing to the right and the bottom facing up.

Hand holding red and green plaid fabric golf stocking turned inside out, revealing embroidery inside with the letter "D" in green. Below, a white and black golf club headcover on a wooden surface.

Fold the shoe with the toe touching the heel and insert the shoe inside the pant section.
Align the top edges of the shoe with the bottom edges of the pant in the center of the pant.

A hand holds open the cuff of a red and green plaid fabric stocking, revealing white fuzzy lining inside. The stocking lies on a wood grain surface.

Pin in place. Pinch the excess fabric on the sides of the pant section together and pin in place.

Red and green plaid Christmas stocking fabric pinned with sewing pins along the open edge, showing a white fleece lining inside. Hand holding the fabric on a wood surface.

Sew a 1/2" seam starting from the outer edge of the bottom of the pant section up to the edge of the shoe. Do this on both sides.


Sew a 1/2" seam along the open edges of the bottom of the pants. This attaches the shoe to the bottom of the pants.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching red, green, and gold plaid fabric pinned with red, yellow, and blue-headed pins. The machine needle is down in the fabric.

Turn the stocking right side out. Press the seams at the bottom of the pant section.

Christmas stocking made of red and green plaid fabric with green and white embroidered letters "DAD." White fleece stocking liner with black heel and toe patches. Stocking and liner placed on a wooden surface.

Next, prepare the fringed section of the shoe.


Cut a piece of faux leather to 3" x 3".


Using a dressmaker's pencil on the back, make 3/8" marks along two of the adjacent sides.


Draw lines connecting the marks. Also, draw a line down the center parallel to the lines you just drew.

Hand holding white chalk marking a square piece of black fabric with horizontal white lines, next to a stainless steel ruler on a wooden surface.

Cut along the lines up to the center line.

Black fabric square with light grid lines is being cut with orange-handled Fiskars scissors on a wood grain surface.

Make diagonal cuts on the end of each piece creating points.

Close-up of black plastic sheet with six narrow, evenly spaced slits cut from one edge forming pointed tips, on a wood-grain surface, with a metal scissor cutting the sheet.

Apply fabric glue to the un-fringed backside of the piece and wrap it around the top edge of the shoe.

Hand applying liquid adhesive in thin lines onto a small piece of black fabric with a jagged edge on a wooden table.

Align it with the left edge of the black overlay section.

Close-up of a hand holding a black fabric golf tee holder with stitched edges, attached to a red and green plaid fabric background with white fabric beneath.

The creative idea of featuring a plaid quilter's cotton pant and golfer's shoes on this stocking give it a stand-out style.


Make this novel gift "fore" the golfers in your life!

Christmas stocking shaped like a golf sock with red and green plaid, embroidered "DAD," filled with gifts, on a dark red leather chair beside a golf bag.