Christmas Tree Block

Makes a 12” finished block

Cutting Instructions:

Notice, there are 2 sets of background cutting directions.  The chart is set up to show where each piece of the block is placed.

Row	Background	Tree	Background
1 (tree top)(white stars)	2 ½” x 6 ½”	2 ½” x 4 ½”	2 ½” x 6 ½”
2 (green stockings)	2 ½” x 5 ½”	2 ½” x 6 ½”	2 ½” x 5 ½”
3 (red)	2 ½” x 4 ½”	2 ½” x 8 ½”	2 ½” x 4 ½”
4 (snowmen faces)	2 ½ x 3 ½”	2 ½” x 10 ½”	2 ½” x 3 ½”
5 (blue gingerbread men)	2 ½” x 2 ½”	2 ½” x 12 ½”	2 ½”x 2 ½”
6 (tree trunk)	2 ½” x 5 ½”	2 ½”x 2 ½”	2 ½” x 5 ½”

Assembling Block:

Starting with the tree trunk, take your 2 ½” tree trunk square and the two (2) 2 ½” x 5 ½” background pieces.  Sewing right sides together with a ¼” seam, one (1) background piece to each side of the tree trunk 2 ½” square.

Press to the background

Row 5 (bottom of tree).  Lay your tree fabric face up.  Place the two 2 ½” squares right sides together on tree fabric as shown.

                                       This photo is of a future row where you use rectangles.

Draw lines as shown diagonally on the background fabric.  Sew on the lines.

You will have a piece like this after sewing.

Trim the corners ¼” past the sewing line.

This is what you will have. Press towards the background

For the remaining rows, follow the same procedure with the pieces shown in the cutting chart.

Row 4 (middle of tree):

4 (snowmen faces)

2 ½ x 3 ½”

2 ½”

2 ½” x 3 ½”

Row 3 (middle of tree):

3 (red)

2 ½” x 4 ½”

2 ½”

2 ½” x 4 ½”

Row 2 (middle of tree):

2 (green stockings)

2 ½” x 5 ½”

2 ½”

2 ½” x 5 ½”

Row 1 (top of tree):

1 (tree top)(white stars)

2 ½” x 6 ½”

2 ½”

2 ½” x 6 ½”

Sewing block together in the order of the rows.

Finished block: