Monday, December 21, 2015

Hexagonal Christmas Tree Skirt and Dala Horse Pillow Covers


The Christmas tree skirt is finished!  It has been living under the tree for a week now and I love it.


I have a real thing about decorating with red and white for Christmas and the tree skirt reflects that.


I used this Diamond Quilt tutorial I wrote a few years ago and just cut a hole in the middle and a slash up the side to turn it into a tree skirt.  I was worried it would be too big, but actually it looks a bit small under the tree.  If you have a large tree and want to make this up I would recommend adding an extra round of diamonds.


I also made a few pillow covers for my mom.  We come from Scandinavian stock and love dala horses so these fabrics were perfect.  I had been holding on to these fabrics for a few years waiting for the perfect pattern, but this year I decided to just use them.  No piecing, no quilting, just letting the fabric shine.


A little pop of piping along the edges makes them look a bit more polished.  I used this tutorial for the piping.

All of the must do Christmas sewing is done.  Well, I want to make the kido's some D-ring belts like this, but that should go fairly quickly.  It will take more time to change out the thread than to sew them.  And I think all the shopping is done.  Now all we have to do is wrap a few things and enjoy the Christmas lights.

I hope you all have a great Christmas holiday!

3 comments:

  1. These are all so lovely! My mom just informed me her tree "quilt" would have to be swapped out. I think this is so elegant it will do the trick! God Jul!

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