I finally finished! I made it with this free pattern:
http://www.sulky.com/project/treeskirt/
I didn't quilt it with metallic thread though. I just "tied" the yellow squares with a ribbon shaped stitch from my sewing machine. The timing is off on that so my four-sided ribbons ended up three sided, or just a tangle of thread.
Merry Christmas!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]381646[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]381647[/ATTACH]