Sew a Christmas Tree Skirt with a Ruffle Edge

By Debbie Colgrove, About.com Guide

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Ruffle Strips

Attaching the Ruffle

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Make 4" strips out of your remaining fabric for a ruffle.
Join the strips together at their narrow ends to create on long strip.
Use your serger to make rolled hem along one raw edge. (If you don't have a serger, sew a narrow baby hem by turning under the edge of the fabric a scant 1/4" and turn under again to enclose the raw edge. Then stitch in place.}
Use a ruffler or a long basting stitch along the raw edge of your ruffle strip to gather it. How Ruffles Are Gathered & Formed
Optional; Layer lace trim into the ruffle if desired.
Create even division of the edge of the skirt and even divisions of the ruffle. See Sewing Ruffles and Gathers - How Ruffles Are Gathered & Formed for more information
Use the division marks to align the ruffle to the skirt to evenly distribute the ruffle.
Placing the right sides of the ruffle and skirt together, attach the ruffle to outer edge of the circle.