Batik boho fun: making a quilted cushion cover by Sarah Vanderburgh April 2, 2018 written by Sarah Vanderburgh April 2, 2018 873 Time to savor spring and all the beauty that is blooming! One of my favorite places to enjoy watching and listening to nature come alive again is on my front porch drinking coffee. Since it’s still a little too chilly to do that comfortably where I live, I thought creating a new quilted cushion cover to use indoors would help put me in a fresh state of mind to get ready for outside living. Batik boho inspired quilted cushion cover The beautiful Banyan Batik iKat Sketch line also arrives in local quilt shops this Spring! The fabrics are a breath of fresh air; prints and patterns and colors that bring a fresh outlook on life. The quilted cushion cover will fit a 20″ cushion. I chose batiks that blend together for a relaxed, boho inspired look. The design would work well with more contrast too. materials fabric 5 fat quarters for cushion front: from the iKat Sketch line 80084-28 80084-64 80084-22 from the Shibori line 81100-44 from the Ketan line 81000-371 Sunset Ray 1 fat quarter for back top panel: 80081-38 from the iKat Sketch line Note: The back bottom panel will be made from leftover fat quarters used on front – see cutting instructions. other 22″ square of batting 22″ square of material for quilted cushion front backing thread thread that contrasts with front fat quarter fabrics Fabric requirements for batik quilted cushion cover Cutting Instructions Fabric A (iKat Sketch 80084-28) 5 – 4½” squares 1 – 7½”x 20½” for back cushion panel Fabric B (iKat Sketch 80084-64) 2 – 5¼” squares 4 – 2⅞” squares 8 – 2½” squares Fabric C (Sunset Ray 371) 2 – 5″ squares 8 – 2⅞” squares 4 – 2½” squares Fabric D (Shibori 81100-44) 2 – 5″ squares 4 – 2½” x 4½” rectangles 4 – 2½” squares Fabric E (iKat Sketch 80084-22) 1 – 5¼” square 8 – 2½” x 6½” rectangles 16 – 2½” squares Draw a diagonal line on the back of all 2½” and 2⅞” squares EXCEPT the Fabric E squares. Close up of batik quilted cushion cover. Collect your fabrics and cut them to size. The Banyan Batiks will start to get pieced back together in the next post. This is part 1 of 5 in this series. Go to part 2: 3 quilt blocks that highlight Banyan Batik prints [shareaholic app=”follow_buttons” id=”23735596″] Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs201Banyan Batikscushion coversfabricsfree patternsiKat SketchKetanShibori FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Sarah Vanderburgh I love to play with color and *quilts* are my playground! A self-taught quilter, I've been designing quilts for almost 20 years. I'm inspired by happy fabrics, selvages, traditional blocks and nature. I'm also a wife, mother, and elementary school teacher, and enjoy drinking coffee on my front porch in northern Ontario. previous post 2 quilt bindings that add pizzazz: getting creative with the Epic 980Q next post 3 quilt blocks that highlight Banyan Batik prints YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... 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Reply Jessica Matheson April 5, 2018 - 3:03 pm I have to try this 🙂 Reply Sarah Vanderburgh April 5, 2018 - 4:19 pm Awesome Jessica! Enjoy! Hope you have some batiks to use 🙂 Share over on instagram @quiltsocial too! Reply Surinder gurm April 5, 2018 - 1:48 pm This looks like a good first project Reply Sarah Vanderburgh April 5, 2018 - 4:20 pm Thank you for the kind compliment! Enjoy creating and feel free to share on instagram @quiltsocial . Reply Anita April 3, 2018 - 7:36 am This is gorgeous! Reply Sarah Vanderburgh April 3, 2018 - 7:41 am Thanks Anita! I hope you’ll join me and make one this week too 😉 Reply Mona A Phelps April 2, 2018 - 10:06 pm Great pattern! Reply Allison Evrard April 2, 2018 - 6:21 pm Such a lovely pillow! The colors are beautiful! Reply Sarah Vanderburgh April 2, 2018 - 8:40 pm Thanks Allison! It’s easy to create something pretty with these batiks 🙂 Reply April Martin April 2, 2018 - 4:07 pm I love batiks Reply Sarah Vanderburgh April 2, 2018 - 8:41 pm That’s good news, April! Lots of lovely Banyan batiks here at QUILTsocial.com lately:) Be sure to check out the fabric giveaway post! Reply Christie April 2, 2018 - 2:58 pm Your fabrics are gorgeous. Batiks are my favorite go to fabrics for my quilts. Keep them coming!! Reply Sarah Vanderburgh April 2, 2018 - 3:57 pm Thanks Christie! The Banyan Batiks are gorgeous. Make sure you comment on the batik fabric giveaway post too 😉 Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.