The Red Queen's Christmas Stocking
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She's ill-tempered and lets her power go to her head (hence the fact it's three times its normal size). And say nothing of her peculiar habits — such as warming her feet on a pig's belly. Fair to say the Red Queen is not your most endearing character. Still, the woman has style. Witness her snazzy boots and hosiery. Inspired by her flare for fashion, this Christmas stocking is a festive fit for Wonderland and Underland fans alike.
Download The Red Queen's Christmas Stocking TemplateWhat you'll need
- Template for The Red Queen's Christmas Stocking
- Scissors
- Measuring Tape
- Tape
- Black felt, two 12-inch squares
- Gold lace fabric, two 15-inch squares
- 2/3 yard black-and-white cotton checkered racing flag fabric with squares that measure 1.5 inches or larger, washed and dried **
- Air-drying permanent fabric adhesive (Aleen's Fabric Fusion works well)
- Disposable craft gloves
- Plastic knife or wooden craft stick
- Pinch-style clothespins
- Black and red sticky-back felt
- Black grosgrain ribbon
- Sewing Needle and black thread
How to make it
Print out the template and cut out the pieces. Tape the upper and lower boot pieces together, as shown. Then use the assembled template to cut two full boot shapes from black felt. Note: you can cut two boots at once by stacking the felt squares and sticking the template pattern to the top layer with pieces of rolled tape.
Next, cut a larger pair of boot shapes from the gold lace fabric. Use the same template piece you used for the felt boots and simply cut the fabric an inch from the edge of the paper all the way around, as shown.
From the checkered fabric, cut two 12-inch squares and stack them with the good sides facing out. Use the boot template to cut out two fabric boots, this time snipping along the inner edge of the template line so that they are slightly smaller than the felt boots. You'll use these to line the inner sides of the boot pieces later.
Next, cut a larger pair of boot shapes from the gold lace fabric. Use the same template piece you used for the felt boots and simply cut the fabric an inch from the edge of the paper all the way around, as shown.
Apply another thin line of adhesive along the boot edge atop the glued-down lace and place one of the checkered boot liners on top, matching up all the edges. Press down on the fabric edges to stick them in place.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 with the remaining boot pieces, but this time face the toe of the boot in the opposite direction. Set both of the lined boot pieces aside until the adhesive dries (generally about 2 hours).
Meanwhile, fashion the stocking. Cut an 11- by 22-inch piece from the checkered fabric, using the bound edge of the fabric for one of the longer edges. Place the fabric on a flat surface with the longer edges at the sides, and then fold it in half from top to bottom so that the good side is showing. Use fabric adhesive to glue the two layers together along the side and bottom edges. Allow the adhesive to set for 15 minutes or so.
