Burda Style For people who sew

To make the background:
After we chose our fabrics and made the background flag, we sketched out the shapes of the tree: star, triangle for tree, and rectangle for tree trunk. We decided to give extra dimension to the tree elements by using batting underneath them. We cut the tree shapes out of batting first, then out of their respective fabrics with about 1/2’’ seam allowance. Before sewing to the background flag, cover the batting with the fabric: lay fabric over top of batting, fold over edges, pin in place, and stitch. Because this project has so many crazy fabrics, we chose a gold thread to tie them all together (and avoid changing thread and bobbin constantly). The gold thread also adds a nice extra detail.
After you have your batting covered, pin tree elements to flag and stitch.


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