Bring bookish Christmas charm to your festive sewing with this elegant tree built from stacked books instead of branches. The shape is clear at a glance: tiered book spines form the tree, topped with a star and grounded by a simple trunk and stitched base line, while holly leaves, berries and hanging ornaments soften the graphic structure. With words including CHRISTMAS, JOY, HOLLY JOLLY, PEACE, MERRY, BRIGHT and NOEL worked into the design, it especially suits readers, teachers, librarians and anyone who likes their seasonal décor a little more literary.
This is a dense, heavily stitched design using 7 thread colours, so it has a rich, filled-in look that shows best on stable fabrics and projects with enough body to support the detail. It would sit beautifully on a reading pillow, a book sleeve, a linen tea towel, a festive table runner or the front of a sturdy tote for library trips in December. The green, red, gold, tan, brown and white palette gives it a classic Christmas feel, while the stacked-book silhouette keeps it distinctive rather than sugary.
