I love Christmas holiday fabrics. It doesn’t matter what time of year, how funky I feel or how not in the holiday spirit I might be– there’s always a little part of me that jumps up and down like a hyperactive 10 year old on a handful of twinkies when I get to pull out my stash of seasonal joy.

I’ve been working on refining this pattern since July 2008 (not full time, but when the mood to make small Christmas trees hits.)

These are my Cora Trees (inspired by my Great Grandmother that made much larger and fancier centerpiece versions of this tree.)

Feel free to use this pattern for personal use, and please ask permission if you’d like to use it for commercial purposes. Copyright Wendy Meyer 2009 blah-blah-stealing-is-wrong-blah. (Helpful hint, right click small picture and then choose to open the file in new page– then print, 100% will give you a 5 inch tree when all is said and done.)

1) Cut six triangles of fabric. Make three pairs with fronts inside. Stitch around using only 1/8th inch allowance (if you’re going to sew with a machine give yourself 1/4 inch allowance) leave bottom open for stuffing.

2)Trim corners and iron seams open, turn.

3)Line up triangles and stitch with a running stitch straight down the middle, turning in allowances over the bottom.

4)Stuff with filling (I used poly-fil) Stitch the bottoms closed (I used a hidden stitch, but a whip stitch will work.)

5) Add a trunk or embellish as you wish.