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Crazy Quilted Christmas Tree - Snowflake Seam

Wool CQ Xmas Tree Episode #3 I started this Christmas tree with the purchase of a kit from Quilter's Station in Lee's Summit, Missouri, back in 2014 0r 2015.     It was fairly primitive, but I loved it! I pieced the wool, changing a few fabrics that were a bit too muted for my liking to something a bit brighter or clearing in color.  The accompanying embellishments were rusty jingle bells and a star.  I had added some old gold star buttons that I thought I'd add.  The stitching patterns were printed on one of those sticky sheets that you stitch through and than use water to dissolve.  I really hate stitching through that stuff!  And truthfully, the seams they had didn't inspire me much. So it languished in my unfinished project bin for years. But then I found a string of iridescent white stars at Hobby Lobby, and suddenly, I knew exactly what I wanted to do on this!  That was fall of 2023.  I stitched the first two or three seams and included...

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