Advent Calendar Norway
Quick and easy
You will need:
24 red or violet fabric scraps approx 5’’x 5’’ each. If
you cut all the sock shapes from one single fabric, you
will need approx ½ yd at least 40’’ wide.
½ yd 40’’ wide iron on interfacing
Base fabric 24’’ x 32’’ or 30’’ x 30’’ depending on how
you want to arrange the socks.
Batting and backing of approx same size if base fabric
is lightweight.
8’’ red or violet fabric (40’’ wide) for the binding
8’’ x width of base, for hanging sleeve
© 2004 Eldrid Røyset Førde
Draw the sock shape on
fusible interfacing, draw on
the non-glue side. (See
next page for template).
Mark the red crosses.
Iron on to the back of the
fabric and cut out the sock
shape.
Fusible interfacing
Fusible interfacing
Wrong side of fabric
Advent calendar with socks where you can put one
small gift for each day before Christmas.
In Norway we usually have 24 small gifts to open, starting
on December 1st, but you can make as many socks as will
fit with your own tradition.
The small sock shapes are zig-zagged onto a base fabric.
Heavy canvas or twill as the base will hold the shape without
quilting, or if you use a more lightweight fabric, then layer
and quilt for more stability.
The socks can be made with red
fabrics, or you can use violets which
is the liturgical colour for the Advent
season.
Kameleon
Eldrid Røyset Førde Tekstildesign
http://kameleonquilt.com
Eldrid Røyset Førde
6727 Bremanger
Norway
© 2004 Eldrid Røyset Førde
Advent Calendar
Quick and easy
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Fold to wrong side and sew
Sock template
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Fold the top edge over to the back and sew the hem.
Place sock on base fabric, pin around the bottom shape between the red crosses. Move the right and
left top corners towards the middle so the sock edges form a straight line upwards, and the sock will
fold outwards from the base fabric. This is to make more room for the small gifts.
Sew the sock to the base fabric using a zig-zag stitch to cover the raw edges.
If you wish, you can embroider the numbers on the socks before you attach them to the base. You can
also write the numbers on the socks using a permanent pen, or the numbers can be written on the
small parcels instead of the socks.
If you have a sturdy base fabric, it can be bound directly. If the socks are sewn to a thinner fabric,
layer the top, batting and backing, pin or baste, quilt around each sock shape.
Cut 3 or 4 2’’ strips for the binding, join end to end, fold lenghtwise wrong sides together and iron, sew
Page 2
Measure the width of the calendar, cut a
piece of fabric 8’’ wide and the length equal
to the wdth of the calendar, hem the short
edges, fold lengthwise and sew to form a
tube. Attach the tube to the top back of the
calendar, the top seam can be sewn by
machine, but the bottom seam must be
done by hand so as not to sew across the
socks.
Push a rod through the sleeve and hang
the calendar.
To see the picture of it click below
http://kameleonquilt.com/freepatterns/adventcalendar.pdf
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