Four christmas trees, each one a completely different personality. Leftmost is your classic layered tree, good dense green satin fill with small yellow dot accents at the tips. Tree number 2 has a red scarf wound around it and its almost chubby, the yellow-green body looks soft like a real spruce. Third one is a skinny specimen, bright vivid green, dead simple but it reads instantly. Then the fourth tree on the right is done as a shortbread cookie shape, tan and golden background with black icing swirls looping across it and those same cheerful dot highlights. Honestly that biscuit tree is my favourite bit.
Below all four trees the words merry and bright run in a cursive script, stitched as an open running stitch which is why it reads light and airy compared to the dense tree bodies above. Nine colours, 32k stitches on the biggest 4.75-inch wide size, down to 18k on the smallest at 2.85 inches. Wilcom handled the density transitions between the tatami fill on the shortbread tree and the satin columns on the classic one without skipping a beat.
I made this one for a kindergarten teacher who wanted something she could stitch on tea towels for her classroom gift exchange. She sent me photos in december and they looked brilliant on cream linen. Since then Ive had similar requests from wreath makers wanting a wide horizontal design for sashes and ribbon panels. The 4.75-inch wide format suits that use really well. Dont miss that the cookie tree on the far right is genuinely its own design, the icing swirl detail is probably my favourite stitch in the whole file and its the thing people notice first in photos.
Stitch on oatmeal or cream linen for the cleanest read, the nine colours need a pale base. Use a medium tearaway stabiliser on woven fabric. Pop it sideways on a tea towel hem or along the edge of a table runner. Skip dark fabric because the star tips and dot accents vanish entirely. Send me a note if anything in the file gives trouble when you load it up.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Cream linen tea towel gifts for a classroom exchangeLinen tea towel hem stitched with the full row makes a reusable and genuinely personal classroom gift.
- Christmas sash or ribbon panel for wreath makersBurlap or canvas wreath sash hoops well for this wide tree row, the four characters fill the format naturally.
- Table runner end motif for holiday dining tablesWhite linen table runner with this at one end is the tidy festive motif that reappears on the table every december.
- Kitchen apron pocket or bib patchKitchen apron bib in natural canvas with the full row stitched across it suits a home baker or a cooking teacher.
- Christmas card embroidered insert panelCream cotton panel slipped into a handmade card as a tree-row insert is what a recipient keeps.
- Holiday tote bag for a bakery or cafeBakery or cafe tote bag with the cookie tree design on the front panel is a product that writes its own story.
- Sweatshirt panel for a school christmas fundraiserSchool sweatshirt fundraiser run works at the largest 4.75-inch size without needing any complex placement setup.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.85 × 4.50 in | 17,996 |
| 3.49 × 5.50 in | 22,458 |
| 4.11 × 6.50 in | 27,284 |
| 4.75 × 7.50 in | 32,439 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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