DIY Merry & Bright Christmas Pillows Using Cricut Vinyl
Add a little Christmas cheer to your couch with this set of Merry & Bright Christmas Pillows using Iron-On Vinyl.
This project is an easy sewing project, but you could also use two pre-made pillowcases in a solid color. The ‘merry’ and ‘bright’ iron-on vinyl cutouts would also look cute on tea towels, coffee mugs, gift bags, t-shirts, etc. Have fun with it!
Materials for a Red “Merry” Pillow & a White “Bright” Pillow
Note: I made small pillows (the final pillowcases were 15″ x 15″), but just adjust the sizes of your materials if wanting to make your pillows larger or smaller.
- Red linen fabric (one front panel measuring 15.5″ x 15.5″ piece and two back panels measuring 15.5″ x 11″ pieces)
- White linen fabric (one front panel measuring 15.5″ x 15.5″ piece and two back panels measuring 15.5″ x 11″ pieces)
- Red thread
- White thread
- Red iron-on vinyl
- White iron-on vinyl
- FREE Merry and Bright Designs: Download the JPEGS (Merry jpeg & Bright jpeg ) or SVG Files (Merry SVG or Bright SVG)
- A vinyl cutting machine like the Cricut Maker
- An iron or Cricut Easy Press
- 2 pillow inserts
Instructions
Create two envelope pillows.
You’ll create two envelope pillows, one in red linen and one in white linen.
- To make a 15″ envelope pillow, you’ll need one front panel of fabric measuring 15.5″ x 15.5″ and two back panels measuring 15.5″ x 11″.
- With one of the two back panels, make a clean edge along one of the 15.5″ sides. Fold fabric 1/2″ and then 1/2″ again, iron flat. After that, sew the fold down to create the clean hem. Repeat with the second back panel.
- Pin the wrong-sides of your front and back panels together. Do this by placing your front panel wrong-side up on your table. Then place your two back panels wrong-side down on top of your front panel to create a square. Make sure the clean-edge of the back panels are overlapping in the center. Pin around all four sides. Sew along all four sides. Keep in mind you are sewing the wrong-sides together (and not the right-sides) because we are going to use the seam allowance to create the fringe.
- Once sewen together, fray the edges of your pillowcase. Use a seam ripper to help remove the threads. You’ll fray until you hit your seamline.
- Repeat to make a second pillow.
Add Iron-On Vinyl
- Download the free Merry & Bright SVG or JPEG files (see links provided above in the “Materials” list). Upload your preferred files to your cutting machine’s software program. Cutout ‘merry’ from white iron-on vinyl and cutout ‘bright’ from red iron-on vinyl. Be sure to follow all instructions provided by your cutting machine. Once cut out, iron ‘merry’ to your red pillow and iron ‘bright’ to your white pillow following instructions provided on the iron-on vinyl.
I love how this simple sewing and Cricut project turned out. The pillows add the perfect touch to make my couch as fun and festive as my Christmas tree.
