Deconstructed Patchwork Christmas Tree

Here is my Nephew, Oscar. He does enjoy sewing and hasn't yet got a sewing machine so he comes to my house and we use mine. Our last sewing day was on Christmas Eve.

I have been so busy I just havent got around to keeping my blog updated.

We were working on deconstructed patchwork. No measuring allowed, all done by eye and perfect for children who can use a rotary cutter safely.

So, after buying some materials that he chose we got to drawing a design of a Xmas Tree on paper. Then simply sliced up rectangles and squares with the rotary cutter (yes I did hold my breath on a number of occasions!) After each piece was joined we trimmed the seams back to 1/4 inch.

This method gives fast results and never promises to match points and so you can just enjoy the sewing part. However the compromise is the rather wasteful use of fabric. It was so good to share this with Oscar, he had so much endless enthusiasm and was so amazingly quick to grasp techniques and instructions.

Well done Oscar! xxxxx Love from Lou-Lou!