One of the thing I love about the techniques I shared in Fanciful Utility is that they can be used for so many projects. This time of year, FanU is great for fun, festive projects. For the next few weeks, I am going to share some of the ways FanU gets Festive.
This pair of mitten and stocking ornaments can easily be made using the Fanciful Utility techniques for making needle-books, just in a single layer. Each one holds its own possibilities.
The mitten and stocking could be made in pairs with wool or even cuts of a sweater. Soft country flannels in small plaids or holiday prints would give a cozy look.
Leave them plain or trim them with a little embroidery or fuzzy wrists or cuffs.
The stocking could look oh-so cute with a couple patches.
Hmm… What a fun matching game these could make if done up in pairs of colorful patterned fabrics on one side.
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Anna, I like these and could see using up some scrap fabrics….cotton, wool or silk….which could not be used for anything else. I have some deep purple dupioni which would be perfect!
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A deep purple silk would be beautiful with lights shining off it against the pine. You could even add a little bead work.
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