by ddoersch 15 Nov 2008

I am in a little sewing group that meets once a week. One of our ladies brought these in as a project for us all to make. It is a half circle of two sided fabric. When folded it becomes a Christmas tree. Used as a napkin for Christmas.. I am thinking of a way to embroider on them...

14146

by stidiford58 15 Dec 2010

Thankyou! What a novel idea. Its on page 4 of Embroidery Library projects - Christmas

1063
by twee 15 Dec 2010

I helped my 4th graders make paper trees like this, and we used them as Christmas Cards. Instead of rick rack, we cut scallop designs. I forgot to take my decorative scissors or we would have trimmed the edges with them. They turned out so cute.

10494
by twee 15 Dec 2010

I helped my 4th graders make paper trees like this, and we used them as Christmas Cards. Instead of rick rack, we cut scallop designs. I forgot to take my decorative scissors or we would have trimmed the edges with them. They turned out so cute.

10494
by radmom 14 Dec 2010

Embroidery Library has something about these in their project area. I've been meaning to make some. They are so nice!

4440
by juanitadenney 14 Dec 2010

I love this it is so cute. Who would have thought a half circle could make a Christmas tree. Flowers for you and everyone. Thanks for sharing with us.

26316
by elizabethak 13 Dec 2010

Clever idea but have not seen any double side fabric. Will add this idea to my list of "Things to make"

6339
by elizabethak 13 Dec 2010

Clever idea but have not seen any double side fabric. Will add this idea to my list of "Things to make"

6339
by twee 12 Dec 2010

What size is the circle?

10494
by twee 12 Dec 2010

Thanks for posting. I was at a party tonight, and my friend was trying to explain these napkins to me. Now I see what she meant. Beautiful

10494
by ramona 11 Dec 2010

Way to cute! Thanks for sharing

23222
by rusimmons 11 Dec 2010

I thought you had used you stitches from your machine to make the one side. Sure is pretty. Wish we had some place to buy pretty material like that. I know buy it over the internet. But I like to feel my material first. :)

518
by minnie71 11 Dec 2010

they are beautiful there is patterns for embroidery on the tree on emblibrary.com

129
by noah 11 Dec 2010

Lovely just lovely!!!!

360333
by beverlyann 11 Dec 2010

Hello I like them, would you mind emailing the pattern to me.

Thank You
LEA

9
by gayle950 02 Dec 2009

What a great idea. well done

14513
by dollygk 02 Dec 2009

A very cleaver idea!! You must show us the finished embroidered project!!

45048
by bevintex 02 Dec 2009

http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/elpr...;CS_Category=Christmas&CS_Catalog=Elprojects

1 comment
bevintex by bevintex 02 Dec 2009

go to projects at emblibrary, click on christmas page 2 and you will see step by step directions for the trees.

67271
by castelyn 02 Dec 2009

Looks great, *4u

132773
by dilceia 02 Dec 2009

Beautiful work!

46919
by blasi328 02 Dec 2009

Can we get the size and some instruction on folding this please. thank you..
MB

506
by mardavis 01 Dec 2009

This is so cute. I would love to make some for gifts and myself. Would you be so kind as to email me the pattern. thank you. med72@verizon.net
I tried the other side but couldn't get it to work.

16
by mardavis 01 Dec 2009

This is so cute. I would love to make some for gifts and myself. Would you be so kind as to email me the pattern. thank you. med72@verizon.net
I tried the other side but couldn't get it to work.

2 comments
shirlener88 by shirlener88 02 Dec 2009

ddoersch said on 16 Nov 2008:
Get a compass and make a circle 18" across, Cut the paper in half and you have the pattern. Cut two different color fabrics from the pattern and sew them together right sides together, leave 3-4" unsewed to turn. Put the rickrack around the rounded edge...A link to another site that has a similiar project is below...

juanitadenney by juanitadenney 14 Dec 2010

Thank you Shirlene for giving us the pattern.

16
by stitchit 30 Dec 2008

Thank you for showing your Christmas napkin and also for the directions. I'll be making some of these for next Christmas.

343
by roslyn 30 Dec 2008

Nice idea . I'm sure you can come up with something Maybe something small ?

17161
by mariahail 30 Dec 2008

real nice idea, I will do some too< thanks for sharing*****

60484
by jayemcee46 29 Dec 2008

great design - will be doing some of these for nxt years presents - a great way to use up left over material. Jo

4957
by rmj8939 29 Dec 2008

as everyone else has said. These are very nice. I would love to try them for next year. Thanks for the information you shared with us all.

48168
by felix95 29 Dec 2008

belissimo!!!!!!!!!!!

333
by katydid 28 Dec 2008

How cute is this!!!! How big is the circle? I see you used Rick-rack on the curved edge.

1 comment
mops by mops 29 Dec 2008

That question is answered further down the page.

85867
by grandmamek 28 Dec 2008

what a fun idea!!

33871
by adelmarie 28 Dec 2008

They look great! I love these ones.

34304
by lbrow 25 Dec 2008

Really nice dd

145789
by mad14kt 24 Dec 2008

WOW ;) *2U

63108
by castelyn 24 Dec 2008

Well done this looks lovely

132773
by migs 24 Dec 2008

wow, what a great idea for a napkin.

15289
by lillian27 18 Nov 2008

If anyone needs to know where to buy it, I got it from this website for only $5, plus a couple dollars to ship! It is so fun & a great gift!
They don't have a picture, but it is the same pattern...
http://www.thequiltingcupboard.co...

