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Drop Cloth Ruffle Christmas Tree Skirt – How To Make a Ruffle Tree Skirt.

Drop Cloth Ruffle Christmas Tree Skirt DIY

 

O Christmas tree (skirt), o Christmas tree(skirt)
How lovely are thy ruffles
O Christmas tree (skirt), o Christmas tree (skirt)
How lovely are thy ruffles
 
Your canvas so natural in summertime
Stay bravely natural in wintertime
O tannenbaum, o Christmas tree (skirt)

How lovely are thy ruffles
 
 
Drop Cloth Ruffle Christmas Tree Skirt - How To Mae
 
Last year I made a drop cloth ruffle Christmas tree skirt. I didn’t follow a pattern. I didn’t follow a tutorial (per say). I just picked up a few tips here and there from other Christmas tree skirts.
 
 
I knew I wanted to use drop cloth. Because drop cloth is frugal.
 
 
I mean, where else can you find 4′ x 15′ piece of fabric for a less than $1 a yard?
 
 
I also knew I wanted a ruffle. A single ruffle. Not ruffles, plural.
 
 
And when I Google’d it (like I Google so many other things) all I found were Christmas tree skirt ideas with ruffles. Plural.
 
 
That’s when I knew for my single ruffle Christmas tree skirt, I was on my own(ish). So I winged it.
 
 
Or is it wung it?
 
 
Or wunged it?
 
 
Either way, I was flying solo(ish)
 
 
All I knew is I wanted it to be simple. And inexpensive. And (relatively) easy to make.
 
 
And, if you ignore all the cumbersome ironing, it did turn out to be (relatively) easy.
 
 
I had no idea how it would turn out as I unfolded and unfolded and unfolded a 4′ x 15′ drop cloth …
 
How To Make a Drop Cloth Ruffle Christmas Tree Skirt

 

How To Make A Drop Cloth Ruffle Christmas Tree Skirt

Materials*

4′ x 15′ Drop Cloth

5/8″ Jute Ribbon

Pins & Thread

Pencil & String

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I had no idea of how it would turn out as I folded that unfolded 4′ x 15′ drop cloth in half. And then folded it again … folding the top over 20 inches.

I had no idea how it would turn out as I tied a length of string to a pencil and then measured out 18″ along the drop cloth. I had no idea as I drew a semi circle by holding the length of string at the corner of the fabric and moved the pencil from 18″ to draw that perfect semi circle.

I had no idea how it would turn out when I cut out that semi circle shape.

I had no idea how it would turn out as I used that length of string and pencil to draw and cut out a small semi circle at the top (2″ length).

I had no idea how it would turn out as I cut that semi circle from end to center. And then ironed it.

I had no idea how it would turn out when I folded down and pinned and sewed a seam along that inner circle.

I had no idea how it would turn out when I cut two 11″ strips from the remaining 13′ of drop cloth canvas fabric. And then ironed and ironed and ironed those two 11″ x 13′ strips of drop cloth canvas.

 

And I had no idea how it would turn out when I baste stitched 1/2″ along the two lengths of those 13′ strips.

I had not idea how it would turn out when I pulled on those baste stitch strings to create ruffles along those two 13′ strips of fabric.

I  had no idea how it would turn out when I took those two lengths of 13′ now ruffled strips and spaced them out (and adjusted the ruffles) to fit on the outside edges of the circle base.

 

I had no idea how it would turn out when I pinned and stitched those two 13′ now-ruffled strips together to make one.

I had no idea how it would turn out when I pinned (right sides together) the ruffle to the circle base …

… and then cut off the excess before stitching the ruffle to the base circle.

I had now idea how it would turn out when I folded and pinned the seams where the skirt would come together. And cut lengths of 5/8″ jute ribbon which I pinned along the seam and sewed on to serve as ties …

like so …

 

and so …

I had no idea how it would turn out as I gave it one final pressing ….

How To Make a Drop Cloth Ruffle Christmas Tree Skirt

before laying it out under the tree.

And you know what?

 

I don’t like how it turned out.

 

I love it!

 

So much so, that I made a third drop cloth ruffle Christmas tree skirt for my third tree in the dining room. 🙂

 

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  3. I found this post after linking from you pre-lit tree light horror story. I had a similar drama a few years ago but took the easy route and trashed the tree! I’m so glad you posted this tutorial. It’s going to save me a lot of time calculating and measuring for my new drop cloth tree skirt. Which thanks to you not knowing how it would turn out but not giving up on your idea anyway, means mine will turn out perfect!
    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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    • So happy to help! And, trust me, I was ready to trash the tree. Even wandered through Michael’s and Target eyeing some new trees. But I couldn’t pull the trigger on the price (I’ve got one in college and one entering college in the fall so I’m counting my pennies these days!). Happy holidays to you too! 🙂

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