Cuddle Cake Pillows

Cuddle Cake Pillows are a huge hit at my house.  When the cuddle fabric arrived my children instantly picked out their colors. So much for what I had planned.  I was overruled and I was okay with that.  When working with the Cuddle Fabric I learned that the more pins you use the better.  It holds the fabric together.

The challenge has ended but you can enjoy the tutorial. 

Materials for Cuddle Cake Pillows:

• 1 – Cuddle Cake from Shannon Fabrics.  I used the bold brights.
• 1 – 16 or 18 inch Home Elegance Pillow Insert from Fairfield.
• Pins, sewing machine, basic sewing supplies, etc.

Instructions for Cuddle Cake Pillows:

Choose the background colors for the front of your pillow.  Gigi chose the bright pink light pink, yellow and orange.   You’ll also need to choose a color for the back of the pillow. The back of our pillows is orange dimple cuddle fabric.  Maxx picked shades of blues and greens.

Sew your four squares together to make the front of your pillow.  If you’ve never sewn with Cuddle Fabrics before, be sure to read the Cuddle tips on the Shannon Fabrics Website before you start.  The basics are that you need to pin A LOT especially with the dimple fabric.  Use a walking foot if you’ve got one, and I sewed with a 3/8 inch seam.

1. Trim your front and back pieces to fit the size of your pillow insert.  I was using a 18-inch pillow insert, to I  allow for a 1/2 inch seam allowance on each side.
   
2. Once your front and back are finished it’s time to finish up the pillow.  Pin REALLY WELL around all four sides of your pillow.  Stitch with a 1/2 inch seam leaving a large opening on the bottom of the pillow so you can add your pillow insert.
3. Trim the corners.
   
4. Turn right side out.
   
5. Add your pillow insert.
   
6. Pin the opening closed really well.
7. Stitch closed.  You could stitch it by hand, so the stitching is invisible, but I wanted a quick project and I just sewed it closed with my machine.