Santa in His Armchair SVG

About this design

After the deliveries are done, Santa deserves a rest. This design shows him settled into a tall wingback armchair, his hands resting on the arms, his beard spread over his coat and his boots planted firmly on the floor. A sack of presents with a big bow sits at his feet. It feels like an illustration from a classic Christmas storybook.

The scene is built from fourteen pieces with five cut-outs, mostly in Santa’s face, beard and the gifts. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches tall. The chair is a large, solid shape that holds the design together.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which fills the beard, trim and gift details
• Design in red, the chair, Santa and sack

Storybook projects

• Reading nook sign for a cozy corner.
• Christmas Eve story box with books and cocoa.
• Layered shadow box with real fabric for the chair.
• Holiday cards in layered cardstock.
• Throw pillow for a reading chair.
• Library or classroom displays for a holiday reading challenge.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches tall. Because it has many pieces, keep the whole scene on one sheet of transfer tape so the parts line up. For a shadow box, 8 to 10 inches tall gives room for layering.

Step by step: reading nook pillow

1. Set the design to 10 inches tall and download the color SVG.
2. Mirror and cut the design from red iron-on vinyl and the backing from white.
3. Press the white backing on a 16-inch pillow cover, then layer the red on top.
4. Add “Storytime with Santa” above in a script font.
5. Place it on a favorite reading chair for the season.

Color ideas

• Red chair and suit with cream details, the classic
• Green chair with a red Santa using two separate cuts
• Brown leather-look chair with a burgundy Santa for a vintage feel

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so the chair faces the other way.
• Use the editor’s rounded square background with a shape border for a framed plaque.

Good to know

The chair and Santa share the red design layer. To make the chair a different color, cut the design twice and trim one copy to just the chair in your software.

Pairs well with

The Santa Reading continues the storytime theme, and the Santa Gift Sack shows the sack on its own.