The Quilted Christmas Tree Skirt Pattern

Make your Christmas tree shine with a beautiful quilted skirt that's easy to sew and full of holiday charm.

Who's in for some Christmas sewing? This is a quilted tree skirt I made a few years ago - it looks fancy, but it's actually a quick, two-day project that even beginners can handle! See where I got the pattern and how it went! (And scroll down to see where I failed.)

-- Update: If you're looking for a free Christmas tree skirt pattern, I now have one for you on the blog! It's a reversible, quilted hexagon design - beginner-friendly, no binding needed, and perfect for weekend sewing.

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Quilted Christmas Tree Skirt Class

I took a sewing class. Yes. And it has instantly made it to my favorites - the best sewing classes online.

I don't often follow other people's tutorials (time, right?), but when Craftsy offered me a class by one of my favorite sewing bloggers, Caroline Fairbanks-Critchfield, I said yes. And wow - this octagonal quilted tree skirt class quickly became one of my favorites.

The class comes with a full pattern, and the project was pure joy - quick, beginner-friendly, and looks way more advanced than it is. I finished mine in just two days!

Scroll down for the class link and take a peek at how my own tree skirt came together. I'll be proudly showing this one off all season long! This is how it started:

Piecing the stripes together and cutting the blade forms. (Easy. No tedious measuring. I just used the template that's provided in the course materials.)

This is how sewing the layers together looked like. And topstitching. This Craftsy class has made things really easy for me. It's been one of those rare patchwork projects where I did not need to use my seam ripper. Not even ONCE.

The best part of sewing my quilted tree skirt 

My favorite part? The detailed sewing tips - always the best way to learn!

The class is marked as intermediate, and I was a little nervous at first… as Caroline has years (decades!) of quilting experience. I found it hard to believe I could follow her pace and the professional way she does quilting. My mistake! She shows every little thing to make the project easy and quick. I could hardly believe how easy Caroline makes it to follow. Beginner sewing tips included!

Caroline really takes you by the hand through every single step - from preventing fabric shifting to fixing a trimming mistake. Even the little details like closing the opening or adding tassels are covered.

What fabric to use for this quilted tree skirt pattern

If you use easy strip piecing with 2 ½ inch (6.3 cm) wide stripes, you'll have your own tree skirt completed really quickly. The easiest way? Get a jelly-roll pack on Etsy - or in oyur local quilt shop. So many beautiful choices!

My jelly roll never arrived (long story!), so I just used what I had in my stash. It turned into a fun mix-and-match project - not bad for a backup plan, right?

Checking out the colors at daylight in our backyard... they will be perfect to use with some of our diy felt ornaments on the christmas tree.

What I loved about this quilt is the perfect mix of techniques: first, strip piecing (love it!) then foundation piecing to the batting layer (love quilting as you go!), and then just plain simple back layer to add - no binding either, which makes it super quick.

Folded, waiting for the Christmas season to begin... Can't wait!

Oh, and one more thing! You'll surely be left with enough scraps to complete another scrapbusting project, like this framing of patchwork pieces (how-to HERE) Make a framed wall art piece out of them, and you'll have an additional Christmas gift made in no time!

The One Thing I Messed Up

You know how I always remind you to stick to the exact seam allowance in my tutorials? Well… I didn't. I used a bit more than the recommended ¼", and guess what - my tree skirt doesn't make a full circle!

See that tiny gap between the first and last blade? Yep, that's my oops. Luckily, it fits perfectly around our tree stand, so I'm calling it a happy accident!

Caroline has put together a great class. It's a full-fledged course with everything one needs to know to make the project, even if new to quilting. It covers everything I can imagine I'd ever need to know when sewing my new tree skirt. (Even a coloring page to plan it all out!) Not that I'd expect anything less than great content, but honestly, I thought it would be far more complicated. It was not.

I loved how clearly structured and easy to follow the lessons were - everything broken down into simple, manageable steps.

Caroline explained every bit of the process, added tips on how to avoid any issues like uneven seams, or what to do if you snip off too much of the seam allowance. Any next course I take, a mini or maxi one, will have it tough to live up to my expectations 🙂

Link to the quilted tree skirt sewing Course

Interested in this Craftsy class? Feel free to check it out here:

More Quilting Projects

Looking for more quilting ideas? My new free quilted tree skirt pattern is here:

And check out these free tutorials:

If you want more Christmas sewing projects, check out these ideas:

• Santa Bag! - The Prettiest Santa Sack Tutorial
• 15+ Cutest Diy Christmas Gifts For Kids
• 40+ Free Christmas Tree Skirts To Sew
• 37 Super Cute Diy holiday decorations

Happy sewing! Damjana