If your December is like my December, it is busy and finding time to sew and create is challenging. To add a bit more to my Christmas Decor, I wanted a new table runner.
I purchased one in a cream linen look from Amazon, making sure it was the right length for my table. That helped to ensure this project would get completed, now to design.
Of course I opened mySewnet and started exploring my design options in the Superdesigns. I thought a an outline of a tree was my starting point and I found such a good one. I made it big to fill the 200 x 200 hoop, checking first to make sure that hoop would be a good size on my table runner.
Of course, I added a star to the top of my tree. I kept playing with the bows, they are just so cute and with two colors, this design has some visual impact. I tried every bough but that was just too much, so I just deleted them all. My thought was to fill the inside of the tree with a Christmas looking flower instead of ornaments. With a trunk, this tree was an outside tree and I wanted a natural look. I used the same flower, in two sized and repeated them throughout the tree. I went back to the bows, I just couldn't give them up. So every other bough worked.
My tree looked great and was the perfect amount of color for my runner.
I did use the same green for the trunk, grass and tree, I wanted a monotone look for that. Adding gold and darker reds for the rest.
It looks great. The design didn't take too long to stitch and I repeated for the other side.
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