Getting applique pieces ready for a Christmas tree cushion [free pattern] by Claire Haillot December 6, 2022 written by Claire Haillot December 6, 2022 347 All week I’ll be showing you how to make this magical Christmas Tree decorative pillow using the PFAFF creative ambition 640. You’ll have so much fun! In yesterday’s post I gave you the list of materials for the project, and now I’ll show you how to get the applique ready. Here are the steps you need to set your appliques onto the background fabric. Preparing the appliques to stitch using the PFAFF creative ambition 640 Download the Christmas Tree design PDF. Then draw the designs, except for the stars, onto your double-sided fusible web. Draw the design in mirror effect onto the paper holding the fusible web. It’s not really a problem for the circles, but you’ll have to pay attention to the tree trunk and body. Once you’ve marked your fusible web, cut around the pieces leaving about ¼” excess around your lines. Note that if you choose to use the same fabric for all the tree layers, as in my example, you don’t need to cut the pieces independently. Following the care instructions for the fusible web, fuse the web onto the back of your fabrics. Then cut on the lines to create the exact shapes. Fusing the pieces to your background fabric The next step is to position the fused pieces onto your background fabric. Since I want my pillow to be a 14’’ square block, I cut my background to 14½” x 14½”. I folded the background fabric in half and folded it in half once more and ironed so I could see the creases which allow me to always know where the center of the square is. This helped me keep my design centered. Here’s my original design for the Christmas tree decorative cushion. Now, feel free to alter the decorations as you wish. If you print the design in the size of your project, it can also help you position your pieces onto the background fabric. Original design of the Christmas Tree cushion Once more, following the care instructions for the fusible web, fuse the design onto the background fabrics. Getting ready for the Holidays with a Christmas Pillow Applique! You’re now ready to begin decorating the project and that’s exactly what I’ll begin to demonstrate tomorrow using the PFAFF creative ambition 640. You’ll see just how fast and easy it is to get ready for the holidays with a Christmas Pillow Applique! This is part 2 of 5 in this series Go back to part 1: Creating holiday magic is easy with the PFAFF creative ambition 640 Go to part 3: Trapunto and free-motion quilting together: Add pizzazz to your project Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs445creative ambition 640cushion coversfree Christmas quilting projectsfree patternsfree quilting patternKlassé embroidery needleKlassé quilting needlemachine embroiderynotionspfaffquilting tutorialsewing machine reviewssulky rayon threadunboxing the PFAFF creative ambition 640 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Claire Haillot Claire Haillot shares her passion for quilting among her neighbors in the United States and Canada as well as her cousins in France. Claire has been active in the quilting industry since 2004. At first, she opened a quilt shop and started to teach, write how-to guides, and translate patterns and product information into French for American companies. In 2006, she started her own line of patterns and later began publishing patterns and articles in Canadian, European, and American magazines. You might have seen some of her work in Quilter’s World, Pratique du Patchwork or Canadian Quilter. She decided to close her brick & mortar quilt shop in 2016 to be able to concentrate more on teaching, writing, and creating. She collaborated with PlumEasy patterns to launch the Dancing Diamonds and Gem bag patterns. Claire has also won a few awards for her work: • Juror’s choice in Salon 2012 • Second Place in Vermont Quilt Festival of 2014 and 2016 • Second Place in Salon 2016 • Best of show at the Quilt Festival in Chicago and Houston 2018. previous post Creating holiday magic is easy with the PFAFF creative ambition 640 next post Trapunto and free-motion quilting together: Add pizzazz to your project YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... How to use the Alphabet Stitch on the... PFAFF creative ambition 640 works wonders for Holiday... Trapunto and free-motion quilting together: Add pizzazz to... Creating holiday magic is easy with the PFAFF... Positioning a zipper on a pencil case PLUS... Embroidery personalizes an essential Back to School pencil... Creating a label is a cinch with the... More great features on the PFAFF creative ambition... Introducing the PFAFF creative ambition 640: Sewing AND... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
