12 Days of Cuddle® Day 2: Christmas Pillows made with Quilting Cuddle®

 Written by Cuddle® Ambassador Dawn Chace of Creative Appliqués

These Three Pillows Are Pure Cuddle® Magic!

I’m so excited to share these three (3) pillows that perfectly blend machine

embroidery with Shannon Fabrics Patented Quilting Cuddle® - and yes,

the design work is stitched right on your embroidery machine! The

finishing construction is done on the sewing machine to bring everything

together into soft, cozy perfection.

Below, you'll find each design file used along with the exact Cuddle®

fabrics chosen for each pillow. I also walk you through the steps I used to

build each one so you can recreate them with confidence.

Whether you’re new to machine embroidery or a seasoned pro, these

pillows are such a fun way to combine texture, color, and creativity. Read

on… you are going to want to make all three! 💕 🧵 ✨

TREE PAPER PIECED QUILT BLOCK PILLOW

For this pillow I used the 11.5" block all assembled on my embroidery machine.

I added a border around all four (4) sides of the pillow. The pillow back is constructed envelope style.

Supplies needed:

• Tree Paper Pieced Quilt Block – Digital Embroidery Design Download file purchased from Creative Appliqués: https://creativeappliques.com/shop/tree-paper-pieced-quilt-block-digital-embroidery-design-download/
• 14" x 14" square pillow form
• Quilting Cuddle® Cardinal (tree)
• Quilting Cuddle® Juniper (tree)
• Quilting Cuddle® Evergreen (tree)
• Luxe Cuddle® Hide Snow (sides around tree)
• Quilting Cuddle® Barely Basic Lots a Dots Cardinal (borders): (2) 2.5" wide x 15" high + (2) 15" wide x 2.5" high
• Cuddle® 3 Mahogany (trunk)
• Quilting Cuddle® Cardinal: 2 pieces 15" x 18"
• Light weight tear away stabilizer by OESD

Directions: 

1. Cut the pieces for the tree by the patterns (SVG, PDF, or die lines) included with the design file download. I used the 11.5" tree design.
2. Hoop light weight tear away stabilizer. Stitch the design using your embroidery machine.
3. Once the design was finished stitching, using a sewing machine, stitch the dot borders on both sides and then to the top and bottom.
4.  For the back pieces, fold over one of the shorter (15") edges and stitched with a running stitch.
5. Place the finished tree with borders right side up.
6. Place the back piece, right side down, with the finished stitched fold towards the center. The raw edges on the top, side, and bottom will meet up.
7. Take the second back piece placing it right side down over lapping the first back piece. The raw edges on the top, opposite side, and bottom will meet up.
8. Pin pieces on all four (4) sides.
9. Stitch all 4 sides on your sewing machine.
10.  Turn right side out

 3 TIER CHRISTMAS TREE PILLOW

For this pillow I used the 8" design file. The pillow back is constructed envelope style.

Supplies needed:

• • 3 Tier Christmas Tree Appliqué design file – Digital Embroidery Design
• Download file purchased from Creative Appliques: https://creativeappliques.com/shop/3-tier-christmas-tree-applique/
• 14" x 28" pillow form
• Luxe Cuddle® Dazzle Snow/Silver - (1) 16" x 16"
• Quilting Cuddle® Barely Basics Melange Red - tree + (1) 12" wide x 15" high
• Quilting Cuddle® Barely Basics Lots a Dots Christmas - tree + (1) 7" wide x 6" high
• Quilting Cuddle® Barely Basics Melange Dark Green - tree + (2) 7" wide x 6" high
• Luxe Cuddle® Hide Snow - pillow back (2) 15" high x 18" wide
• Fusible/iron on mesh embroidery stabilizer

Directions

1. Luxe Cuddle® Dazzle Snow/Silver tree background: hoop or float this in your embroidery hoop. I used the 8" tree design.
2. Stitch the design using your embroidery machine.
3. Once the design has finished stitching, trim up the block to 15" x 15".
4. Take (1) Dark Green Melange and the Christmas dot; stitch along one long end.
5. Take the second Dark Green Melange and stitch that to the other long edge of the Christmas dot.
6. Place the Christmas tree block right side up.
7. Place the assembled melange and dot strip, right side down, on top of the tree block with right vertical sides even.
8. Stitch together.
9. Open out the melange and dot piece so it is right side up.
10. Place the red melange piece right side down meeting up the right raw vertical edges.
11. Stitch together.
12. For the back pieces, fold over one of the shorter (15") edges, wrong sides together and stitch with a running stitch.
13. Place the assembled pillow front right side up.
14. Place the back piece with the finished stitched fold near the center right side down with the raw edges on the top, side, and bottom meeting up.
15. Take the second back piece placing it right side down over lapping the first back piece with the raw edges on the top, opposite side, and bottom meeting up.
16. Pin pieces on all four (4) sides.
17. Stitch all 4 sides on your sewing machine.
18. Turn right side out
19. Insert pillow form. 
    
    

MERRY CHRISTMAS PILLOW

For this pillow I used the 12" design file. The pillow back is constructed envelope style.

Supplies needed:

• Merry Christmas Applique – Digital Embroidery Design Download file purchased from Creative Appliques
• 18" x 18" square pillow form
• Quilting Cuddle® Cardinal (M, R, Y)
• Quilting Cuddle® Juniper (E, R)
• Quilting Cuddle® Evergreen - pillow front (1) 20" x 20" + back (2) 19" high x 21" wide
• Fusible/iron on mesh embroidery stabilizer

Directions

1. Iron the stabilizer to the wrong side of the Evergreen 20" x 20".
2. Stitch the design using your embroidery machine.
3. Once the design has finished stitching, trim up the block to 19" x 19".
4. For the back pieces, fold over one of the shorter (19") edges, wrong sides together and stitch with a running stitch.
5. Place the finished merry block right side up.
6. Place the back piece, right side down, with the finished stitched fold towards the center with the raw edges on the top, side, and bottom meeting up.
7. Take the second back piece, placing it right side down, over lapping the first back piece with the raw edges on the top, opposite side, and bottom meeting up.
8. Pin pieces on all four (4) sides.
9. Stitch all 4 sides on your sewing machine
10. Turn right side out
11. Insert pillow form.