I know it is only November, but I am already getting excited about the upcoming Christmas season. The last few years, I’ve changed up our decorations to have a different theme each season. This year, I decided to go with a retro mid-century Christmas theme. You may remember that I am a big fan of the TV series Mad Men, and I really wanted to have a party to mark the series finale this spring, but life is way too busy, so I decided to have some Mid-Century fun for Christmas. One of my inspirations was this Christmas tree skirt that I saw advertised on mod cloth last year.
It’s sold out now, and it was also smaller than I wanted, so of course I decided to make my own. If you are feeling inspired, here’s how I did it.
You’ll need:
- White fabric for the background
- Mix of colored fabrics and/or felt for the ornaments
- Heat’n Bond Lite Iron-on Adhesive
- Thin ribbon
- matching thread
Instructions:
- I sewed the skirt with the same 60″ diameter as our grey and white tree skirt
- I then cut out and appliqued the ornaments the way I made appliqued onesies. For the print fabrics, I just did a simple silhouette. For the more solid fabrics, I cut out some shapes, taking inspiration from the Mod Cloth original
- I sewed the ornaments and ribbons in place, and ta-da!
I’m waiting a few more weeks to set up our decorations, and I am so excited to see this pretty skirt under our tree!
Update: Here are some pictures of the skirt under our tree!
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Love this
Thank you! I’m using it again this year!
This is gorgeous! I wish I could sew!
Thank you!! I think I’m going to use it again this year – seems like we could use some brightening up this season! You might be able to make something like this with felt and iron-on adhesive, without sewing.