Are you ready to start sewing for Christmas?!?! I personally love sewing with Christmas fabric year round as it is my favorite! I've been wanting to sew a tree skirt to replace my old Target tree skirt from many years ago so I was excited when I saw the new Charm Pack Tree Skirt Pattern from Fat Quarter Shop! I love it!
The Charm Pack Tree Skirt only takes (2) Charm Packs! So I grabbed (2) Little Tree Charm Packs and got to sewing! I love how the Charm Pack Tree Skirt looks like a flower! I'm thinking this would make a super cute quilt too if you didn't cut out the center!
Charm Pack Tree Skirt 53" x 53" Supplies
links below
- (2) Charm Packs - Little Tree by Lella Boutique
- 2 yards Background - Moda Essentially Yours Black on White Essential Dots
- 0.625 yards Binding - Vintage Holiday Stripe by Bonnie & Camille
- 3.5 yards Backing - Riley Blake Small Dot Red
- Hobbs 80/20 batting
- Charm Pack Tree Skirt Pattern
- Fat Quarter Shop You Tube Video
OR if you love kits - Fat Quarter Shop has a kit available (here) with Sweet Christmas...it's adorable!
Time for sewing
The piecing of the quilt top is super quick and easy - love that! It was a bit nerve wracking to cut a square in the center of my quilt and a slit down the side. I definitely read the pattern a few times and measured carefully BEFORE cutting. The most difficult part is binding ALL the angles as most were not the usual 90 degree angles quilters are used!
I am so excited for Christmas decorating so I can use my new tree skirt - do you think May is too early ;). My family thought it was so I tried wrapping the skirt around a tree, which looked hilarious as it was super thin. What you don't wrap tree skirts around outside trees ;) ????
Since wrapping the tree looked a bit silly - I tried to artfully lay the tree skirt on my favorite fence, which was tricky too. It was an absolutely gorgeous day outside - I love late spring so much!
I think another close up of the Little Tree fabric is needed as I absolutely love it! Luckily I believe you can never have too many Christmas quilts as I need at least one Little Tree Christmas quilt.
Don't forget to purchase your Charm Pack Tree Skirt Pattern, (2) favorite charm packs - I love Little Tree, background fabric, or Charm Pack Tree Skirt Kit with Sweet Christmas and start sewing! You can totally make this adorable tree skirt!
Have a great day and happy sewing!
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Melanie
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What a beautiful job you have made of it - so nice to have a handmade item under your xmas tree. This is totally on my to-do list too - I love the fabrics/colours you chose!
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