A favorite done with gold metallic thread, covered by black and rust colored free motion stitching. I did many…hundreds…of stitched trees when I lived out East and traveled to do art fairs, something I loved to do. I haven’t done a fair in years, but might consider it again. I still have my tent!
Another newbie done with my OLD sewing machine…a real goodie. Unfortunately, the stitch selection screen does not work on the machine, but it stitches beautifully. A replacement screen is no longer made. I only use a straight stitch, so I don’t need to select any decorative stitches to do this work, BUT I do need the “needle down” selection (it makes the needle end in the fabric when I stop stitching). That keeps me starting again exactly in the same place, so the line continues fluidly. I can mess with the selection dial, jiggling and sporadically moving…a few encouraging words helps…and I can get it over to that icon…YEAH! I love this machine and the perfect stitch it makes and will take it with me on my next retreat where I hope to creat a few larger pieces. Wish me luck! …from the studio
studio 18 art 
Your trees are beautiful and totally beyond my comprehension! Thanks so much for sharing
Kristen,
Thank you for such a lovely comment. I think any type of sewing is a fascination to me and I never know where it will take me next!
Sue