Biography of this quilt:
Factoid #1: It could be Christmas Trees. It could be Easter Trees. It could be Halloween Trees, even though I posed it in a Christmasy setting in a small town in Arizona.
Factoid #2: Started in a small sewing group swap in 2016, it lingered in a bag somewhere in my closet. I found it again this year, and when my friend Lisa finished hers up and prompted me to Get Going.
Factoid #3: The block pattern has been spruced up into a charming new version of itself. Get it yourself by clicking on the Download button:
This free download will also be at my pattern shop on PayHip.
Factoid #4: This is a great quilt for using the shirt from your husband/boyfriend/son that has worn out. Or your Dad (see different trees from different shirts, below–somehow blue checks are popular).
Factoid #5: These make up fast. What takes the most time is picking out the fabrics. I decided a slim border with a fun binding would finish it off nicely.
Factoid #6: This is the second “holiday-ish” quilt I finished this year. I never seem to get into the mood until Thanksgiving rolls around. Next on the list: order the Christmas Cards. (eye roll)
Factoid #7: Label
Factoid #8: (last one) This is quilt number 296. Four more to go to reach my goal of 300. Then what? (I don’t know. Probably not much will change.)
Have fun choosing fabrics and breezing through a fast quilt–
Other posts about this quilt:
Christmas Tree Block Swap Original Block freebie pattern is here, but it’s gone now. Do yourself a favor and use the new one (download above). However–> Step-by-step directions are found here, if you need them.
Christmas Tree Block Swap, part 2 More frivolity. This is like…EIGHT YEARS AGO! That is just bonkers.
Tiny Tree and Teeny Trees — if you want to make little ones, this post gives you instructions for how to make wee quilts that slide over dime-store plastic frames. Again, free pattern.
OccasionalPiece--Quilt! 