I sometimes just cut around the outside of the whole embroidery, I sometimes will leave the whole cut-away piece behind the whole thing. There is also the option of using a different type of cut away that has a softer feel to it. It has been a while since I have done much with embroidery and the choice of stabilizers have changed so I don't know what kind to recommend. I don't know how big the cushion is or if it will be used to sit on or more as a decoration? Anyway, I think I would be inclined to leave most of the interior of this embroidery alone and just trim around the edges or leave all the stabilizer in depending on the size of the cushion.
I am also thinking that maybe when you actually make the cushion, that those puffy spots may fill out a bit as there will be some "puff" to the cushion.
Just looked up stabilizers for embroidery and there are also some that you can iron on and also some "batting" type stabilizers. That might be worth giving it a try on a sample?
Last edited by sewingpup; 11-07-2023 at 06:56 AM.