lucky dog

yes, i made a stocking for a dog.  jimmy's got one lucky dog.  we all know how long it takes me to sew anything, and few friends have benefited from my laborious hobby.  even bunks hasn't gotten anything from me yet!  instead of cross-stitching just her initial, i decided to stitch her whole name, since 3 letters wasn't going to kill me.  here is the cross-stitching fabric, all centered and ready.

once her name was stitched, i pulled out the white threads one at a time so that just the letters remained!

the final result was pretty cute.  i'm not that big on quilting, but these stockings are manageable.

i've now realized that you don't really see the backs of stockings, so i took it easy this time and just used doggie flannel leftover from jimmy's flannel pants.  "woof ruff woof ruff"

i made a little tab so that jimmy could hang the stocking for mia from his fireplace mantel:

and inside, more woof ruff flannel with some extra owl flannel way inside!  like with liz's stocking, i also stitched down the inside lining so that it wouldn't wiggle around.  that step is easily my least favorite in this whole project.  it's so tedious and i often stab myself from the blind hand-sewing.

merry christmas, mimi!  i'm not a fan of dogs, but you're ok!  bunks agrees!