Christmas Elf FPP Cushions

These Christmas Elf FPP Cushions are just the perfect project for adding some seriously cute Christmas Cheer into your home. Father Christmas gets most of the credit, but let’s be honest, I’m pretty sure he would struggle to get everything done without his team of Christmas Elves!

These cushions are rather special and you will be able to bring them out year after year. You really will be making heirlooms of Christmas future!

One of the things I love so much about these cushion/pillow projects is that they are a fabulous opportunity to work on your quilting skills. Larger projects can be quite cumbersome and often a little bit dauting to work on, so smaller projects such as these are just perfect. The smaller size means that they are easier to manoeuvre under your sewing machine, allowing you to try out some new or less often used skills.

For these two Christmas Elf cushions I have done the following:

• Walking Foot quilting in the background and around the borders
• Free motion stitching to give texture to the hair and the bobble on the end of the hat
• Decorative machine stitch to add snowflakes to the hat
• Echo stitching to outline the hat trim

I have also used hand embroidery for the rosy cheeks, the mouth and the eyebrows! If you wanted to you could also hand stitch the eyes and nose or even sew on some circles of felt.

The there are so many ways in which you can personalise your Christmas Elves!

You may have noticed that all of my Christmas cushion designs feature piping. I do love a cushion with piping as it really sets it off and takes your project to the next level.

There are instructions included for adding piping to your cushion but I also have a great free tutorial with lots of step-by-step photos to help you get a great shape to your corners.

The pattern is packed full of great features and is available to buy today. If you’re buying the pdf you’ll be sent a copy as soon as you have checked out!

I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to demonstrate these Elf Cushions LIVE on Sewing Street in July 2021. It was so great to catch up with the rather lovely John Scott.

If you watch the demo you can see me cover off the basics of Foundation Paper Piecing as I sew up part of the Boy Elf’s face. I also share with you some great tips on working from slightly larger pieces of fabric, whilst keeping wastage to a minimum!

Buy and download a copy of your favourite Christmas themed patterns and get sewing TODAY! All patterns are laid out to print on A4 or Letter paper. Once you have made your project, don’t forget to tag me on social media or send me an email with your picture…I really love to see your work!