Making Christmas Trees

Inspired by a tutorial by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company,

I put together a Christmas tree quilt from scrappy HSTs.

These finish at 2 inches. Hers are much bigger.

I run my small scraps through the die cutter and store the shapes in small tins.

Then whenever I need a little project, or some parts I've got them.

This is now pieced and quilted,

and I'll show you the finished product once I have the binding sewn on.

I saw another tutorial for easy cathedral windows.

You know the kind -- where you place a square folded diagonally on another square,

sew the seams, and then curve back the diagonal.

It seems like a good technique, but there are six layers in those middle seams.

I used over dyed white on white fabrics for the trees,

and linen for the background, and put in lots of quilting stitches.

It is quite stiff, which is perfect for a wall hanging.

I helped set up a craft and bake sale last weekend,

and nearly took these folks home with me.

The other volunteers debated with me on the price.

I said $100, but I think they settled on $60.

Too cheap when you consider the amount of work in this.

All the pieces were beautifully knit and finished, and the faces were great.

And it is very tactile.

I debated buying it myself, but the organizer didn't want to pre-sell it,

so I consoled myself with posting pix on social media.

I put together 10 trays of 36 assorted cookies for the same sale.

Two guys in my house donated some, and a bunch of others from my church did too,

so we had 30 dozen cookies to mix and match.

I know bake sales are old school, but these trays sold for $25 each.

And a close up of a progress shot of the tree quilt.

If you're on Instagram, check out my 

#12daysofchristmastreequilts on my account @brendasuderman.

I'm linking up with Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict