Christmas Tree Skirt

'Tis the season!!

Or at least it will be.

I made this Christmas tree skirt to be a part of a silent auction basket for a good cause. It turned out much better than I thought... hence, no step-by-step pictures. Just this one, so cherish it.

Materials:

• 2 yards of red fleece
• 2 yards of white fleece
• Scissors
• Ribbon or string
• Hi-lighter
• Scrap of cardboard
• White felt
• Materials to decorate your snowmen (buttons, ribbon, etc)
• Sewing materials and thread
• Sewing machine and accompanying things

1. Keep your red fleece folded in half like it comes off the bolt, fold it in half so cut edges are together. And then again folding diagonal from the bottom to the top. (See, pictures would have come in handy, but I think you get the idea...).

2. Tie the hi-lighter to the string or ribbon, cut long enough to stretch the length of your fleece. Holding the end of the string/ribbon at the pointed end, draw an arch with the hi-lighter.

3. Cut along your arch. You should have a really big circle when you unfold it.

4. Do the same with your white fleece and set the pieces aside for a moment.

5. Design and decorate your appliques. They could be whatever you want. I did snowmen, but you could do trees or a nativity scene or big snow flakes.

6. Use a blanket stitch to attach your appliques to your red fleece. I also sewed some buttons to the fleece. Make sure that your keep everything at least 5 inches from the edge.

7. Once you are satisfied with all your decor, arrange the two pieces of fleece onto each other so they are lined up. Throw some pins it if it makes you feel better.

8. Cut a piece of cardboard to 5" x 1".

9. Using the piece of cardboard as a guide, cut slits around the entire edge through both pieces of fleece.

10. Then tie the corresponding ties together in a knot.

11. Sew two parallel lines from the edge to the direct center of the circle. I used red thread in the top spool and white thread in the bottom bobbin.

12. Cut between those to lines so you have a long slit that goes half way through the circle.

13. Then cut a 6" circle in the center of the circle and sew around the perimeter.

Now throw it around the base of your tree and cover it with presents!!