Musical Christmas Tree Embroidery Design V2, Instant Download

The tree isnt made of branches or baubles, its made of music. Concentric yellow lines spiral outward in a cone shape, building the tree tier by tier like a series of gold lasso loops stacked from top to bottom. Dotted through each yellow loop are floating music notes in coral, periwinkle, purple and magenta, the kind of 8th notes and quarter notes ya see on sheet music but rendered here in solid satin fills. Teal starburst shapes dot around the edges like little snowflakes radiating from a centre point. Right at the very top a fat magenta six-pointed star acts as the tree topper.

Six colours and a density of only 483 which makes this one of the lighter stitch designs in my range. 5 sizes from 3.46 to 7.51 inches wide. At 24k stitches max its fast to stitch and the open linework means it sits flat on almost any fabric without needing heavy stabiliser. Wilcom kept the note fills clean with good underlay so they read crisply even at the smaller sizes. The staff lines run as continuous paths which stitch quick and leave minimal bulk.

Music teachers in particular really love this one. One who runs a private piano studio put it on red tote bags for her students as their december recital gift. She said just seeing all those coloured notes floating over the loops were enough for the kids to immediately get the joke. Really neat gift idea honestly. I get messages from band directors too, ordering it on navy blue uniform polo shirts for their christmas concert week. Theyre usually the ones who appreciate the music note detail most.

Stitch on dark backgrounds for maximum impact. Navy, black or deep red make the coloured notes and yellow lines absolutely sing. On white the yellow reads softer and the overall effect is more pastel, which actually works for a lighter look. Skip mid-yellow fabric, the yellow linework disappears completely on a matching ground. Pick navy for the boldest christmas result.

Use tearaway stabiliser on stable woven cotton or polyester at this density. The linework doesnt need the heavy backing that dense tatami fills do. Add a light topping on terry or fleece to protect the note satin fills from sinking into pile. Youll be done in half the time of a complex fill design. Music on a christmas tree. Bit of genius really. Suprised nobody did it sooner.