Wrap Up the Perfect Christmas Present Pillow

Wrap Up the Perfect Christmas Present Pillow

For most of us that quilt, we have a spare charm pack or scraps of a favorite Christmas fabric line. Why not put them to good use, and create a present pillow to adorn your sofa during the holidays. Amy of Sew Incredibly Crazy, here to show you just how easy it is to create a Christmas Present Pillow.

Christmas Pillow Present Supplies:

  81 - 2 1/2" squares - you can either pick up 2 mini charm packs or one regular one and cut them to size 1/2 yard fabric for back 1/3 yard red for bow HeatnBond® Fleece Fusible High Loft HeatnBond® Fusible Interfacing Medium Weight Aurifil Thread: 2865 16" pillow insert Cutting instructions: From the red fabric: Ribbon around present 1 - 2 1/2" x 10 1/2" 1 - 2 1/2" x 8 1/2" 1 - 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" For the bow 1 - 7 1/2" x 36" 1 - 7 1/2" x 4" From various Christmas fabrics: 81 - 2 1/2" squares

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Christmas Pillow Present Assembly Instructions:

Step 1: Sew your 2 1/2" squares as shown in the picture above. Step 2: Sew the 2 1/2" by 8 1/2" red piece between the 2 1/2" squares. Press towards the red. Step 3: Repeat Step 2 with the 2 1/2" x 10 1/2" red piece. Press towards the red. Step 4: Repeat Step 2 with the 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" red piece. Press towards the red. Step 5: Iron your Fusible Fleece to the back of your present block. Step 6: Quilt as desired. This was done with a straight stitch using Aurifil color - Step 7: Prepare the bow. Iron a 7 1/2" x 36" piece of the HeatnBond Fusible Interfacing Medium Weight to the wrong side of your bow. Step 8: Repeat with the 7 1/2" x 4" rectangle. Step 9: Fold the 7 1/2" x 36" piece long ways and stitch along a short side and the long side, leaving the end open to turn. Repeat with the smaller rectangle. Clip the ends. Step 10: Turn right side out. Hand stitch the opening of the bow closed. The smaller piece can be sewn shut with your sewing machine. Step 11: Fold the smaller rectangle over onto itself and sew it in the center where the red fabrics intersect. Sew on each side of the bow center. Step 12: Take the longbow piece, fold it to make a bow. Hand sew the bow. It might require a thimble to push the needle through. Step 13: Finish the back of the pillow. This one is completed with an envelope back. Step 14: Topstitch in the ditch around the last set of squares. Step 15: Insert the bow through the center. If desired, hand stitch the bow onto the pillow front. Make a couple so that you have a whole stack of presents on your couch. We've been celebrating Christmas in September and have a few giveaways for you to enter....here's where you can go enter to win: National Sewing Month Giveaway National Sew a Jelly Roll Day