2 comments
bevintex by bevintex 02 Dec 2009

dont buy it. Its free at emblibrary, under projects click on christmas page 2. free step by step directions with pitures.

akhelen by akhelen 02 Dec 2009

cannot find these instructions
email - helen4christ@acsalaska.net

9
by ddoersch 17 Nov 2008

Thanks for all your kind comments.. We have 8 members in our little sewing group. We are all going to make 8 and trade with one another, so we will all go home with 8 different napkins...

1 comment
shirlener88 by shirlener88 24 Dec 2008

Great idea.

14146
by frenchbears 16 Nov 2008

This is so nice. Would you mind emailing the pattern to me? I was at a quilting retreat this weekend and one of the lady's showed a set of these. I tried to catch up to her to get a pattern but missed her.

4 comments
ddoersch by ddoersch 16 Nov 2008

Get a compass and make a circle 18" across, Cut the paper in half and you have the pattern. Cut two different color fabrics from the pattern and sew them together right sides together, leave 3-4" unsewed to turn. Put the rickrack around the rounded edge...A link to another site that has a similiar project is below...

clawton by clawton 17 Nov 2008

Thank you so much for including this.

cadillac by cadillac 30 Sep 2009

how do you fold the half circle to look like the xmas tree shown is there a pattern with diagram. thanks. helen

60Bonnie by 60Bonnie 13 Mar 2012

I'M HAVING THE SAME,PROMBLE. I USED TO FABRICS, NOT SUR IF I SEWED THEM RIGHT, NOT SUR HOW TO FOLD / CAN YOU HELP

9
by marlakay 16 Nov 2008

These are nice. Thanks for sharing them.

4500
by rsehorse 16 Nov 2008

I like! What a cute idea! Think I'll make a couple up for my Mom and Dad. They look quick and easy. Thanks for the instructions.

25510
by sllakin 16 Nov 2008

Lovely napkin! Thanks for sharing the picture and instructions!

7383
by gerryvb 16 Nov 2008

what a lovely napkin, thanks for sharing the idea!

739583
by dlonnahawkins 16 Nov 2008

I like the idea - I had don the circles with my serger, and then folded to look like a tree. We did embroidery around edge, but had to fold just perfectly, or it did not look right. So - just did the cirles, and used metalic threads. Great idea.

44772
by dpickel 16 Nov 2008

Fantastic! What a cool idea. SO the trick is all in how it's folded I gather?

4871
by lenamae 16 Nov 2008

I love these I made some several years ago and they looked so nice at Christmas time.
thanks for sharing with us.

32767
by shuede 16 Nov 2008

Very creative and super cute. Thanks for sharing!

13907
by babsie 16 Nov 2008

Thanks, I'm going to try it.

Babsie

21222
by damaris 16 Nov 2008

Very nice. Good job

14353
by barbaramiklaucic 16 Nov 2008

Please e mail me the pattern PLEASE barric6@yahoo.com

1367
by stickmuster 16 Nov 2008

Wow, very simple and VERY GOOD idea, thank you for sharing.

38135
by mops Moderator 16 Nov 2008

Very simple, but great idea! That gold trim is very effective. Nice way to use up a number of my fat quarters - oh dear - I mean the fat quarters of Christmas prints that are in my stash!

145190
by manami 16 Nov 2008

Very beautiful, dd! It's a great idea too!!

88650
by shirleysisson 16 Nov 2008

This is a lovely project. Looks very pretty. Thank you for sharing. *4U

22886
by shirlener88 16 Nov 2008

Beautiful - I saw these several years back and have had them in my mind to do this year - but didn't have a picture or instructions - now I do.

211078
by michelej 16 Nov 2008

What a great idea. It looks great!!!!

23265
by bamaasc 16 Nov 2008

That is so neat! I would love to try making some of these! *

3215
by lv2sew 16 Nov 2008

Beautiful!!!! I made some of these a few years ago but not in the same manner....Yours definately look much nicer...I now have a use for all that christmas fabric I purchased at 90 percent off last year. The ones I made were done with a single cut circle, then serged with wooly nylon with a narrow rolled hem then folded it into the tree shape shape...Thanks for sharing...Looks like I have my next project planned now! :) *4u

11259
by sueffb1 16 Nov 2008

This is absolutely darling. What a great project. I hope you do not mind if I copy you and make some of these. Thanks so very much for sharing these with us. *4U & all Sue

5924
by coco128 15 Nov 2008

that is so adorable..wish I had a group to go to once a week, I bet you have lots of fun and great ideas...*4u

6578
by elaine45 15 Nov 2008

Nice....

18727
by ezzemml 15 Nov 2008

Thanks for showing us this it is a navel idea would like to make some myself any chance of some measurements..you have done a great job

18167
by grammapt 15 Nov 2008

Very pretty! How big is the half circle? *4U

2 comments
ddoersch by ddoersch 15 Nov 2008

the straight edge (diameter is about 18")
We cut two semi-circles, put them right sides together and sewed the ric-rac on the curved edge, left a small turn hole turned right side out and viola'

Here is a link for a similiar one with a template, but she only used one layer of fabric and serged the edges.
http://home.att.net/~sewandsew/ch...

ezzemml by ezzemml 16 Nov 2008

Thanks for the info. Muchly appriciated.

676