Welcome to SewVeryEasy, my name is Laura.
Today I'd like to share with you a pattern
from Studio E. This pattern is for a tree skirt,
but I think it would look great also as a table topper,
especially if you have a nice big round table.
I'm going to make this in the fabric they recommend.
It is called 𝑱𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒖𝒙 𝑵𝒐𝒆𝒍
and it is a beautiful line of fabric.
It's very rich and elegant.
You can print out this pattern and I'll put a link in
the description for you. When you do print it out
you're going to have to enlarge some templates.
You do have two corner templates and
a large fan template.
The pattern consists of three fans that are going
to be sewn together. You're going to need ten that
are cut out of a solid fabric, and then you're going
to have five each of this pattern. These are very easy
to put together.
I've already got the blade pattern all cut out.
I would recommend that you draw a line right down
the center of the fan blade. You can mark that line
by just folding it in half and then draw that line.
With that line it's going to be very easy
to place them on the fabric to cut them out.
That line down the center is going to be
the straight grain of the fabric,
because you do not want to cut them on any kind
of an angle, because then the straight of the grain
is not going to be down the center and it will stretch
and get distorted. To find the straight of the grain,
have your fabric folded in half
and with your ruler make sure that you have a
straight line that's marked on the ruler.
That way you're going to be able to use all
these measurements as you go down.
Slip your pattern underneath the ruler.
Keep the straight edge straight on the ruler
and then with that drawn line you are able to
place this pattern anywhere that you need it,
following a straight line on the ruler.
Once the lines are lined up at the bottom and the top
you're able to pin the pattern piece in
and you can either rotary cut along the edge
or just cut them out with scissors.
If it makes you feel more comfortable you can print out
five of these and then place them on top of the fabric.
By cutting it in a double layer,
you will have your ten blades.
If you're going to rotary cut them,
just place the edge along the template edge,
making sure you're not going to cut into the paper,
and just cut down. Do that for all sides.
Now you can remove the pattern and take it off
to use the paper again.
For the next blade, again, line the straight edge
of the ruler on the fold and find the placement
where it is going to fit the best.
You're going to be able to keep the line that you
drew again straight on the ruler.
Pin and cut them out.
Your fabric's going to look like this when you're done,
with all of these jagged edges, but they all
were on the straight of grain.
One thing I like to do when I am in a situation like this
I don't want to waste all of this fabric,
so before I move it, I take time to cut out
squares that will fit. Some of them might be 5",
some of them might be 4", but I'll take time
and I'll cut out squares and I'll put these in a little
box and I'll have them ready for another project.
It's sure a lot easier to do when the fabric is already out.
Now I have my ten blades ready to go.
You will now need to make a total of ten blades
to go with the ten solid blades that are not pieced.
The centers of the blades are going to be the same.
The center of each blade is 6" by 8". You're going to
need a total of ten; five for each blade. At the bottom
of the blades the fabric is different. This one has
writing on it and so does this, so I've made sure that
I've kept the writing in the same direction.
These pieces are 5" by 7". You will need five of each.
The top of the fan is going to have a point
and it's going to start with just squares. These squares
are 5⅛". You're going to need five for each.
Then the templates come in.
The templates are for cutting your fabric
so that the fabric will fit on the side of this triangle.
Then the units will be sewn together.
To use these templates I would recommend that you
take them and you "fussy-cut" them.
When you fussy-cut them you're going to be able
to choose where the design is going to be
or you're going to be able to make sure that the writing
is going to stay in the right order.
You're going to need five of each for each blade,
so you're going to need five lefts and rights,
five lefts and rights.
Now we need to sew these units together.
The first step would be to sew these template pieces
onto the side of the square.
You will need to take this and put it along this side
because you're going to sew ¼" along here.
However, you need a ¼" to hang out at this little point.
To do that, you can take a ruler that has a ¼" line.
Place the square so that the side lines up against
the ¼" line on the ruler,
then make sure that the point here comes to that edge,
and that's going to give you that ¼" hangover
that you need. Pin it and stitch down.
Now place the square along that ¼" mark again.
The point again is going to come out ¼". This needs
to come in this ddirection because you will need to
sew right over top of it.
So I have that point ¼" out from that square underneath.
Bring it to the machine and sew your ¼" seam.
When that seam has been sewn and you open it up
you will have a quarter inch right here in that point.
So make sure you use your long sides,
sew on one side then the other, making sure
the little tips are ¼" out. Press them so that
the square stays flat in the back.
When they're pressed, cut off the little dog ear.
So we have five each.
Next, take the 6" by 8" rectangles and sew them
onto the ten units that you just finished, right like that.
You'll be able to get a nice point if you sew with
that pieced unit on the top when you sew the
two together because you're going to be able to see
your stitching line there, and you'll be able to stitch
exactly the quarter inch.
Press all the seams going towards the end.
Now we need to sew the two ends
onto the rest of the blades.
The sizes are different so you will need to find
the center of each.
Just take and fold in half and just give a finger press.
You'll be able to flip them up, match these seams
that you just pressed with your finger,
and sew ¼".
If you are using the fabric with writing on it,
make sure you have your writing facing
in the right direction.
Press the seam, again going towards the bottom.
Now we need to cut this up to match the blades.
You're going to take the template and place it on top,
making sure that the edges in the top match that square.
Cut down and discard these pieces.
The blades are cut out. We have five of one color
variation, ten of the one solid piece of fabric,
and five of the second variation.
You're going to sew them in units of two:
One of the solid pieces and one of the blocks.
Now you have five units of each pattern.
You're going to sew those together.
As you keep sewing the blades together it's going to get
bigger and bigger. You need to sew the entire
unit together leaving one edge open. That edge
is important because you won't be able to get this
around the tree unless you have one edge open.
All the blades are sewn together
except the one opening.
Now if you're going to want to change this into a
tablecloth, you will need to sew that last blade together
so you have a complete circle,
and then for the middle you need to make a circle
to appliqué in here.
I've just taken a dinner plate that I have found to fit
and I've made the circle.
In the middle of the circle I've cut out a nice big chunk
so that I have a center open.
Having that center open gives me the opportunity to
put something right in the middle if I wanted to.
Once I've decided what the center piece is going to be,
I'm able to cut along the outside.
By appliquéing that nice big circle in the center
it finishes the table topper off.
To quilt this you'd quilt it the usual way. You would
put your three layers together and quilt it.
If you're going to quilt it as a tree skirt it is still
the same way: You put the three layers together
and quilt it. Then you will be able to trim the batting
off all the way around the edges and around the center,
putting your binding on and finishing your binding.
If you'd like matching stockings for the fireplace
to go with your tree skirt, they have a panel
with the stockings already designed for you.
Be sure to take advantage of the free pattern
from Studio E, regardless if you're going to make
a tablecloth or a tree skirt.
Thank you for joining me today on SewVeryEasy.
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Let's see what we're sewing next time
in the sewing room. Bye for now!
