Treat your cat to their very own Christmas stocking with ‘Felix’ – a fish-shaped stocking with a roomy pocket for treats and toys, and a pinched fin tail finished with a button.

‘Felix’ is a quick, beginner-friendly sew: a front, a back, a folded pocket and a hanging tab. Make one for your own cat, or as a handmade gift for a fellow cat lover – it will come out again year after year.

Quick Facts

  • Finished size: approximately 38 x 23cm
  • Skill level: Beginner
  • Seam allowance: ¼" (6mm), already included in the templates
  • Format: PDF – full-size A4 templates to print at home, plus an A0 template sheet to print at a copy shop

Materials Required

  • ½m main fabric (light cotton or polycotton) – front and back
  • 60cm pocket fabric – pocket and tab
  • 60cm medium weight iron-on interfacing (F220), 90cm wide – front and pocket
  • A button for the fin (optional)
  • 20cm ribbon for a bow (optional)
  • Iron-on hemming tape (optional)

What You Will Learn

  • Making a neat hanging tab by folding and edge stitching
  • Folding and top stitching a pocket
  • Sewing smooth curves and a shaped fin, and clipping them so they lie flat
  • Leaving a turning gap, turning out and closing the gap
  • Pinching and stitching the fin for a 3D finish

What You Get

  • Our trademark ‘Easy to Follow Instructions’ with step-by-step colour photographs
  • Full-size A4 templates – no enlarging required
  • An A0 template sheet with every piece already joined – no taping needed
  • A free video tutorial on our YouTube channel: watch it here
  • Help and inspiration in our friendly Happy Days Sewing Facebook group

PDF patterns are emailed straight after purchase so you can print them on A4 paper. Due to the digital nature of PDF patterns, no refund can be given if purchased in error.

You’re very welcome to sell the stockings you make from this pattern. Please don’t copy, share or resell the pattern itself.

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