Having recently learnt the basics of patchwork and quilting I wanted to take on a small, simple project using these skills before working my way up to tackling making a quilt. For a look at my first attempts at quilting see our blog post on What is quilting? A patchwork and appliqué cushion seemed like […]
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00Having recently learnt the basics of patchwork and quilting I wanted to take on a small, simple project using these skills before working my way up to tackling making a quilt. For a look at my first attempts at quilting see our blog post on What is quilting? A patchwork and appliqué cushion seemed like the perfect answer. I drew a simple pattern of a patchwork border and left space in the middle for some appliqué. The first challenge was choosing the material. Too many choices! What are the best colours to go together? The second challenge was what to use as the appliqué. This was meant to be a simple quick project so I chose a simple pattern of two hearts. After measuring the cushion pad and allowing for seam allowances I cut out the material using a rotary cutter. Rotary cutters are great for shapes with straight edges and so much quicker than scissors. For an introduction to using a rotary cutter click here. With all the pieces cut out I prepared the back of the cushion. This is a simple envelope cushion so I had cut the back wider than the cushion pad so I could cut it in half to make the envelope overlap. The edges were turned over and sewn into place and the two pieces put aside to use later. The next step was to attach the hearts to the front using Bondaweb. Being more than capable of attaching the wrong side of the appliqué to the cushion I always follow our simple tutorial on this to get it right each time! Next each patchwork strips was attached to the appliquéd centrepiece to make one large front piece for the cushion. Then attach the two back pieces, insert the cushion pad and the cushion is finished. Simple and quick to make! There is no excuse get revamping your cushions now! The Finished Cushion...
Having recently learnt the basics of patchwork and quilting I wanted to take on a small, simple project using these skills before working my way up to tackling making a quilt. For a look 
at my first attempts at quilting see our blog post on What is quilting?
A patchwork and appliqué cushion seemed like the perfect answer. I drew a simple pattern of a patchwork border and left space in the middle for some 
appliqué.
The first challenge was choosing the material. Too many choices! What are the best colours to go together? The second challenge was what to use as the appliqué. This was meant to be a simple quick project so I chose a simple pattern of two hearts.
After measuring the cushion pad and allowing for seam allowances I cut out the material using a rotary cutter. Rotary cutters are great for shapes with straight edges and so much quicker than scissors. For an introduction to using a rotary cutter click here.
With all the pieces cut out I prepared the back of the cushion. This is a simple envelope cushion so I had cut the back wider than the cushion pad so I could cut it in half to make the envelope overlap. The edges were turned over and sewn into place and the two pieces put aside to use later.
The next step was to attach the hearts to the front using Bondaweb. Being more than capable of attaching the wrong side of the appliqué to the cushion I 
always follow our simple tutorial on this to get it right each time!
Next each patchwork strips was attached to the appliquéd centrepiece to make one large front piece for the cushion. Then attach the two back pieces, insert the cushion pad and the cushion is finished.
Simple and quick to make! There is no excuse get revamping your cushions now!
The Finished Cushion
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