A Quilter’s Christmas Tree

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A couple of months ago, I started working on this little embroidery project. I saved the project for moments when I needed a hand work project. Last night I stitched my last embroidery stitch, and today I assembled it into a wall hanging.

I used this Moda charm pack for my assorted red and greens. It worked perfectly. I was able to use several prints without buying fat quarters. Since I successfully used this charm pack, I think I’ll buy more.

I took me most of the late afternoon early evening to finish this project. I made it into a wall hanging instead of a pillow. I’m not much of a pillow girl. It won’t be hard to find a wall to decorate. I changed the top row of blocks. I think mine looks better than the pattern.

I didn’t want to go through the pain of attaching a binding. Instead, I added a narrow dark green border that looks like it could be binding. I sewed all the front, back, and batting together into an envelope. Then I turned it right side-out. I whip stitched the hole closed, and ironed it into shape. I think I’m going to add a little hand quilt to give it a little definition.

I kind of proud of myself. I finished a Christmas project well before Christmas. Now I need to decide what to do with the remains of the charm pack. If I can finish quilting “the quilt” soon, I’ll turn the charm pack into Christmas stockings.