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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Christmas Tree Skirt

My daughter-in-law once worked at a furniture store and part of her job was sorting out the discontinued upholstery fabric samples and disposing of them. You guessed it, she disposed of them by bringing them to me! Over the years I have used them for a wide variety of projects, but one of my favorites is this Christmas tree skirt that I made a couple of years ago. The construction was simple. I used 9 1/2" squares and triangles, left an opening at the back and cut a circle in the center. Then I added batting, batting and bias binding. It was much too heavy to quilt, so I tied it at the corner of each block with the knots to the back. It was fast and easy to make and the variety of textures, colors and patterns of the upholstery fabrics made the perfect Christmas tree skirt!

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18 comments:

  1. LoriDecember 3, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    So cute! Is that your tree this year with all the wrapped presents?
    Yikes!

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  2. Needled MomDecember 3, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Beautiful! How fortunate you were to be the recipient of all those samples.

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  3. marlene@ByTheSeamDecember 3, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    Good idea and very nice.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    Lovely job Susan. I'm using the one I made last year on our tree. Pic on latest blog post -1st Dec.

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  5. cottonreelDecember 3, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    BRilliant , I just come over from Shabby nest , there is another brilliant idea there --cottonreel

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  6. Rene'December 3, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    Great Christmas tree skirt. Love that the samples are put to good use.

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  7. Jackie's StitchesDecember 3, 2009 at 8:10 PM

    What fun to get all the samples! It's a wonderful tree skirt.

    Please tell me that is last years tree! I don't even have mine up yet.

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  8. SewCalGalDecember 4, 2009 at 12:07 AM

    Beautiful Christmas quilt (tree skirt). I hope you'll enter it in my Virtual Christmas Quilt Show.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  9. TerryDecember 4, 2009 at 7:50 AM

    Great idea for a tree skirt! :0)

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  10. DonnaDecember 4, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    What a great idea!

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  11. JocelynDecember 6, 2009 at 12:11 AM

    This is such a beautiful tree skirt. I love it.

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  12. jovaliquiltsDecember 6, 2009 at 12:29 AM

    Using upholstery is such a great idea! They are often such rich, beautiful fabrics, and wear well, too.

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  13. MichelleDecember 9, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    I just love the patch work pattern. Very cute!
    MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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  14. Anita in FloridaDecember 11, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    How lucky to get all those samples. And what a lovely tree skirt you made with them.

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  15. LollydoDecember 14, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    I love the simplistic beauty of the Christmas Tree Skirt. I have seen several "fancy" skirts, but I feel like I could actually make this one! Thank you for sharing!

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  16. Marge GordonDecember 16, 2009 at 1:56 PM

    Great tree skirt! Great idea too, looks so homey.
    Marge
    Delaware Quilts

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  17. AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    great skirt!!

    sometime the simplest ideas work the best.....

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  18. SheilaCDecember 21, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    What a great way to use that fabric! Your skirt looks beautiful!

    Thank you for sharing

    SheilaC

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