through all four layers of fabric.
now your fabric is still folded in fourths/quarters but in the shape of a circle.
go back to the folded point of your circle.
measure and cut out a 2″ circle following the same process for the “neck” of the tree skirt as you did for the length. this will be the portion of your skirt that circles the tree base.
open your skirt to a full circle and carefully cut 1 section from the length to the neck.
here you can see the above process completed on the tree skirt.
at this point, top stitch – using a 1/2″ seam allowance – the entire raw edge perimeter of the 