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How to Make a Seat Cushion

Level
Intermediate
Time
1 hour
Budget
10 - 30

Learn how to make your own seat cushion using this super-simple how-to guide, along with the beautiful Flowerbed Ditsy Joules fabric range. Each seat cushion has been created using two fat quarters, so make sure to purchase multiple packs if you'd like to create a whole set for a table of two or more.

Finish your cushions with coordinating self-cover buttons on both sides for a decorative finish.

These seat cushions are perfect for use indoors or out, come rain or shine! 

Project and instructions by Paula Milner, The Crafty Lass

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How To Make

You Will Need
* Sewing Machine
* Dressmaking Scissors
* Pins
* Hand Needles
* Tape Measure
* Fat Quarters
* Toy Filling
* Self Cover Buttons
* Pencil

Step 3

Place the fabrics right sides together and pin if desired.

 

Use a simple running stitch on a sewing machine, to sew around the edges of the cushion to secure everything in place.

 

Remember to leave a gap for turning out!

Step 4
Trim the corners at a 45 degree angle before turning the cushion cover out the right way.
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Step 5
Stuff the cushion with wadding.
Step 6
Using small hand stitches, or a ‘ladder stitch’, close the gap in the cushion cover.
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Step 7
Follow the instructions on the Hemline Self-Cover buttons to cover in your desired fabric – you could make this in either contrasting or co-ordinating fabric!
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Step 8

Thread a needle, and sew through the cushion from one side to the other using the marked points as your guide.

 

Top Top: We would recommend pulling your thread all the way through the needle and putting a knot in the thread using both strands. This provides extra strength to the sewing and ensures you can pull quite taught for the puckered effect under the buttons.

Step 9
Go back and forth through the cushion a few times, pulling the threads to secure, until you are happy with how it looks.
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Step 10
Next, add one of your self-covered buttons and sew through to the other side.
Step 11
Add another self-covered button so you have one on each side. Go back and forth a few times through the buttons to ensure they are attached securely.
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