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A Stocking for Cirilia Rose and a Little Crazy Quilt

Posted on November 27, 2013August 4, 2015 by Martha

I’m pretty surprised I’ve never made a stocking out of a vintage quilt before, because it seems like something that would be right up my alley.  When I was thinking about what kind of stocking I wanted to make for Cirilia, who is my son’s girlfriend, I initially thought I might try knitting, since she is a famous knit designer.  I soon realized that was a crazy idea because I am a knitting novice, and do not have the experience to make the type of elaborate patterns I am attracted to.  Then I remembered an online interview where Cirilia mentioned to the interviewer that she loved old, soft quilts, and that cinched it for me.

To make the stocking, I purchased a 1930s era feedsack quilt piece that had a nice jadeite green border. I used 3 colors of red and pink floss to embroider Cirilia’s name on the quilt border, stitched a vintage Vogart rose appliqué on a green square (Rose is her last name), and also embroidered a running stitch inside each of the quilt squares.  To add more strength, there is interfacing sandwiched between the quilt and the reproduction fabric lining.  The bias binding is a vintage scrap from my stash that just matched the green in the quilt.

Cirilia-Stocking-front

Cirilia-Stocking-back

The background quilt is one I recently posted about, made from a piece of a vintage crazy quilt top sent to me by my friend, Patty.  It is machine quilted in the ditch around the inside and outside of each block border, and then tied with red floss.  The back is a cute floral feedsack.

Ditsy-Crazy-Quilt-1

Ditsy-Crazy-Quilt-2

7 thoughts on “A Stocking for Cirilia Rose and a Little Crazy Quilt”

  1. Ann says:
    November 27, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    That’s amazing, Martha! If I got a stocking like that, I wouldn’t even care if anything was in it. Her name looks really great.

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  2. Mickie says:
    November 28, 2013 at 5:07 am

    Love your quilt! Love the stocking! What a nice cheerful post to get in the holiday spirit! 🙂

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  3. Lauren says:
    November 28, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    That stocking is a very special gift — lucky girlfriend!

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  4. Sharrieboberry says:
    December 1, 2013 at 7:00 am

    Both items are lovely. Cirilia will love her beautiful stocking!

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  5. Carla says:
    December 15, 2013 at 4:41 am

    I love the stocking! What a great way to repurpose an old quilt. Great idea incorporating the crazy quilt to save it also. I want to take a crazy quilt class soon, they are so interesting and really can be so personalized.

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  6. Carmen says:
    January 4, 2014 at 9:15 am

    I just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your inspiration ;-).

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  7. Pauline says:
    June 1, 2014 at 8:47 pm

    I really like the crazy quilt idea of sewing irregular shaped scraps together and framing them with a one fabric frame – and then each crazy block has a different fabric for each frame. I will put this on my wishlist of quilts to make.
    Beautiful stocking too – I hope the girlfriend liked it.

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