This time around I took my time selecting the fabrics. I didn’t want anything matchy-matchy so grabbed a few of my favourite fabrics from my stash and played around until I came up with a collection I was happy with.
There is definitley nothing matchy-matchy about these fabrics! Although the more I look at them, I can see why they work well together – there are a few from the same ranges, the scale of most of the prints are small or have a small detail about them and there is a focus on grey, lilac, aqua and green…
Cushions really are a quick and easy way to spruce up a room and freshen things up a bit – could I claim this as my spring cleaning for the year?!
My favourite method for making cushion covers is hiding the zipper under a folded flap of fabric. It gives a really neat and professional finish. I don’t like envelope closures as they always tend to stretch open and look sloppy over time. If you are interested, here is a handy tutorial to hide the zippers in your cushion covers.
I was a little worried about using regular quilting weight cotton to make the cushions. In past experience they have become saggy and stretched and haven’t been able to withstand the beatings that our cushions get (see below) so this time I fully lined each cushion using a piece of (dodgy) scrap fabric I had lying around. Nothing fancy with the lining, just cut a piece the same as the exterior and overlocked them together around the edge and then worked with the joined pieces as one. It has made a huge difference in the stability of the cushions and I’m confident they will be long-lasting.
