Pink Chalk fabrics is running a holiday tutorial contest: Handmade with love and this tutorial has been selected to be in the contest! Check out the other entries and cast your vote from now to Wednesday, December 21.
Materials
- 36 x 2 inch squares
- fabric scraps for the bottom of the softie
- polyfill
- a stone or weight
- some ribbon
- fusible interfacing
The fusible interfacing will make the square quite stiff which is ideal for this softie.
Use a pair of compasses to draw your pattern on a piece of paper measuring around 11 in x 11 in wide. Place one leg on the corner of the paper and the other leg on the edge of the paper and draw a curve from corner to corner. Cut along the line drawn and pin pattern on the patchwork piece (see picture below).
Your patchwork piece will look like below. You can use the leftover patchwork to make a mini tree by following the method explained below and adjusting the size of the circle to match the leftover patchwork.
Fold the piece in half right side facing together making sure corners match, pin and stitch along the straight line.
Turn inside out.
Detail of tree showing the stiffness of the piece.
Place the tree on a piece of paper and make two marks on opposite sides. Then add 1/4 inch to each side.
Placing the leg of the compass half way between both marks, draw a circle. This is your pattern.
Use the pattern to cut the fabric and fusible interfacing for the softies bottom. You can use felt without the interfacing instead of fabric if you wish.
Iron interfacing to the fabric and pin the circle.
Filling the tree softie
Turn the tree inside out.
Pin the bottom circle piece to the tree.
Stitch leaving a 2 inch opening.
Turn inside out using the 2 inch opening.
Fill tree softie with polyfill.
Insert the weight.
Sew the 2 inch opening.
Stitch any embellishments such as bows, stitch little beads, add a felt star to the top.
See my other Christmas tree softie tutorial.
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This is just too cool! Your tutorial is easily understood and the result is super! Thanks for posting.
xoxo
Joy
Absolutely adorable, thanks for sharing!
This is too cute for words! Love, love, love it.
I’ll have to make some of these!!Thanks for the tutorial. I love them!!You did a great job!!
Those look great! Thanks for a very detailed and understandable tutorial.
Your trees are adorable! Thanks for sharing!
I love this… gorgeous idea! Hope you don’t mind that I have used a photo (with all links and credit of course) on my blog today. Let me know if you have any objections..
I love it, just came over from Pink Chalk to check it out and have been back to vote for you! This is on my list for next year – I might start making in January so it’s not quite so hectic as this year! thanks for sharing
Hi Mary, show us what your trees look like when you make them.
Beautiful project! I love how easy you made it look. I just voted for yours as one of my favorites on Kathy’s website.