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Modern Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Pillow

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Make a modern fresh cut Christmas trees pillow using the Cricut Explore or Cricut Maker. This pillow will look great in your home!

Welcome to Have Yourself A Very Cricut Christmas: 25 Days of Homemade Holiday Crafts!

Each day in December, I’ll be sharing a new Christmas project that you can make using your Cricut. It’s going to be a blog version of an advent calendar! Come back every day to get a new “gift.”

Today’s gift is a Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Pillow

modern fresh cut Christmas trees pillow Cricut project

One of my favorite ways to decorate for Christmas is to change out my throw pillow covers.

During the Christmas season, it’s fun to add in some more themed pillow covers.

You can buy pillow covers online, or you can make your own custom designs. With iron-on vinyl, you can get the same look as pillow covers you find online.

I designed a modern Christmas pillow cover design that I think will look great with any Christmas decor style.

You’re going to love this Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Pillow. Here’s how to make it!

How to Make a Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Pillow Using The Cricut

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Materials:

Tools:

How to Cut Out The Project Using The Cricut

First, you will need to download the Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Pillow SVG file.


Get the Free Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Pillow SVG File


Start by opening Cricut Design Space and creating a new project.

Upload the SVG File

Then, upload the SVG file by selecting the Upload button and then Upload Image. Next, drag and drop or select the SVG file you want to upload.

After the SVG is uploaded, add the image to your design canvas.

If you need a little more help uploading SVG files, you can learn more in this post.

The SVG file will already be sized properly for this project.

svg design file Cricut Design Space fresh cut Christmas trees pillow

The file is sized to slightly larger than the maximum size for a 12” x 12” cutting mat. To fit a design onto the regular standard grip cutting mat, the design must be 11.5” or less in either dimension.

This pillow design is sized slightly larger, so you will need to use the extended standard grip cutting mat.

You also have the option of resizing the height to 11.5” so that it will fit on the 12” x 12” cutting mat.

Make It

Now it’s time to make your project!

Click on the Make It button in the upper right of the screen.

The first screen you will see is the Mat Preview Screen. This will show you all of the different mats needed for your project.

For this project, there is only one material being used.

mat preview screen Cricut Design Space fresh cut Christmas trees pillow

When cutting iron-on vinyl, you will need to mirror the image. This is because iron-on vinyl must be placed shiny side down on the cutting mat. If you want your design to be cut out the correct way, you will need to select the mirror setting.

On the left side of the Mat Preview Screen, select the Mirror toggle switch so that it turns green. This will invert your image design for cutting.

mirror image Cricut Design Space fresh cut Christmas trees pillow

Click on the Continue button in the lower right of the screen.

Connect your Cricut machine. Then, adjust the settings as follows.

Material: Iron-On

Pressure: Default

Tools: Fine-Point Blade

Place the iron-on vinyl shiny side down onto the extended standard grip cutting mat. The shiny side is actually the iron-on transfer sheet.

Load the extended standard grip cutting mat with your iron-on vinyl into the machine. Then, press the flashing Go button to begin the cutting process.

cutting screen Cricut Design Space fresh cut Christmas trees pillow

How to Assemble The Project

Once all of your pieces are cut out, it’s time to assemble the project.

black iron-on vinyl cutout design

First, you will need to weed the iron-on vinyl design to remove the extra material. The goal is to leave only the iron-on vinyl for the design image behind.

Use the weeder tool to pick up the vinyl off the iron-on transfer sheet and easily remove it. After all of the extra iron-on vinyl is removed, you should be left with just the design on the iron-on transfer sheet.

weeder tool black iron-on vinyl cutout design
weeding black iron-on vinyl cutout design
mirror black iron-on vinyl cutout design

Now your iron-on design is ready for transfer.

black iron-on vinyl cutout design on transfer sheet

The best tool for transferring iron-on vinyl onto your design surface is the EasyPress.

It provides even heat to your entire design which helps it to adhere better. It also comes with a built-in timer and online interactive guide so you know exactly what settings you need for each project.

Cricut EasyPress and black iron-on design upside down

I like to use the EasyPress mat too so that I have a convenient heat-resistant surface.

If you don’t have these tools, you can also use an iron and an ironing board.

Place the pillow cover on the EasyPress mat and use the online Cricut EasyPress Interactive Quick Reference Guide to determine the settings and instructions that you need for your project.

Here are the settings that I used for this project.

Cricut EasyPress guide fresh cut Christmas trees pillow

Set the temperature on the EasyPress to the recommended setting. Then, preheat the pillow cover for 5 seconds.

Cricut EasyPress pillow cover pre heat

Place your iron-on vinyl design onto the pillow cover and center it.

Cricut EasyPress and black iron-on design on pillow cover

Then, apply heat using the EasyPress and gentle pressure for 30 seconds. Because this project is larger than the EasyPress, you will need to repeat this step for the different sections of the design.

Cricut EasyPress on black iron-on design on pillow cover left top
Cricut EasyPress on black iron-on design on pillow cover right top
Cricut EasyPress on black iron-on design on pillow cover right bottom
Cricut EasyPress on black iron-on design on pillow cover left bottom

Then, flip the pillow cover over and use the EasyPress to apply heat to the back for 15 seconds.

Flip the pillow cover over again and peel off the iron-on transfer sheet while it’s still warm.

black iron-on design removing transfer sheet
black iron-on design on white pillow cover

Add a fluffy pillow insert to finish the project.

Now your Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Pillow is ready!

close up modern white pillow with black iron-on Christmas trees design

I love the simple and modern design of this pillow. It will fit into just about any decor style for Christmas.

modern white pillow with black iron-on Christmas trees design

It will also look great layered with some Christmas pillows in shades of red and green.

I hope you love this Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Pillow.

If you decide to make this project, I would love to see!

Tag me on Instagram. Use the hashtag #25daysofcricut so that we can all see each other’s projects too!

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