Sew Your Own Christmas Tree Skirt
August 26th, 2010 | 
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Making your own Christmas Tree Skirt is simple, and can be done as a project for the whole family to enjoy together.
Fabric
Good fabrics to choose are plain cottons (red, green or white), or you can buy special Christmas prints in a range of fabrics including cottons and plush velvets. You can even choose contrasting colours for top and bottom.
Depending on the thickness of your fabric, you may also need some heavy interfacing to sit between the two fabric layers. If using cotton for top and bottom layers, I would definitely recommend using some interfacing between these.
For a 6′ tall tree, your skirt should be at least 44″ round (or 112cm). You will need two circles of fabric, so you will need 2½ yards of fabric (assuming the bolt of fabric is at least 44″ wide) – or 1¼ yards of each if using contrasting fabrics top and bottom. In metric you will need 2½ metres of fabric (assuming the bolt is at least 112cm wide) or 1¼ metres of each if using contrasting fabrics top and bottom.
Don’t worry about seam allowance, as we will be finishing all edges off with ribbon or bias tape (see Notions section below).
Notions
We will need ribbon or bias binding tape to finish off all of our edges. The ribbon or tape needs to be a minimum of 1″ wide but can be up to 2″ wide (minimum 2½cm up to 5cm), and we will need 6 yards of ribbon or tape (or 5½ metres).
For closures, I recommend using Velcro tape – ½ yard will suffice (½ metre).
If you have bought plain fabrics, you may also want to consider buying some coloured felt, so that you can cut out and sew on colourful Christmas shapes such as angels, Christmas trees, stars, snowmen, and, if you are particularly crafty, perhaps even Santa and some reindeer.
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