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Equilateral Christmas Tree Skirt Quilt
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Completed cut equilateral triangles
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Keep cutting until you have enough triangles (54 of them)
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Unfold fabric and cut one last triangle from it.
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Repeat marking 9.25" and cutting to previous corner until you run out of fabric.
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Cut from new 9.25" mark to the corner.
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Mark 9.25" from where the 4 5/8" mark was.
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Cut from 4 5/8" mark to 9.25" mark. (Alternatively, use an equilateral triangle template/cutting form, or use your 60 degree cutting angles)
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Cut from 4 5/8" mark to corner
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Mark 4 5/8" on one side, and 9.25" on the other (see illustrated diagram)
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Trim ironed fabric to 8" tall (mine is folded in half, fold on the left)
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Supplies
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Equilateral Triangle Cutting Diagram for Hexagon Shaped Christmas Tree Skirt Quilt
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How To: Equilateral Triangle Christmas Tree Skirt
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Sew 6 larger triangles. We'll attach flange next.
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Sew 3 triangle rows together. Bottom row of larger triangle is 5 triangles, middle row is 3 triangles, and top is 1 triangle.
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Trim top and bottom as needed.
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Sew together triangles until one row is complete. Bottom row of larger triangle is 5 triangles, middle row is 3 triangles, and top is 1 triangle.
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Repeat previous steps for more triangles.
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Repeat previous steps for more triangles.
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Repeat previous steps for more triangles.
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Two triangles attached, with 1/4" offset
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Iron seam open.
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Sew with quarter inch inseam. (Note the 1/4" offset!)
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Right sides together, with a 1/4" offset. Pin.
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Pick 2 triangles - we want to sew them together with a quarter inch offset so the tips don't get cut off when sewing rows together!
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Diagram for Sewing Together the Triangles
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Equilateral Triangle Christmas Tree Skirt Tutorial: Sewing Together the Triangles
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Sew quilt blocks together with 1/4" inseam, iron open.
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Sew quilt blocks together with 1/4" inseam, iron open.
