Easy Patchwork Cushion

Hey honeypops,

You know when you're choosing 

fabric for a project

and you end up with a whole pile 

of sample pieces? 

Do you ever wonder what to do 

with all those unwanted 

- but still very gorgeous - 

bits of material?

I have the perfect plan.....

I present to you:

the easiest patchwork cushion 

in the world....ever.

Mmmm, yeah - had my lawyer check it over...

;-)

I had a whole pile of samples 

hanging around looking forlorn.

They were crying out to me 

to make something pretty with them.

I've prepared a tutorial for you 

but I'll add in extra tidbits of usefulness 

for those of you who'd love to have a go 

but are absolute beginners.

Any questions? Just ask....

{Try and arrange them, as above, in two rows, in the shape that you want your cushion to be. You can choose as many pieces as you want but cut them all to the same height within each row. This will make it sooooooo much easier for you to sew it all together.}

{...and don't worry if your pieces aren't squares 

- some of mine were rectangular. 
As long as each row is the same height, you're golden.}

{The picture above is of the two pieces of fabric sewn together and opened out.}

Just a side note about sewing straight:

There's no big secret to it. 

Patience and practise is ALL it takes.

{You don't have to do the zigzagging step 

but your cushion will almost certainly last longer if you do.}

So, now you have your patch-worked strips of material, 

what to do next.....?

See what I'm doing here? Having sewed the patches together to make strips, 
I'm now joining those strips using one long, straight line of stitching, 
which avoids have to sew each fiddly piece one at a time.

{For a more detailed tutorial of 
how to make button-closure for a cushion, 
click here.}


It's ALWAYS a good idea to press your work as you go along.
It creates a MUCH more professional look 
AND makes the material easier to work with.

And that's it!!

Want to see what I made?

Tomorrow, I'll be sharing my version!!