Good evening! Here is an easy Do-It-Yourself Star Wars Christmas Tree Skirt. If you don't like Star Wars, please continue to read because the best thing about creation is you get to choose what you would like your tree skirt to be. The reason I did Star Wars is because I have an overzealous niece who has been wanting a Christmas tree in her room. As you know, Star Wars clothes, toys, blankets, etc. are in stock now, but you will pay triple or double the price. I decided to go to JoAnn's Fabric store and buy material and make it.
This is what you will need in order to start your DIY Christmas tree skirt:
- Sewing machine :)
- 1 yard of fabric for the front. (See the black Star Wars fabric below) My niece's Christmas tree is 4ft; however, if you are making a tree skirt for a tree that is over 6ft., you will want 1.5 yards of fabric for the top.
- 1 yard of fabric for the bottom (see yellow solid color below). You can choose any fabric you want in reality. Have fun with this project!
- Thread to match.
- Iron and ironing board. You can try to use a steamer, but may not work well.
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| It all begins now. Take a deep breath. |
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I'm actually mad at myself for not taking a picture of what I did to cut the fabric to make it look like this. What I did was fold the Star Wars fabric in half. I then folded that half into another half. This part is tricky. You can either start to cut a half circle out of the tip of the fabric that has the fold. At this point, I put a cup, drew a line around the cup and cut. I did the exact same thing with the solid yellow fabric.
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| Not so pretty, but it got the job done. Almost done with the hardest part of the project. |
Once you have cut the fabric, it will look like this below. You can then cut a bigger hole if you want or you can just keep going. Onto the next step!
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| You can cut the hole bigger if you want. |
After you lay the fabric out, grab the Star Wars fabric and turn the right side to face the yellow fabric just like below. Pin the middle so when you cut the slit, it's not off in the middle. Trust me on this. You can use fabric scissors if you don't have any Fishkars.
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| Before cutting..... |
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| After.....so pretty :) |
Head to the sewing machine and sew around the full skirt. Remember to make sure your Star Wars fabric is faced down. You will want to leave a 3-inch hole so you have room to pull the inside to the outside.
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| la la la la...By this time, i'm usually singing... |
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| Still singing...it's a good thing I have a SingerONE machine |
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| The BIG 3-inch hole! |
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| Star pulling the inside out....see the right side of the Star Wars fabric? It's beautiful! |
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| After pulling the right side fabric out, it will look just as lovely or lovelier than this. You're almost done! |
At this point, you will want to iron the skirt to flatten it so it's easier to sew the outside of the skirt. You're almost done. Keep going. Put on 'Don't Stop Believin' by Journey...it will get you going and dancing.
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| Back to singing again....and hoping I don't burn myself. |
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| Make sure to iron out any wrinkles if there is any. |
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| See the BIG 3-ich hole. Fold the fabric in to create a crease so it's easier to sew. |
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After the crease has been made. Go over it again a couple more times...and i'm still singing...
YOU ARE ALMOST DONE! Seriously, you are running to home base now...Just take a breather (or eat ice cream) and you'll be so glad you ironed the skirt. It's SO much easier and your sewing time will decrease because you're not having to adjust or undo a mistake you made! (Trust me, I have been there and done that).
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| Be careful when you are sewing around the inner circle area...go slow if you need to. You will thank yourself when it's done. |
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| TA-DA! Look how beautiful it is! You did it! #timeforicecreamagain |
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ONE more look at the beautiful work I've done...then off to eating ice cream and watching Hulu. #noshame
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You just saved yourself at least $20 making a beautiful tree skirt instead of buying it from a retailer. I bought 1 yard of Star Wars fabric with a 60% coupon (off of regular priced fabric) for $4.99. 1 yard solid fabric cost a grant total of $3.99 (fabric was priced at 40% off). For almost $10 and a little bit of time, I was able to create something so simple and inexpensive, BUT it's the way I want it.
Please leave comments or questions below. I look forward to hearing from all you darers.
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