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Welcome to the 21st door in the BERNINA Blog Advent Calendar, which is themed “The Year of Embroidery” this time. Today I’ve brought you a quick Christmas project that you can easily complete in one evening. We will sew a Christmas tree decoration from muslin, which you can embroider with decorative stitches on your sewing machine. We have displayed these Christmas trees in the children’s room as wall decorations. You can of course also sew great cushions with my template or add ribbons on the top and hang your tree on your big Christmas tree!
Be it for yourself or to give as a gift, be it lavishly embroidered with decorative stitches, pompoms, bobble trim or sewn simply and quickly – with these Christmas fir trees as decorations, festive joy is guaranteed. I have created a pattern myself, which is available for you to use free of charge at the bottom of this post.
For this project, I had sewing support from the B 590 sewing machine. The BERNINA 590 is a compact sewing and embroidery machine that comes with everything a sewing enthusiast needs. This machine provides maximum comfort and precise stitch formation results. In addition to the automatic thread cutter, the machine also provides jumbo bobbins, which significantly reduce sewing interruptions. I am also impressed by the perfect fabric feed and the large touchscreen, which is super easy to navigate.
I used the Buttonhole Foot with Slide #3A . With this foot, I was able to sew my decorative stitches very precisely.
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Here you can see the overview of the materials I used
- Christmas tree cutting pattern freebie
- Muslin fabric by Goldbergstoffe & Kurzwaren
- Matching sewing thread
- Sufficient cotton wool
- Machine
- Rotary cutter or fabric scissors
- Zigzag scissors
- Clips, pins and a tape measure
- Labels and other odds and ends
Sewing instructions Christmas tree decoration
Download free cutting pattern
You can download the Christmas tree cutting pattern as a free PDF from the following link: Freebie Christmas tree
The individual pattern pieces
- 2 x tree
- 1 x decorative ribbons or cord
Cutting the Christmas trees with zigzag scissors
In the first step, I cut the pattern pieces with zigzag scissors, which looks particularly nice. It also prevents the muslin from fraying.
Embroidering the front of the tree with decorative stitches
Before we sew the two sides of the Christmas tree together, we first decorate the front part of the Christmas tree. I have opted for three really great decorative stitches on my sewing machine here. I kept fixing little pompoms in between. You can also add a bobble trim or other highlights to your tree as you wish.
I went straight to the Christmas pattern folder and opted for snowflakes, Christmas trees and candy canes. Really cute, aren’t they? I have sewn it all with the Buttonhole Slide Foot #3a.
It is best to mark the starting point on your tree and draw a fine line with tailor’s chalk so that the seam does not become crooked.
Sewing the front and back parts of the tree together
Now we place the two tree parts together, front and back pieces wrong side on wrong side, and use a straight stitch to sew everything together on the top side. It is important that the trunk is left open. You will need this opening to fill the tree with cotton wool later on.
Stuffing with cotton wool
Now you have basically finished sewing your little tree. Stuff it well with cotton wool. When doing so, make sure that the tops of the trees are filled properly. I recommend using a fine wooden spoon to spread everything out nicely.
Tying the Christmas tree together
And before you know it, the fantastic Christmas tree is finished. Now tie a ribbon around it or a cord with a bow – and you can hang the tree up in your room.
I hope you like my freebie and fancy sewing this decorative Christmas tree.
I also wish you a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Yours, Jenny
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