Quilting My Christmas Tree Quilt – Part 1

It’s finally time to start quilting my Christmas Tree Quilt! Two years ago I pieced this massive green and glittery quilt for fun and to experiment with every kind of glittery fabric I could find:

Christmas Tree Quilt

I couldn’t wait to start quilting my Christmas Tree quilt, but then our basement flooded and life got in the way of finishing this project. Now two years later, it was finally time to get O Christmas Tree unfolded and on my frame!

I’ve picked several quilting designs and some fun techniques to play with and over the next few weeks I’m going to share videos on how I’m quilting this wall hanging. Let’s dive right in and see how I’m quilting the most important part – the Christmas Tree!

How to Quilt Feathers with Rulers in a Christmas Tree Quilt

Click Here to find the Feather Ruler I used in this video. In spaces like this, I like my feathers to stack up perfectly and remain the same size. This ruler will help you create 2 inch feathers off a straight vine line or seam line.

Check out my quilting system with the Qnique 21 and Continuum Frame. Yep, I still love this setup, though I’m thinking hard about breaking down my frame again and expanding it another 2 feet to be a 12 foot frame.

I have recently upgraded to QCT 5 Pro, and yes, I am planning to use QCT designs in this quilt! You can use Beginnings or Pro for the technique I’ll be sharing.

No, I’m not planning on offering this Christmas Tree quilt as a pattern. This is not a quilt along. I’ve decided to take a break on pattern writing. This series is just a collection of videos to inspire you to play with many designs and techniques in your quilts. Enjoy!

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day

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Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

8 Responses

  1. Danice says:

    So sorry your basement flooded. Hoping all is well now. Thank you for the tutorial. Your quilt is looking really pretty.

  2. dee lowe says:

    I don’t think I have left you a comment in a long time. Big Congratulations on that beautiful baby girl. Its been a pleasure to watch you your business & your family watch you grow, Merry Christmas and very Happy Holidays

  3. Isobel M Thomas says:

    Is there a pattern for this beautiful tree quilt? It is absolutely gorgeous.

  4. Pamela Reilly says:

    Morning Leah, could you please tell us the pattern name for this Christmas tree.

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