Christmas Tree Skirt Sewing Pattern

Sizes and fabric

Choose the skirt about as wide as the lowest branches. The trunk should be about 1 in thinner than the hole. You can enlarge the hole by up to 1 in, and move Tie 1 so it stays 1½ in from the new hole edge.

Quilting cotton or similar, 44 in wide. The layouts need 40 in clear after washing. Outer fabric: Small 1½ yd, Medium 2¼ yd, Large 2⅞ yd. Lining: Small 1⅜ yd, Medium 2¼ yd, Large 2¾ yd. Prints with a direction or a nap need the one-way layout, with more fabric: Small 2⅛ yd outer, 2 yd lining, Medium 2⅞ yd outer, 2¾ yd lining, Large 3⅞ yd outer, 3⅞ yd lining. Motif tops point toward the trunk hole.

You also need

• Thread to match
• Sewing machine
• Iron and ironing board
• Chalk or an erasable marker
• Chopstick or loop turner, for the ties and the corners
• Pins or clips and a hand needle
• Optional: walking foot
• Optional: pom-pom trim or a ruffle

Pattern pieces

Wedge (cut 8 outer, 8 lining), Tie strip, 2½ x 11 in, from the outer fabric (cut 6, or 8 on Large)

Seam allowance: ½ in on every edge, included in the pattern pieces

The steps

The written guide in the app takes you through 12 steps, one at a time.

1. Choose your size
2. Print and tape the pattern
3. Cut the wedges and ties
4. Make the ties
5. Sew the outer wedges in a row
6. Sew the lining wedges the same way
7. Pin the ties and stack the layers
8. Sew all the way round
9. Trim, clip and notch
10. Turn and press
11. Close the gap
12. Topstitch the edge

Read before you sew

• Tree skirt pattern