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spending the day making Christmas tree skirts

I have decided to put aside all work today and make Christmas tree skirts. The first one will be a gift for my nephew and his wife who were married in August. I saw the kit and it just spoke to me. The four fabrics are a red batik, a green with metallic gold print, a red and green batik and a green batik. They are all very rich looking and I thought would go with whatever type of Christmas theme the couple enjoys. The pattern is simple: sew four sets of strada, cut with wedge ruler and sew into a circle. The pattern doesn't say but I assume I will have enough fabric for two skirts, one in each direction.

If these two go together quickly I will dig in my stash of Christmas fabrics and choose four more fabrics to make another set of skirts. These I can send off to Polly Esther. Don't know if people living in trailers and tents will have very big trees this year. Maybe ornaments would be more appropriate.

Usually, on the day after Thanksgiving, I have been to Toy R Us and Walmart by now (7 a.m.) to purchase table games for the inner city afterschool program. This year both Meijers and Kmart had "buy one get one free" sales on games before Thanksgiving so I have finished my shopping already. It seems funny to not be standing in lines today. The idea of sleeping later (ok so I was up at 5:30 instead of 5:00. My body doesn't respect holidays) and sewing all day is wonderful. My husband has to work today although he is working from home instead to commuting into Chicago (isn't the internet a wonderful thing?) We enjoyed a nice dinner at a hotel buffet with my family yesterday so no leftovers but also no pots and pans to wash.

One thing may interupt my sewing. A quilt shop in Barlett, IL about 20 minute drive north from Wheaton, is closing December 1 and everything is 60% off today. Do I need any fabric? No? Am I tempted to go? Yes. We will see how the sewing progresses. I have told myself that I can't go until the tree skirt for my nephew and his bride is finished. Better get cutting.

I will report back on both the tree skirt progress and any S.E.X.

Susan

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Susan Laity Price
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Susan, is this the tree skirt pattern from Cheryl Phillips' Quilts Without Corners? If so, I just made two of them, and yes, if you are using their ten-degree wedge ruler you can get enough wedges for two full skirts, but only If you can make 4 more 1/4 size strata: Cut two more strips WoF from each of the fabrics, cut them into

4 equal sections and piece your strata as in the first steps.

To speed things up I sewed purchased fringe to the edges of the skirt before layering the batting-backing-top. Then sewed all around the circle and up the two sides, leaving the center to turn everything right side out, then pin basted everything to quilt. Then I cut a 2-inch bias strips from each of the corners of the backing (leftovers from cutting the circle from the square), sewed them end to end in one long strip, then folded and sewed the strip to bind around the center. I left the long ends to use for tying around the tree. (do tree skirts normally have ties on them?)

One tree skirt will be donated to a guild's fund-raiser auction, and the other will be for another guild's gift exchange. They were quick and easy and fun to make, and turned out really nice!

Mickie

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Mickie Swall

Susan, What is the name/address of the store in Bartlett? Karen aka queen of the sky aka unclbennie

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unclbennie

A tree skirt is on my 'one day' list Susan. I haven't decided on a pattern yet. Probably see 'the one" one day and have to make then and there the will find I don't have all the requirements on hand LOL

Dee in oz

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Dee in Oz

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