Bench cushion Make a comfortable cushion that
will have your guests lingering at the dinner table.
Difficulty: easy Time: half a day
You will need fabric matching coloured machine thread two 60cm zips
5cm-thick high-density foam NOTE All seam allowances are 1,5cm.
To make 1 Measure the bench and have the foam cut 1cm wider and longer than the measurements to ensure a snug fit. Cut the fabric into front, back and side panels following the measurements of the bench plus 1,5cm seam allowances, for a total of 3cm extra to the length and width measurements. 2 Overlock all the short edges of the four side panels. Sew these seams to join the side panels together, starting and stopping 1,5cm in from the edge. Press the seams open. 3 Pin and sew the side panels to the bottom panel, leaving a 120cm-long opening for the zips in the centre of one of the long edges. Overlock these two seam allowances individually and insert the two zips into the opening, with the two open ends meeting in the middle. Overlock the remaining three seams. 4 Pin, sew and overlock the top panel to the side panels. 5 Turn the cushion cover through to the right side and insert the foam.
Peekaboo cushions With plain linen, a bit of ribbon and
a pattern peeping out here and there, you can pick up all the elements in the room and make your own French- style cushions.
Buttoned cushion with ribbon tape
Difficulty: easy Time: half an hour
You will need cushion with removable cover ribbon tape matching coloured machine thread
To make 1 Measure the cover and cut a length of ribbon tape double the measurement, plus 2cm. 2 Sew the two ends of the ribbon tape together with a 1cm seam. Press the seam open. 3 Pin the ribbon-tape band onto the cushion cover in the position desired, placing the seam in the ribbon tape to align with a seam on the cover. Sew the ribbon tape in position with top stitching 1mm in from each side of the ribbon.
Cushion with ties
Difficulty: easy Time: one hour
You will need linen fabric matching coloured machine thread 4 pieces of decorative tape 1,5 x 35cm scatter cushion with contrasting fabric cover
NOTE All seam allowances are 1,5cm.
To make 1 Cut two linen rectangles that are 4,5cm wider (1,5cm seam allowance and 3cm hem allowance) than the scatter cushion, and 3cm taller than the height measurement. 2 Pin the two pieces, right sides together, and sew the top, one side and bottom seams. 3 Press a 1,5cm-wide double-fold hem along the open side seam. Divide each side of the opening into thirds and pin one end of the tape underneath the hem at these points. Sew the hem. Fold the tape over to lie across the hem and sew each one in position 2mm in from the outer fold of the hem. 4 Place the scatter cushion inside the linen cover and tie the tapes into bows.
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