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Decorating Christmas Trees – With Free Motion Quilting

December 5, 2012

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I wish I was one of those organized quilters who stitch their Christmas projects in July-but that’s just not me.  My quilting is usually seasonal (see here).  Now that we are decorating the house for Christmas, I’m inspired to stitch a few quilted motifs.  As usual, I start with a few doodles: (You can read more about Doodle Notebooks here)

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Then I head to my sewing room.  The nice thing about decorating Christmas trees is that the essence is so simple:  a triangle…with a trunk…and maybe a star on top.

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If you start with that shape, it almost doesn’t matter what you stitch…

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It will be recognizable as a Christmas tree…

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I liked this tree a lot and it was easy, easy to stitch.

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Lightly draw a triangle.  Start stitching in the middle and move up to the pointed top (add the star now if you would like one).  Then stitch down and to the right.

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Then, just sweep left and right to form the bows of the tree-offsetting the upward “swoop”.

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In less than a minute you will have a gorgeous tree…

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Then just stitch a few more trees with any pattern that comes to mind….

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I like this fancy tree:

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A bit plain, perhaps…

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I love this decorated tree–wish the tree in our living room was so quickly decorated!

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Now it’s your turn–give it a little glitz!

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Next week–I have an easy project for our quilted forest!

You might also like:  Poinsettia

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9 responses to “Decorating Christmas Trees – With Free Motion Quilting”

  1. Cindy @ In A Stitch says:
    December 5, 2012 at 9:19 am

    I love the ornaments. Neat way to decorate. Great stitching.

  2. adaisygarden says:
    December 5, 2012 at 9:29 am

    These are SO cute!! Thanks for the tips and ideas! They look fabulous 🙂

  3. mamaraby says:
    December 5, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Lovely!

  4. Lynette says:
    December 5, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    Whoa!! That is so cool. I think I could even do that! lol

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      December 5, 2012 at 12:54 pm

      It’s easier than decorating your Christmas tree-and less messy!

  5. terryaskeartquilts says:
    December 8, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Love the trees!

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  8. ThreadTime says:
    January 2, 2013 at 11:59 am

    I love these! So fun and pretty. What great FMQ practice. I’m gaining son in laws and grandchildren and need to redo Christmas Stockings. I will probably use some of these designs on one of them. Thanks for the inspiration.

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