Beginner-Friendly DIY Oversized Patchwork Christmas Tree Door Hanging Kit

About the pattern

A box of fabric panels, trims and filling that becomes a layered tree roughly four feet tall, hung on a door. The branches are built in overlapping rows and stitched, then finished with the parts that make the shape read as Christmas: a star on top, small wrapped gifts, candy canes, red bows, berry sprigs and a bit of jute. It is a sewing project rather than a sticking project, but the stitching is straight lines in overlapping rows, which is why the instructions can call it beginner friendly and mean it.

What arrives in the box

Fabric pieces for the layered sections, the materials for the star topper, mini wrapped gift and candy cane accents, red bows and ribbon, berry sprigs, sewing thread, a hand-sewing needle, the backing and filling, a hanging loop and a written guide. There is nothing to go out and buy before you can start. The one thing worth having ready is a flat surface big enough to lay four feet of tree on while you work.

Building it in rows

The sections go on from the bottom up, each row overlapping the one below and stitched through to the backing with filling between. Even rows matter far more than tight stitching, because the eye reads the line of each row rather than the individual stitches, and a row that drifts is what makes a finished piece look homemade in the wrong way. Lay it flat and step back after each row.

Christmas, Angel and Gingerbread

Three versions, same construction, different trims and different colours in the fabric. Christmas is the red and green one with the wrapped gifts. Angel replaces the character details with wings and pale panels, and Gingerbread runs on browns with the candy canes doing more of the work. Choose at checkout; the star, the berries and the bows are common to all three.

Where the finished tree hangs

A front door, an entryway wall, the space above a mantel, a craft room, or the corner of a porch that stays dry. It is built for indoors or a covered spot, so rain, wind and a wet door are the things to avoid. Because it hangs flat against a surface and stands about four feet, one of them covers a door without needing a wreath beside it.

Specifications

Type	Layered fabric tree sewing kit
Finished size	About 51 in tall by 15 to 18 in wide
Build	Overlapping rows stitched to a backing with filling
Versions	Christmas, Angel or Gingerbread
In the box	Fabric pieces, trims, star materials, needle, thread, filling, hanging loop, guide

Working through it

1. A row an evening

   One layer a night finishes it inside a week without a long session at the table.

2. Keep the rows level

   Lay the piece flat after every row and look at it from a step back before carrying on.

3. Trims go on last

   Bows, berries and gift boxes go on once the tree is stitched and hanging, so you can see what it still needs.

4. Hang it somewhere dry

   An interior door or a covered porch. Rain and a wet front door will spoil the layered fabric.

In the box

• Fabric pieces for the layered tree sections
• Star topper materials
• Mini wrapped gift and candy cane accents
• Red bows, ribbon and berry sprigs
• Sewing thread and a hand-sewing needle
• Backing and filling material
• Hanging loop or cord
• Step-by-step instruction guide

Care

Spot clean and dry flat. It should not go into a machine, because the layered rows and the trims will not survive a wash. Store it flat or loosely rolled in a dry box rather than compressed, so the star and the upper branches keep their shape for next December.

Before you start