Today we have a great make from the lovely Nat who blogs at Made In Home, if you don’t already read this great blog I really encourage you to start, the photography is stunning!

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The DECORATE cushion

I made this cushion after seeing a embroidery version in the Decorate book by Holly Becker and Joanna Copestick . I probably used a ‘beginner’ method to make this – using interfacing, but it was the only way to ensure that I would (sort of) match the stripes. If you would like to skip the interfacing phase, please do – it would probably speed up the process quite a lot!

You will need (for cushions measuring 40 cm x 40 cm – the actual cover measure 38 cm x 38 cm) :

- 4 FQs of different colours (shown here in white, tangerine, papaya and ash) – this is only for the front of the cushion cover. You can make the back of the cushion following your preferred method.

- 4 squares of medium interfacing measuring 37.4 cm x 37.4 cm (sorry for the weird measurements I am mixing cms and inches)

- And thread..

To note: I use a ¼ inch seam allowance everywhere.

1. Four squares of interfacing – I have even marked all the stripes on them (3.4 cm width). Oh yes, I was on a mission to match those stripes!

2. Cut 11 stripes of 3.4 cm in each fabric

3. Lay the stripes on the interfacing at random; iron them on the interfacing; cut the excess fabric on the sides

4. Repeat to make 4 squares

5. Mark the stripes width by ironing; and sew with a ¼ inch seam allowance

6. Iron and cut the squares in half

7. Make sure that triangles make the above pattern, and then sew the triangles together – matching the stripes (be careful to take into account the ¼ seam allowance – I marked it down with a pen and pinned, pinned, pinned).

8. Sew your square together.

The back of it.

And here we are!

This is how I finished it, in tangerine. Nothing fancy but I think it works quite well in a bright block colour.

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So what do you think?

A gorgeous cushion making excellent use of solid colours, we love it here at HQ!