all skirted

and here she is in all her skirted glory...

and a close up of the skirt

it was looking a little boring till i decided to add the strips over the seam lines.  i may add some red to the edge of the skirt, but for now i am enjoying seeing it under my tree!

before...

after...

i heavily starched the dot fabric prior to cutting some 3/4" strips (on the straight-grain) and running them through my 9mm clover bias maker.  my karisma glue pen was the perfect way to hold them in place while i stitched the top of the tree skirt to the back of the tree skirt, then i used a long zig-zag stitch down the centre of each strip to hold them in place permanently (this also quilted the top and back of the tree skirt together)

anyone interested in a tutorial showing how i made this cute tree skirt??

Fabric info...
the dot fabric has been in my stash for a while and it doesn't have any info on the selvedge so i am not sure what range it is from.  the Christmas tree print is a Riley Blake print "Christmas Candy" by Doodlebug design.  the diamond print is "flurry" by Kate Spain for Moda.  both of the green prints were picked up cheaply at a post-Christmas sale earlier this year.

tutorial is here...
http://sundays-quilts.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/christmas-tree-skirt-tutorial-part-1.html
http://sundays-quilts.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/christmas-tree-skirt-tutorial-part-2.html
http://sundays-quilts.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/christmas-tree-skirt-tutorial-part-3.html