Joy and Peace Tree Skirt Tutorial

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On the 21st  day of Christmas my True Love

said to me..."Where is our Tree Skirt?"

"Well......I haven't made one yet?"

Sew with the help of Pellon ( the makers

of the magic in the middle)

I set out to do just that...

I called it Joy and PEACE...!

YOU will need the following Ingredients...

 #1 First the pattern piece...

YOU will need to cut out 8 of these...

#2  Then ....12-20 - 5 inch squares..* any Christmas flavor you like

I fused mine to pieces of Wonder Under paper backed fusible web

I have always used this for applique. I find it easier to draw on

the best for die cut pieces and the best to keep fabric soft...

It is not rigid and never ever do I get edges that fray..

MY #1 reason to use this one...

Sew with my 20 fav colors in this case ivory, reds

and greens, I ironed them on directly to the Wonder Under..

If you have a Baby Go you will need these 2 dies.

or you can easily cut them out... Some trees, some 

holly and berries and some large circles

#3 arrange on scaled tree skirt...I took my one pattern

piece and cut out this circle from shipping paper from

the post office.

#4 After cutting out all the pieces I arranged them on my

pattern piece tree skirt...

# 5 I used the same pattern piece to cut out 8 pieces

from my white KONA for my background...

( will need at least 2 yards of white kona for 8 pieces)

#6 sew them all together leaving 2 end pieces open...

all 1/4 inch seam, press each seam to the side.

#7 All pieces are now sewed, now take a dessert plate,

mark your centre and cut out circle

#8 Place again, score with pin the backs of pieces,

iron on ...

#9 Blanket stitch all ironed pieces on your tree skirt

#10 I then slipped this between the topper

and batting by PELLON ( flleece full loft...nice and full for a tree skirt), 

pure white for me...

and traced JOY and PEACE between each tree and ball. 

I also just drew a wee bow and a wavy line over each ball

and using my FINCA Perle BLACK Presencia Threads

I stitched using a stem stitch...

( Jane has this thread)

#11 Sandwich back, Pellon Batting and topper..

now ready to cut out circle for Tree Skirt,

bind and Glue on some Down strips ( 2.5 pieces 1 metre long)

and voila...

On the 19th day of Christmas my -True love said to me--

"Sparky, we have a Tree Skirt, where are the presents?"

"ahhhhh I haven't done them yet....lol"

And you wonder what I do with my days....

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( sew yes a few of you were indeed correct..a TREE SKIRT)

YOU all sew smart....