burlap tree skirt

 

All right friends,

I am super excited about this project,

because I am in love with how it turned out!

 

I needed a new tree skirt,

and I really wanted to go with the natural theme.

burlap, pinecones, rustic, greenery...

 

my last trip to Joann's

burlap was on sale for $2.49/yard

so I scored like um... 6 yards.

 

so without furthur ado,

let's make a tree skirt, shall we?

 

first, what you'll need

1.  burlap or any other fabric you want to use {at least 1 yard for your bottom layer and 1/2 yard for your top layer}

2.  red ticking or your own fabric choice to make into ruffles

3.  a sewing machine and thread

4.  scissors and straight pins

 

cut your first circle of burlap

I am totally lazy and just folded my fabric in half and eye-balled a circle

{keep in mind, I had no real plan in making this, but knew I needed some circles}

I just love this red burlap

and used this as my top layer.

I laid out the red burlap folded in half on top of my first circle

and again eye-balled it and cut another circle.

 



definitely not perfect

but that's ok

trust me! m'kay?

 

originally in my mind, I thought I would be done here, I even laid it under the tree,

and yikes, that looks terrible.

I needed to add some fun.

and what better way to do that than some lovely ruffles.

I had some red and white ticking that I decided to use for my ruffles.

 

I cut 4  2-inch strips for my bottom layer

and 3 for the top

run a baste stitch along one edge

and make your ruffles

love me some pretty ruffles.

I wanted frayed, natural edges so I didn't even hem mine

 



I cut a slit and a hole in the middle so that skirt could wrap around the tree.

I then sewed along the slit and hole to attach the 2 layers

then, go ahead and start pinning and sewing your ruffles in place.

this is where I was able to fix my less than perfect circles.



throw that baby under your tree...

pat yourself on the back...

cost

burlap // 2.99 a yard on sale x 1 1/2 yards

ticking // 12.99 yard x 1/2 yard

thread 2.99