American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-12)

Set off your tabletop tree with a

colorful mini tree skirt.

designer Sherri K. Falls

photographer Jason Donnelly

FINISHED TREE SKIRT:

18" diameter

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions
are based on 42" of usable fabric
width.

▫ 7—5"-square assorted light prints
(center unit)

▫ 1 ⁄ 8 yard assorted red prints (inner
border)

▫ 3 ⁄ 8 yard total assorted green prints
and aqua prints (outer border)

▫ 5—5"-square assorted red, olive
green, and aqua felted wools
(appliqués)

▫ 1 ⁄ 2 yard red tone-on-tone
(binding, ties)

▫ 3 ⁄ 4 yard backing fabric

▫ 26"-square batting

▫ Machine-appliqué thread: cream

▫ Lightweight fusible web

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

To felt wool, machine-wash it in

a hot-water-wash, cool-rinse cycle

with a small amount of detergent.

Machine-dry on high heat; steam-

press.

The patterns are on Pattern Sheet 1.

Trace the Circle Pattern onto template

plastic or freezer paper. Cut out on

drawn line to make a template.

To use fusible web to prepare

mitten appliqués, complete the

following steps.

1. Lay fusible web, paper side up,
   over Mitten Pattern. Use a pencil to
   trace the pattern four times, leaving

(^1) ⁄ 2 " between tracings. Reverse Mitten
Pattern; trace once on fusible web. Cut
out fusible-web shapes roughly^1 ⁄ 4 "
outside traced lines.

2. Following manufacturer’s
   instructions, press fusible-web shapes
   onto wool fabrics indicated in cutting
   instructions; let cool. Cut out wool
   shapes on drawn lines; peel off paper
   backings.

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