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- From: reid@csri.toronto.edu (Karen Reid)
- Subject: SUMMARY: Christmas Tree Skirts
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.171526.19981@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 22:15:26 GMT
- Lines: 125
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- I received a few responses to my request for sizes of Christmas tree skirts.
- The most common response was, "It depends..." Just what I was afraid of. I
- did get some good suggestions though.
-
- What I finally decided to do was a log cabin star where the diamond in the
- centre of each of the 6 points was cut from 2 inch strips (2.5 for seam
- allowance) and each of the strips in the rest of the log cabin was 1 inch
- (finished size) wide.
- ____________
- /\ /\ \ Each of the 12 diamonds is a
- / \ / \ \ log cabin pieced block. The
- /____\/ \_____\ total width is 48 inches
- /\ \ / /\ vertically and 54 inches
- / \ \__/ / \ horizontally. I will cut one
- / \____/ \____/ \ of the outside diamonds in half
- \ / \__/ \ / so that I can make an opening
- \ / / \ \ / the full diameter of the skirt.
- \/_____/ \_____\/ The opening for the tree is
- \ \ / / described by the little hexagon
- \ \ / / at the centre of the star.
- \_____\/_____/
-
- I have finished 2/3 of the the piecing already and plan to machine quilt it.
- This will be my first attempt at machine quilting so if it is quick and
- successful I may try to make 2 tree skirts to give away.
-
- Karen Reid
- reid@csri.toronto.edu
-
- Thanks for your responses. Here they are:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- From: phillips@lonestar.utsa.edu (Wendy J. Phillips)
-
- It is simply a function of what size room one has for a tree. I have seen
- tree skirts that are 72" in diameter (almost 3 meters!), and I have one for
- a table top tree that is less than one meter in diameter. Most of them that
- I have seen (or made for that matter) were about 60" or so in diameter. I
- made my mom one for her tree & she uses it for a table topper on the dining
- room table at Christmas.
-
- Another thought....
- Why make it round???
- I have a nifty one started that I love, but cant find the time to finish....
- It is a log cabin star, 8 points and the edges are pointed. I'm even thinking
- of putting prarie points on it to use up part of the large box of Christmas
- fabric I have!!
-
- Hope this helps!
-
- Good luck
- --
- Wendy Phillips (otherwise known as "Rowdy")
- phillips@lonestar.utsa.edu
- The Roadrunner would rather be quilting!!!
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- From: Debra Mallette <debram@hpsmtc1.cup.hp.com>
-
- Mine is approx. 63" diameter. The finished hole is 6" diameter.
- The opening is not secured, just lapped, so the 6" works even
- if the tree is a little bigger around.
-
- The pattern I used was Simplicity 6099 (Copyright, 1983) for a
- patchwork tree skirt. Total of 88 6" patches - 5 different fabrics
- each requires 5/8 yds. Backing fabric requires 3 3/8 yards.
- Pre-gathered eyelet edging requires 5 3/8 yds of 3 1/2" wide.
- Polyester batting requires one sheet 72" X 90". 3-ply yarn is
- required for bows.
-
-
- Debra Mallette
- debram@hpsmtc1.cup.hp.com
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- From: Vicki Marie Redcay <vr0i+@andrew.cmu.edu>
-
- The cutest tree skirt I have ever seen (although that's not saying much) was
- one my Mom and I made from a Bucilla kit. We got it on sale, but it probably
- would have been expensive otherwise. If you want, I can ask her if she still
- has the kit number.
- It's pretty big, all applique and embroidery, and the hole in the middle is
- actually an X cut. Unless you are really bored or enthusiastic, you probably
- won't finish it by this Christmas, but I thought I would mention it anyway.
-
- Please let me know if you want more info on this one.
- Vicki
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- From: Cyndi Cuppernell <ccuppern@psych.uiuc.edu>
-
- I quilted a skirt a few years ago. It was all 4" squares (4 1/2"
- with seam allowances) made of various Christmas fabrics. I used
- a fairly simple Christmas print for the backing and another print
- for a ruffle around the outside edge.
-
- What I did for the center hole is make the hole itself just big
- enough to see the level of the water in the stand (we have a real
- tree each year) and add water as needed. Then I extended the hole
- with a slit that was just large enough to get the tree stand
- through. You can play with the stand without a tree in it to see
- how big the slit needs to be. If you are using an artificial tree,
- your hole does not need to be as big, because you can put the
- "trunk" of the tree down through the hole of the skirt and right
- into the stand. I have also seen skirts that have a slit that goes
- from the middle all the way to the edge, but I didn't like that
- idea for myself.
-
- As for diameter of the skirt, what you can do if you usually have
- a real tree is go to a store that sells artificial trees. If they
- are anything like the stores around here, they are already set up.
- Find a tree that is about the same size as you usually get. See
- if you can find out the bottom diameter, either by using a
- measuring tape, estimating, or by asking a store employee. That
- may be information about the tree that is printed on the box. If
- you have an artificial tree of your own, you can get it out and
- find out what the diameter is at the bottom of the tree.
-
- You also need to decide what your personal preference is with
- respect to how big the skirt should be relative to the tree's
- diameter. Do you want the skirt to be about the same diameter,
- somewhat smaller, just big enough to cover the stand, or extend
- beyond the tree's diameter? Once you know all these things, you
- can decide on a diameter.
-
- I wish you luck. We sure enjoy our skirt.
-
-