Fun and Whimsical Christmas Tree Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Tall thin christmas tree with wavy branches that lean slightly left and right like theyre doing their best. Round baubles in orange, teal and red dot the branches at totally random intervals, no symmetry, no pattern, just plonked wherever they look fun. The star on top sits crooked, obviously, because of course it does. Two shades of green for the branches give the tree some depth without going realistic, and a stubby brown trunk anchors the whole wobbly thing.

Eight colours, thats around 740 per square inch so its medium-light and stitches quickly. The branches use satin fill columns at tight angles and the baubles are small rounded fills, so this design tends to look way more detailed than the stitch count suggests. This one is notably taller than it is wide, the 6.5-inch version is only 3.66 inches across, so it fits on narrower panels and pockets where a standard wide tree wont go.

I made this because my mum kept asking for a christmas tree design that looked like the ones kids draw, not a perfect magazine tree. She wanted imperfect, lopsided, full of character. Thats exactly what she got. She stitched the 4.5-inch version on a cream tote bag this past christmas and brought it to every holiday outing. People kept asking where she got it and she told them she had it custom made, which is technically not wrong.

Best on cream, white, or pale blue fabric so the dark green reads fully and the orange baubles stand out. Avoid dark green base fabric because the tree disappears. Run a light tearaway under stable woven cotton, the stitch density is low enough that a cutaway is overkill on most stable fabrics. Pair this with a name or year below the trunk for a custom christmas hoop gift.

Five sizes, the narrowest is 1.97 inches wide and the tallest run reaches 6.5 inches high, so theres a version for everything from shirt pockets to large tote faces. Text me if ya want a thread colour swap for the baubles and Ill send over what works best.