diy popsicle pillow

I guess you could say that I’ve had cool sweet treats on my mind. A couple weeks ago, I shared this fun ice cream quilt. (There’s also a fun ice cream cone pillow patten, as pictured above, which can be found here). Today I’m sharing these fun popsicle and ice cream cone pillows. I can’t believe we’ve already experienced triple digit weather this summer! Staying cool has been a top priority and ice cream always helps. You can find the free tutorial at the bottom of this post. Have a easy-breezy summer!

There’s a couple of different of options for the ice cream pillows. We created a tutorial for a two scoop ice cream cone tutorial, as well as a one scoop tutorial.

Find the full tutorial below.

Step 3: Slowly and carefully stitch the two pieces together. It will be necessary to pause after every two or three stitches to make sure that the fabric underneath hasn’t folded over and gotten in the seam. When you stop to check the fabric and sometimes pull it or reposition it, always be sure to end with the neeedle in the down position. Once the seam is sewn, clip the curve in the seam allowance making sure not to clip the threads. This will give the fabric a bit more stretch.

Step 4: With right sides together, now pin the Rounded Bottom Scoop top edge to the Rounded Top Sccop bottom edge. Follow the same process as you did in Step 2 for pinning these pieces together.

Step5: Follow the instructions from Step 3 to sew the curved seam. Clip the curves when finished.

Step 6: Press the seams toward the Cone section. Give it a good press from both sides using steam.

Step 7: Repeat Steps 2-6 for the remaining pillow pieces.

Step 8: Place the two assembled ice cream cone pieces right sides together and pin. Be sure to match seams.

Step 9: Starting along one side of the Cone, sew around the edges of the pillow using a 1/4″ seam allowance. Be sure to leave a roughly 2″ opening for turning the pillow right side out and inserting the fiber fill. Backstitch at the beginning and ending of the seam.

Step 10: Trim the seam along the bottom of the Cone and clip all the curves.

Step 11: Turn the pillow right side out and use a wooden chopstick or bodkin to gently push out the corners and smooth the rounded seams. Turn the fabric at the opening inside and give the entire pillow cover a good press with the iron.

Step 12: Using small amounts of fiber fill at a time, begin filling the pillow. Use your fingers or the wooden chopstick to help push the fill into the narrow tip of the Cone. Once the pillow is filled to your preferred firmness, use a needle and matching thread to slip stitch the opening in the Cone closed. If desired, sew a decorative pom pom or felted wool ball onto the top of the ice cream scoop as a cheery!

Ice Cream Cone Pillow Tutorial – Raw Seams Method: 
The tutorial shown below depicts a single scoop ice cream cone pillow. A double scoop ice cream cone pillow may be sewn the same way but with the middle section of fabric (bottom scoop pattern piece).

Step 1: Cut out 2 of each pattern piece: Cone and Top Scoop. Fold each piece in half along the width and mark the center on edges.

Step 2: With right sides up, overlap the edges of the Top Scoop and Cone by roughly 1/4″. Use the center marks as a guide when positiong the scoop on top of the cone. Pin in place then turn the ice cream cone over to make sure there are no folds in the fabric and that the spacing of the seam is even.

Step 3: Using a wide zig zag stitch, stitch the Top Scoop to the Cone by sewing as close to the scoop edge as you can. Backstitch at the beginning and ending of the seam.

Step 4: Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the remaining ice cream cone pillow pieces.

Step 5: With wrong sides together, place the two ice cream cone pillow pieces together. Pin in place and then starting along one edge of the Cone, sew around the perimeter using a wide zig zag stitch. I switched out my thread and bobbin to match the ice cream scoop and then the cone. Be sure to leave at least a 2″ opening for inserting the fiber fill. Backstitch at the start and stop of all seams.

Step 6: Using small amounts of fiber fill at a time, begin filling the pillow through the opening in the Cone. Use your fingers or the wooden chopstick to help push the fill into the narrow tip of the Cone.

Step 7: Once the pillow is filled to your preferred firmness, pin the opening closed and sew it closed using the same zig zag stitch. If desired, sew a decorative pom pom or felted wool ball onto the top of the ice cream scoop as a cheery!

Popsicle Pillow Tutorial:

Step 3: Sew these three seams together using a 1/4″ seam allowance.

Step 4: Press open the two upper seams and press the bottom seam toward the Stick.

Step 5: Repeat Steps 2-4 for the remaining pattern pieces.

Step 6: With right sides together and matching seams, pin the two assembled popsicle pillow sides together.

Step 7: Starting along one side of the popsicle, sew around the edges of the pillow using a 1/4″ seam allowance and leave the area of the Middle section open for turning the pillow right side out and inserting the fiber fill. Backstitch at the beginning and ending of the seam.

Step 8: Trim the seams along the bottom of the Stick and where the Stick meets the Bottom. Clip all curves within the seam allowance being sure not to clip seam.

Step 9: Turn the pillow right side out and use a wooden chopstick or bodkin to gently push out the corners and smooth the rounded seams. Turn the fabric at the opening inside and give the entire pillow cover a good press with the iron.

Step 10: Using small amounts of fiber fill at a time, begin filling the pillow. Use your fingers or the wooden chopstick to help push the fill into the narrow tip of the Stick. Once the pillow is filled to your preferred firmness, use a needle and matching thread to slip stitch the opening in the Popsicle Middle closed.