I made a Christmas tree skirt for my mother from a kit out of pieces of felt appliqued and then highlighted with embroidery and sequins. It was slow, painstaking work since I sewed each piece on (some people might glue them). The skirt was printed with design all the way around, so that you did the entire design twice, once on the front and again on the back.

Well, it took me almost two years to get the front and sides done and I decided not to do the largest motif on the back center. I mean, you have to cut a slit in it somewhere, right? I used some of the leftover pieces to make an ornament for myself and another for my friend Sheila.