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How To Use HTV To Make A Mother's Day Throw Pillow

I have a thing for throw pillows. My husband says I have too many, I say there is no such thing. Walmart has a wonderful selection of throw pillows to choose from. I love finding the plain throw pillows and personalizing them myself. This pillowcase is perfect for Mother's Day. Mom can scan it using her smart phone and it will play a song that you preselected for her!
Author: Crystal

Equipment

  • Throw pillow
  • Measuring tape
  • Cricut cutting machine
  • Cricut Cutting Mat
  • Cricut Iron-on in red, black and white
  • Weeding Tools
  • Cricut EasyPress
  • Cricut EasyPress Mat
  • Optional: Iron-on protective sheet and brayer tool

Instructions

  • Open my Cricut Mother's Day Project and customize with the name of yourself and the recipient.
  • Follow my instructions above for creating your Spotify Code SVG. Upload to Cricut Design Space.
  • Select your Spotify SVG and then click "detach". Select all the pieces that you are cutting from the black iron-on and click "attach". Click all the pieces you are cutting from white iron-on and click "attach". This will make your Cricut cut all of the black pieces laid out the way you see them on your screen, and all the white pieces as you see them on the screen.
  • Measure your pillow and size your design to the size you would like it by clicking on it and using the arrow button that appears in the bottom right hand corner of the box, or by using the size box in the upper toolbar.
  • Click Make It. Click the "mirror slider" to mirror your design. Follow the steps on your screen to connect to your Cricut cutting machine and select your cutting material.
  • Lay your iron-on on your cutting mat with the shiny side facing down. Load it into your machine and cut. Repeat for each color.
  • Once your iron-on is done cutting, weed your design, removing the iron-on material from around your design, leaving just the design behind on clear plastic backing.
  • Note: I cut the plastic backing on my heart piece small and laid where I wanted the heart to be on the plastic backing of my black design, making sure that the plastic wasn't covering any of the black pieces of HTV and that the red iron-on was facing in the same direction as the black iron on. This allowed me to press both colors at once so that my iron-on didn't overheat.
  • Remove the pillow from the throw pillow case. Lay the pillow case on your Cricut EasyPress Mat. Heat your Cricut EasyPress to 315F, then preheat your pillow case for 15 second to remove any moisture from the material.
  • Place your design where you would like it on your pillow with the design facing down, and the clear plastic facing up. I like to lay my iron-on protective sheet over my design. Heat using your Cricut EasyPress for 30 seconds at 360F applying firm, even pressure. Flip and then heat for another 15 seconds from the back. Note: I like to run my brayer tool over the design between each press to really push the iron-on into the fabric of the pillow.
  • Allow your pillow to cool. Carefully peel up plastic leaving the design on the pillow, and then lay down your white Spotify barcode part of the design on top of the black bar. Cover the entire design with your iron-on protective sheet or the clear plastic sheet from your black iron-on and press for another 10 seconds. Make sure your EasyPress doesn't have direct contact with the iron-on in any areas. Allow to cool and then remove the plastic revealing your design beneath!
  • Put your pillow back in your pillow case and it's ready to give to mom!