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Our favourite decorations are the ones that are easy (and cheap) to make. These quilted baubles look professional, but there's no sewing required – and you can put one together in about ten minutes.

You will need:
  • Polystyrene balls
  • Fabric in three complementary colours
  • Dressmakers' pins (lots)
  • Ribbon or braid
How to make:

Our craft expert Kath Gola shows what you need to make the baubles (first video) and then how to create them (second video).

 

 

 

And here's a close-up view of the different steps!

These completed baubles are made from white satin, light grey satin and dark grey satin squares

Make your own quilted baubles

You'll need three kinds of fabric. Cut squares with the same dimensions as your bauble's diameter – so for a 75mm bauble, cut squares 75mm x 75mm in size

Make your own quilted baubles

Here are three squares of the first layer pinned to the bauble

Make your own quilted baubles

The first layer of squares is complete

Make your own quilted baubles

Five out of eight squares of the second layer have now been added

Make your own quilted baubles

Once all fabric squares are pinned in place, trim the rough edges and pin ribbon around the circumference to hide them

Make your own quilted baubles

These baubles look far more difficult to make than they actually are!

Make your own quilted baubles

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