Sewing Stockings

I am not a seamstress or anything close to it. I've sewn pillowcases and blankets but they don't require a lot of skill to make. I've sewn one dress for Rylie when she was 1. I thought it turned out pretty good it was dark purple satin with cap sleeves and a cute little sash and bow. She wore it to church once and someone asked me if it was homemade. You don't usually ask someone if something is homemade unless it really looks homemade. Needless to say, it must have looked like crap or she wouldn't have asked if I had made it. So I gave up sewing because I don't have a talent for it or the time to practice for it to become a talent. However, I have been searching for cute stockings ever since Porter and I have been married and haven't found a single one that I have liked that was in my price range. My sister had some really cute stockings that she made herself so I decided to give sewing a second chance and try to make some for my family. She gave me the pattern and I went to the fabric store and found so many cute fabrics. I don't know why I didn't think of this years ago. It wasn't as hard as I thought but I am my own worst critic so I'm not sure that they turned out as cute as my sisters but at least I tried. I experimented on Porter's and my stockings first, and now that I know how to make a basic one I think I can have a lot more fun making the girls stockings. I still have to sew my name on my stocking, which I have found is one of the hardest parts of making the stocking. I doubt I'll have all the stockings done before Christmas but hopefully by next Christmas they will all be done.