Welcome back to the 9th day of our 12 Days of Best Christmas Quilts Blog Tour! There’s still lots of Christmas fabric to give away so let’s make it happen! Pick up our newest special issue from Quilters Newsletter — Best Christmas Quilts 2012, on sale now at your local quilt shop, bookstore, newsstand, or online at the Quilt and Sew Shop.
Today on the blog tour we are featuring Kim Hanson of Charm and Whimsy. Kim is a skilled pattern designer and freelance writer. Her quilts are fun and original, and her site has some great free patterns and embroidery designs.
Basket Weave Christmas Stocking by Kim Hanson, 11" x 17", in Best Christmas Quilts 2012
Her inventive Basket Weave Christmas Stocking is the perfect addition to anyone’s mantle this year. Let each family member choose their own Christmas fabrics, then play around with special embroidery and embellishments for a personalized family collection!
For more on Kim and her projects, visit her site Charm & Whimsy. If you leave a comment on Kim Hanson’s blog by midnight MDT tonight – Thursday, August 30 – you’ll be entered for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle courtesy of Hoffman Fabrics. Comments on this blog will not be entered into the prize drawing.
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Love your blog
so cute, love the polka dot toe & heel.
Would love to have that hanging on my mantle!
christmas stocking is sooo cute…inspired me to believe I could win fat quarters and could make these for gifts … would absolutely love to do this
i love this style, I need to make 17 for us the kids and Grands and First Great Grandson.
Love the colors and design of the stocking. looks like a good pattern to teach my Grandson with and green is his favorite color.
Always looking for the “new and different”–this stocking fits the bill. Love it!
I don’t have a mantle, but I love that stocking!
this stocking is adorable. would look cute made out of animal prints for dogs or cats too!!
Cute stocking. Love the fabric and thanks for a chance to win.
Want to make these for my grandkids!
Love the stocking.
Love this material!
adorable, there nothing better than a home made gift, i hope i win..
Such a great versatile pattern for a stocking in any decor! LOVE it.
I love to give home-made gifts at Christmas!
I love sewing and would love to win hopeing to win I think this is a good gife to make.
beautiful!
Forget trying to leave a comment on any of these blogs – those messes up letters are not at all readable – I tried 16 times with no success!
Love the stocking….
I’ve been told by my five grandchildren that it is (way past) time for me to make them new Christmas stockings. I still use their “first Christmas” stockings and they are ages 7 to 11. This would be perfect!
Love the stocking and would like to make a couple of them.
I made Christmas stockings a couple of years ago. I would love to make some new ones.
Love your design.
What a cute stocking! I started one many years ago doing all by hand. Needless to say, never finished! Could do this one fast!
Your stocking looks like it would be fun to make.
I love your blog and Christmas stocking!
Would love to win fabric.
Love these stockings. Want to make them.
I really like the Weave style on this stocking. Good job!
Xmas is just around the corner. Would love to make this design.
Very cute stocking! I have a new grandson that could use something like that!
I love that stocking pattern, that’s why I bought the magazine.
I like the Christmas stocking. I would love to win some fabric.
Very sweet!
Love that weave idea. I can just see this on my fireplace . Beautiful!
I have a new grand daughter that will need a Christmas stocking, Thanks for the Idea.
Good design.
I like the Christmas Stocking i’ve been looking for one ,i’ve been wanting to make one for my grandkids and i really like the way this one looks .
What a great stocking. Would look good on the tree too.
i would love to do these with my grandkids, we all would have so much fun
So cute! Since I’m not much of a quilter that would make a nice small project!
I am up to here trying to finish my “big” projects. This looks like it would be a nice break and would refresh my brain!
Great way to use up leftover Christmas material making the stocking. Thanks!!!!