Christmas Highland Cow

About this pattern

This joyful folk-art design features a fluffy Highland cow centre-stage in a cosy winter wonderland, wrapped in a bold red-and-cream plaid scarf and topped with a cheerful red bobble hat sporting a snowflake motif. Her glorious shaggy coat swirls in rich waves of amber, golden toffee, and deep russet brown, while a bright yellow sun glows against a vivid cobalt blue sky filled with crisp white snowflakes and rolling white-capped mountains. Snow-dusted dark green pine trees frame the scene, and a warm-windowed cottage peeks through on the right, surrounded by a rustic timber fence and sprigs of glossy holly with plump red berries nestled in the foreground snow.

Every element of this design sings with Christmas cheer and invites quilters to play with texture and colour across dozens of satisfying fabric shapes. The bold outlines and strong contrast between the bright blue sky, creamy snow, and the cow's warm tones make this an especially rewarding raw-edge fusible applique project, equally at home as a festive wall hanging or a seasonal quilt block centrepiece.

📐 6 FINISHED SIZES INCLUDED (print whichever you like):

• Small: ~16" (41 cm) square, prints as 6 tiled A4 / US Letter pages (or one A2 & ANSI C single sheet)
• Size 2: ~18" (46 cm) square, prints as 6 tiled A4 / US Letter pages
• Size 3: ~24" (61 cm) square, prints as 12 tiled A4 / US Letter pages
• Size 4: ~36" (91 cm) square, prints as 20 tiled A4 / US Letter pages
• Size 5: ~45" (114 cm) square, prints as 30 tiled A4 / US Letter pages
• Large: ~60" (152 cm) square, prints as 48 tiled A4 / US Letter pages

All 6 sizes are included in your download.

A note on the two smallest sizes: this is a detailed design, so at 16" and 18" a number of the pieces are under 3/8" across. They are lovely finished, but they suit a confident stitcher - if you are new to applique, 24" and up is the kinder start.

INSIDE YOUR DOWNLOAD (PDF)

• Full-colour numbered Colour Layout (your fabric-placement map)
• Numbered Outline / Stroke-Line cutting templates for tracing pieces
• Fabric Colour Chart with HEX references + how much fabric to buy per colour
• Tiled A4 + US Letter pages to print at home (for every size included)
• A2 + ANSI C single sheets for large-format / copy-shop printing
• Page Assembly Guide + step-by-step Sewing Instructions

🎨 SKILL LEVEL: Beginner to Intermediate - the project uses raw-edge fusible applique and basic quilting techniques.

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Assorted cotton fabrics for the applique pieces
• Background fabric
• Fusible web (paper-backed)
• Quilt batting + backing fabric
• Thread + basic quilting tools

(A full materials list is included in the pattern.)

PERFECT FOR: wall quilts, decorative panels, statement textile art, and handmade gifts.

⬇️ INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - no physical quilt or printed pattern is mailed. Your PDF files are available immediately after purchase. Colours may appear slightly different depending on your screen or printer.

🌿 Thank you for supporting a small independent quilt-pattern studio. Happy stitching - there's always something bright and beautiful on the way at WildbloomQuilts. 🌸

Every pattern in this shop is my own work, from the first line to the last page. I draw each design by hand as an original vector illustration in Adobe Illustrator, then develop it into a ready-to-sew applique pattern - every cutting line, every fabric colour, every template page and instruction. Each one takes time and a lot of care, and I hope that comes through when you stitch it.

AI-assisted tools have been used to create or enhance some product mockups and backgrounds. AI is used for presentation purposes only and does not generate or alter the digital pattern/product being sold.