Friday, 11 November 2011

Tree skirt progress

I've plodded away at the Christmas tree skirt all week and it's now ready for quilting :) Carol's pattern is super easy to follow! Even though I have cheated by using bigger strips of fabric than shown in the pattern I think it is still effective, if slightly less scrappy.
The Countdown to christmas fabric is so fresh and funky, I just love it! Here's a close-up of one of the trees so you can get an idea if you haven't seen the fabric before :)
I used 2 of the red and white prints from Sherbet Pips to add some extra interest in the curved sections of the tree, and to preserve some of the remaining red charms from the Countdown to Christmas range for another project :) Now all that remains is to quilt and bind! Bind!! Yikes, nearly 6 metres of binding and most of it curved....I suggest you put in ear plugs to drown out my cursing ;) Catch you soon x
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7 comments:

  1. Mrs Flying Blind...11 November 2011 at 22:07

    Good luck with the binding!! Great skirt xxx

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  2. Sheila11 November 2011 at 22:18

    It's super, it'll be worth the binding effort.

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  3. Sarah12 November 2011 at 19:17

    Looks great! Is there an opening? Or do you put the trunk through the centre hole when you put it in the stand?

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  4. Catherine13 November 2011 at 15:01

    its looking great

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  5. Sarah13 November 2011 at 20:13

    This is lovely - hope the binding goes well for you!

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  6. Archie The Wonder Dog13 November 2011 at 22:14

    It's looking great - can't wait to see it under your tree!

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  7. John'aLee15 November 2011 at 00:05

    Oh my! That is one great tree skirt! So different from anything I've seen before..

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