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By: J. Barrett
Title: Stuffed quilted xmas tree
Categories: Sewing
Yield: 1 servings
From: KIM WALDHEIM Refer#: 2073
STUFFED QUILTED XMAS TREE:
Materials: Fabrics:
1 yard Green med wt.
1/2 yard Complementing or Contrasting fabric
1/2 yard Thin layer of batting
Thread (complementing or contrasting)
Styrofoam cone, Pins, glue
Directions:
Lay green fabric, wrong side down, and place the "pointy" end of
the cone in one corner, wrapping the cone by rolling it until
the fabric just overlaps. Pin overlap and cut the wrapped cone
free.
Lay the 2nd color fabric face up and place the batting and then
the green fabric on it face down. Cut a 3 1/4 inch cirle, a 4
1/4, a 5 1/4, etc... How many you need depend on the height of
your cone and how "fluffy" you want your tree. With a 12" cone,
try making 4 layers first. An 18" cone will probably require
7. But you can make another 1 or 2 after "trying 'em on" later.
Cut the circles in quarters, pie-wise (obviously! <g>) Now, take
the batting from the smaller circle's quarters and put 'em
between the larger ones, making whole new batting quarters to fit
in the tiniest quarters. Sew the quarters almost shut, turn,
finish by hand and quilt a simple wave, curlicue, "M" or border
pattern onto each with either matching or contrasting thread
(metallic would also be nice, and so would a corded white
border-- I just thought of that. Mine are plain green borders
on red and green plaid with a forest green terry backing.)
Starting at the bottom, pin the quarters onto the tree. The
bottom ones won't necessarily fit all the way around, so let them
"fall" or droop onto the table surface and stagger the next layer
above it, continuing on pinning and rearranging until you have
the desired pattern. You can either have the green side showing
or mix and match with the 2nd color, or whatever you want! The
top layer won't be pinnable (sp?), so get out the trusty needle
and thread and sew the top one into a "cap"! You may find it's
easier if you only use 3 of the quarters...
When all done, you can glue the quarters into place, or just
leave the pins in for easy washing. <g> And, leave it to me,
mine are pinned and have had to be washed once already, but the
cats haven't been able to take the pins out... <g>