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Layered Quilted Petal Christmas Tree
Pattern PDF
39 Quilted Petals · 8 Layered Rows · One Magical Fabric Tree
Turn your favorite Christmas fabrics into an enchanting dimensional holiday centerpiece with the Layered Quilted Petal Christmas Tree Pattern PDF. This freestanding fabric tree is created from 39 individually padded, turned, edgestitched and quilted petals, arranged in eight beautifully overlapping rows around a firm fabric-covered cone and finished with a handmade five-point quilted star. The result is a richly layered Christmas tree filled with texture, color and timeless handmade charm—perfect for displaying and treasuring year after year. 🎄🧵
Pattern Highlights
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Approx. 15" Tall
Including the Star
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39 Quilted Petals
Four Graduated Sizes
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8 Layered Rows
Bottom to Crown
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Confident Beginner
Easy Skill Level
🎁 Everything You Need Inside
- Complete step-by-step instructions for creating the freestanding fabric tree
- Full-size printable templates for Petals A, B, C and D
- Full-size five-point star and base-circle templates
- Detailed fabric, batting and stabiliser cutting charts
- Exact petal quantities and finished measurements for all four sizes
- Illustrated guidance for sewing, turning, pressing, edgestitching and quilting the petals
- Instructions for drafting and forming the fabric-covered cone
- Detailed placement measurements for all eight rows
- Row-by-row color placement guide and master assembly diagram
- Hot-glue and hand-stitched petal attachment options
- Helpful troubleshooting pages, final checklist and printable quick-reference guide
- Finishing, care, display and size-variation guidance
📐 Finished Size
Height With Star:
Approx. 15"
Finished Width:
Approx. 8"
Built around a 12⅛" tall fabric-covered cone with an approx. 6⅛" base diameter.
💻 Digital Format
Instant PDF Download
Print template pages at 100% / Actual Size.
Includes a 1" test square for accurate printing on A4 or US Letter paper.
🎄 39 Quilted Petals. Four Sizes. One Beautiful Tree.
The petals gradually become smaller as the tree rises, creating a beautifully tapered silhouette from the wide, flowing lower skirt to the delicate quilted crown.
Petal A — 21 quilted petals · Rows 1–3
Petal B — 9 quilted petals · Rows 4–5
Petal C — 6 quilted petals · Rows 6–7
Petal D — 3 quilted petals · Row 8 crown
⭐ Star Topper — Handmade lightly padded five-point fabric star
✨ One Simple Method Creates Every Petal
Each petal is a small three-layer quilt sandwich made from a decorative fabric front, a plain backing and low-loft cotton batting. The layers are sewn along a gentle curve, trimmed, clipped, turned right side out and pressed before being edgestitched and quilted with a simple center vein.
1 · Cut & Layer
2 · Sew
3 · Trim & Turn
4 · Press
5 · Edge & Quilt
Learn the technique once, then repeat it in four graduated sizes to create the entire tree.
✂️ Four Graduated Petal Sizes
Petal A: 3¾" × 5" cut size → approx. 3¼" × 4½" finished
Petal B: 3¼" × 4¼" cut size → approx. 2¾" × 3¾" finished
Petal C: 2¾" × 3½" cut size → approx. 2¼" × 3" finished
Petal D: 2¼" × 3" cut size → approx. 1¾" × 2½" finished
🌲 A Strong Hidden Cone Creates the Perfect Shape
The tree is supported by a firm cone made from ultra-firm single-sided fusible stabiliser and covered with coordinating cotton fabric. Once formed and closed with a covered base circle, the cone stands securely while remaining completely hidden beneath the overlapping quilted petals. An optional weighted fabric bag can be added inside the base for extra stability.
🎄 Built From the Bottom Up
The 39 finished petals are attached around the covered cone in eight carefully staggered rows. Each petal is secured only along its upper edge, allowing the remainder to hang freely and create the soft, dimensional layers that make the finished tree look full from every angle.
8 · 7 · 6 · 5
Petals in Rows 1–4
4 · 3 · 3 · 3
Petals in Rows 5–8
Alternating tick positions stagger the rows so every gap and attachment line disappears beneath the layer above.
🪡 Choose Your Preferred Assembly Method
Hot Glue
The recommended method for fast, permanent attachment with no visible stitches.
Hand Stitching
A slower needle-and-thread alternative that remains adjustable while you work.
⭐ Finish It With a Handmade Quilted Star
The tree is crowned with its own lightly padded five-point fabric star. Made with the same sew, turn, press and edgestitch method as the petals, the finished star measures approximately 4¾" × 4½". Add the optional echo-quilted line, then secure it upright above the final three crown petals for the perfect handmade finishing touch.
🧵 Designed for Five Coordinating Christmas Prints
Choose five small-scale quilting-cotton prints with clearly different values for a beautifully balanced tree. Deep green, sage, cream, cranberry and warm tan create the classic sample palette, but the placement guide is flexible enough to showcase your own favorite Christmas collection.
5 Fat Quarters
Petal Prints
⅝ Yard
Petal Backing
⅝ Yard
Low-Loft Cotton Batting
½ Yard Each
Cone Fabric & Stabiliser
🪡 A Relaxing, Satisfying Christmas Sewing Project
The repetitive petal construction creates a relaxing sewing rhythm, while the layered assembly transforms simple quilted shapes into a spectacular dimensional centerpiece. There is no patchwork piecing, binding, zipper construction, point matching or free-motion quilting.
✦ Straight Stitching
✦ Curved Seams
✦ Turning & Pressing
✦ Edgestitching
✦ Simple Quilting
Estimated project time: approximately 8–12 hours, comfortably divided across two or three creative sewing sessions.
🎄 Perfect for Christmas Decorating and Gifting
- Christmas tables, mantels, shelves, consoles and entryway displays
- Showcasing coordinated holiday fat quarters and small-scale prints
- Creating a timeless handmade Christmas centerpiece
- Practicing accurate curved seams, turning, edgestitching and simple quilting
- Thoughtful handmade gifts for family, friends and fellow Christmas lovers
- Craft-fair and small-shop finished products made from the pattern
- Building an heirloom decoration to display every holiday season
🌿 Care and Display
This decorative tree should be spot cleaned only and stored upright in a box with loose tissue paper. Display it on a wooden slice, small cake stand or shallow tray to lift the layered lower petals and create a beautiful festive centerpiece.
📌 Please Note
This listing is for a digital PDF sewing pattern. No finished tree, fabric, batting, stabiliser or physical materials are included. Print the full-size template pages at Actual Size / 100% and measure the included 1" test square before cutting your fabric.
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Quilt It. Layer It. Let Christmas Grow.
Combine beautiful Christmas fabrics, soft quilted petals and eight dimensional layers to create a one-of-a-kind fabric tree filled with handmade holiday magic.
