Supplies: • 2½yd.45"fabricor1¼yd.108"fabric• ½ yd.coordinatingfabrictocoverpiping• 1¼yd.fusiblefleece• Matchingall-purposethread• 1pkg.(6yd.)12/32"Wrap’nFusePiping

HowtoSewaSimpleChristmasTreeSkirt

Directions:

1. Createapaperpattern.• AttachtheYardstickCompasstoayardstick.Placethe

pointedendatthe0"markingandthepencilpointatthe21"marking.

• Cutalengthofpaperatleast42"longand22"wide.Foldpaperinhalf,meetingshortends;fingerpressatthefold.

• PlacethepointedendoftheYardstickCompassatthefold/edge.Drawaquartercircle.

Handy Notions:• Rotarycutter,mat,andruler• YardstickCompass• Patternpaper• ZipperFoot• CurvedBastingPins,size1• 1"BiasTapeMaker

Dress up your Christmas tree by creating a new tree skirt. Use festive fabric, fusible fleece, and jumbo-sized fusible piping to streamline the sewing without compromising the design.

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Finished size: approximately40"diameter

HTGSTS

• RealignthepencilpointoftheYardstickCompasstothe5"–6"marking.Drawasecondquartercircle,usingthesameaxispoint.

• Cutoutthepaperpatternusingapaperscissors.

• Openthefoldedpatterntoformahalfcircle.

2. Cutoutthefabric.• Foldthefabric,aligningselvages.• Placethestraightedgeofthepatternonthefoldofthe

fabric.Cutoutthecirclepatternfortheoutertreeskirt;trimawaythesmallercentercircle.

• Repeat,cuttingasecondfabriccircleforthetreeskirtlining;trimawaythesmallercentercircle.

• Cutoutonecirclefromthefusiblefleece;trimawaythesmallercentercircle.

Use a paper scissors rather than your good dressmaking shears for cutting paper. Your dress-maker shears will stay sharp much longer!

Placepencilpointat21"marking

42"

Fold

Fold

Fold

(Outerskirt) (Lining)

Selvages

Fold

22"

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3. Layerfleece/fabric.• Layerandfusethefleecebattingtothewrongsideof

theoutertreeskirtaccordingtomanufacturer’sinstruc-tions.

• Laythepaperpatternbackontheunfoldedoutertreeskirt.Cutoneverticalopeningontheoutertreeskirtbetweentheinnercircleandthehemarea.Repeatonthetreeskirtlining.

4. Createpiping.• Cutapproximately4¼

yd.(153")of2½"widebiasstripsfromcoordinat-ingfabric.

• Seamshortendsusingdiagonalseamstoreducebulk.Trimseamsto¼";press.

• Wrapwrongsidesoffabricaroundfusiblepiping.Periodicallypinpiping/fabricunittoironingboard.

• Guidethetipoftheironalongthecordingarea;fusepiping/fabrictogether.

5. Attachpipingtothetreeskirt.• Startattachingpipingattheinner

circleopening.Pinthepipingtotherightsideoftheoutertreeskirt,meetingcutedges.Roundthepipingattheloweredges.Trimofftheexcessfabricatthecorners.

• Attachazipperfoottoyourmachine;stitchnexttothepiping.

• Pintreeskirtliningtotheoutertreeskirt,rightsidestogether.

• Adjustneedlepositiontotheleft,onenumber/notchclosertothepipingfromthefirstlineofstitching.

• Stitchalllayersfromthebattingside,usingthepipingstitchingasaguide.

• Turnrightsideoutthroughtheinnercircle;press.

6. Finishinnercircleedgewithbiastape.• Cutapproximately2yd.(72")of2"widebiasstrips.• Seamshortends;press.• Advanceandpressstripsthrougha1"biastapemakerto

createbiastape.

• Pinmarkcenterofinnercircle.Foldbiastapewithshortendstogethertofindcenter,pinmarkcenterpoint.

• Unfoldoneedgeofbiastape.• Pinbiastapetotreeskirt,

rightsidestogether,match-ingpinmarksandcutedges.Pinremainingbiastapearoundtheinnercircle.

• Stitchalongthefirstfoldlineofthebiastape.

• Wrapbiastapearoundtheunfinishededge;pininplace.

• Foldundertheshortendsofthebiastape;pinlongedgestogether.

• Edgestitchfromendtoend.

If you are using a nonfusible batting, pin every 6"–8" with size 1 Curved Basting Pins to hold batting in position as you complete the sewing.

Paperpattern

Batting

Markcenter

Markcenter

Rightside

Fold

Wrongside

Cutoneverticalopening

Trimoffexcessfabric