Quilted Christmas Stockings

Sell Quilted Christmas Stockings: Start Your Very Own Quilting Business

Don’t you just love quilts? But you know the hard work that comes with every quilt and know that you don’t have the patience to make a full sized one. Nevertheless, you can still start your own quilting business by marketing quilted Christmas stockings.

First and foremost, quilted Christmas stockings are basically very small endeavor compared to a full sized quilt.  You will still be able to proudly say that you have quilted without really investing an inordinate amount of time and effort required in making a full quilt.

There are actually a number of traditional quilting patterns that will make wonderful quilted Christmas stockings.  You can have a log cabin quilt design for your quilted Christmas stockings or perhaps one with many reds and greens in the pattern.  You can also go for a Victorian style or perhaps a beaded trim for a more funky but classic look.

One favorite quilt pattern to make as quilted Christmas stockings are perhaps the yoyo quilt pattern.  You can also choose pastel and sweet colors if you are making quilted Christmas stockings for children and babies.  It will surely become a family’s treasures. You can also choose traditional and popular colors so that it can blend in well with a variety of interior decorations and can even be sold as part of the home décor.

You can actually find a host of quilt patterns in a variety of crafting books as well as online. Do a quick search online and find the patterns that interest you in order to craft your quilted Christmas stockings. 

If you have old quilts then you can make these old quilts into new quilted Christmas stockings. Cut them up and saw them together to make a perfect quilted Christmas stocking. Give your old quilts a go and see how it works for you. If you don’t have a quilt then you easily buy them at yard sales or thrift stores.

Now for more effective sales marketing perhaps you can also sell personalized quilted Christmas stockings. But in order for you to do this you need to have an effective system on placing the name of the stockings. You can place iron-on letterings if you wish, it is readily available in many craft stores, although it may be a cause of concern for your design. You can also opt to ‘tag’ your quilted Christmas stockings through embroidery, which is perhaps your best bet. A simple chains stitch and French knots can do the trick but if you have an embroidery machine then you can make use of that as well, if you plan to buy one the cheapest will be at around $1,500 and the more expensive ones at $4,000-$5,000. If you intend to make quilting your business then it might be best to invest in these embroidery machines, as you are certainly going to get your ROI quickly.

Making the quilted Christmas stockings personalized or tagged with a name will allow you to add in to the cost of the Christmas stockings, you can actually get away with about $10-$15 more if done with an embroidery machine, hand-sewn names can add up only to about $2-$5 depending on how good you are.  

You can also choose to use an appliqué for your personalized quilted Christmas stockings. You can cut off letter patters from other fabric that will stand out from your stockings design and stitch them onto the quilted Christmas stockings, you can even make a zigzag or satin stitch to make your name stand out even more. If you do decide to market quilted Christmas stockings as your business then keep this in mind. It is quite important to make it a personalized creation since this will enable you to sell your product at a marked up price with a little additional investment per piece. Your quilts will surely be one of tradition and customization.