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Friday, 29 November 2013

... and a Fabric Christmas Tree Ornament

Now that Christmas is less than a month away (eek!), it seemed like a good idea to get cracking on some decorations. After consulting my trusty Pinterest boards, I decided to give making a fabric tree ornament a go, using this great tutorial by Life after Laundry
Materials
  • Fabric (large enough for 8" circle)
  • Ribbon/Twine for hanging
  • Sewing materials
Start by cutting out a 8" circle of fabric, by tracing around a small plate.
Fold this in half (right sides together) then sew along together, making sure to leave a gap at the bottom so that you can turn it back in on itself.
Once you've turned it back around, top stitch along the bottom edge of the semi circle. I realised at this point that I needed some practice sewing curves, but luckily I chose a cream thread so my mistakes didn't show up too much!!

To assemble your tree, fold it over right to left and keep going until you reach the top. This took me a couple of goes to get the folds right so that it left a neat edge at the top, but all it needed was a couple of small adjustments along the way.

For the hanging at the top I used some ribbon (reused from those tags you find in jumpers!!). I tucked in under the back two folds and secured with a bit of bondaweb, but you could also stich into place.
To make sure everything stayed in place I gave it a good press and also added some more bits of bondaweb between the layers for extra security. I used quite thick fabric, so with thinner cotton it may stay in place just by ironing.
I haven't put our Christmas tree up yet (it is still November after all!!), so this is hanging up in my craft room for now... But I think I am going to have a search through my fabric scraps and make some others in different colours to join it! What have you been making to get into the festive spirit?!

 
 
Update 12th December 2013:  This was featured here by Ginger Snap Crafts
 

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23 comments:

  1. Celtic Thistle30 November 2013 at 09:00

    Lovely ornament and so straightforward forward to do!

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    1. Craftysiany1 December 2013 at 14:23

      Thank you :) It's definitely quick enough to make a few at a time!

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  2. liniecat30 November 2013 at 10:21

    I love this idea!
    Im going to have to make afew myself now - such a simple but so effective an idea
    and one, never in a million years would have occurred to me to do!

    Thanks for sharing : )
    lyn

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    1. Craftysiany1 December 2013 at 14:26

      Thanks Lyn! I can't take credit for the idea though, this was inspired by a fab post by Life after Laundry :) Would love to hear how you get on with making yours! x

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  3. Maria1 December 2013 at 14:53

    I'm over from SewManyWays and love your tree ornament. Just today I found a tutorial for napkins made with this method so it will make a lovely set now. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Craftysiany5 December 2013 at 17:21

      Thanks for stopping by Maria! A matching set of napkins sounds fab! x

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    2. Anonymous29 July 2015 at 20:07

      Hi wondering where you found the napin pattern to match the little tree ornaments? Thanks, sharonlmill@yahoo.com

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  4. Sum of their Stories1 December 2013 at 16:25

    I saw this fold a while ago in paper and never once thought to use fabric and make something as lovely as this. What a great idea!

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    1. Craftysiany5 December 2013 at 17:22

      Thanks Julia! I'm now thinking a mix of fabric & paper versions would look good together! x

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  5. Turid1 December 2013 at 19:16

    Fun! Thank you.

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  6. Ginx Craft2 December 2013 at 16:31

    What a lovely idea. It looks so simple, but really effective. I'm going to have a go at some of these.

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    1. Craftysiany5 December 2013 at 17:24

      Thanks, it really was simple & quick to do! Would love to hear how you get on :) x

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  7. Tracey2 December 2013 at 20:48

    What a great use of fabric and you make it look so simple :)

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    1. Craftysiany5 December 2013 at 17:25

      Thanks Tracey! It's pretty simple - except for sewing curves, which I defo need to practice ;) x

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  8. itsamistry2 December 2013 at 22:39

    That's a great idea and one where you can use up the scraps of fabric one keeps. They would look great in different sizes to. Thanks for sharing your process.

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    1. Craftysiany5 December 2013 at 17:26

      Thanks! Great idea to do them in different sizes as well x

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  9. Melanie G3 December 2013 at 22:17

    This is a great idea! I have tons of fabric scraps I could use. Thanks for sharing!
    Violet's Buds
    http://violetsbuds.blogspot.com/

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    1. Craftysiany5 December 2013 at 17:27

      Thanks Melanie! It's always good to find projects to use up all those fabric scraps! x

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  10. Ginger@gingersnapcrafts.com13 December 2013 at 02:24

    Featuring YOU today over on my blog. Thanks so much for linking up to {wow me} wednesday. :)

    Ginger @ GingerSnapCrafts.com

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    1. Craftysiany15 December 2013 at 21:49

      Thank you so much for including our post in your great round up of ornaments! Hope you have a great Xmas :) x

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  11. Ellen at FeltLikeLearning.com17 December 2014 at 16:25

    This is such a cute idea for using up some fabric scraps! Thanks for the tutorial!

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