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A holiday cushion finished in a flash!

by Jean Boyd

Yesterday I showed you how to make the front of a cute Snowman cushion using a few fabric scraps backed with HeatnBond Featherlite fusible web. Here’s the link to the free Snowman design by Wendi Ganz of ShinyHappyWorld.com Now let’s finish the cushion.

Holiday cushion front with fusible applique; Fairfield Poly-fil, HeatnBond Featherlite, SCHMETZ nonstick needles, Olfa frosted ruler

Completed cushion front. Here’s the link to the free Snowman design by Wendi Ganz of ShinyHappyWorld.com

Cushion Back

  • Sew a narrow double-fold hem on 1 long edge of each 7½” x 10½” cushion back piece.
Holiday cushion back with fusible applique; Fairfield Poly-fil, HeatnBond Featherlite, SCHMETZ nonstick needles, Olfa frosted ruler

Sew a double-fold hem on 2 long edges of back fabric.

  • Overlap the 2 pieces so you end up with a 10½” square.
Holiday cushion back with fusible applique; Fairfield Poly-fil, HeatnBond Featherlite, SCHMETZ nonstick needles, Olfa frosted ruler

Overlap back pieces to make a 10½”square.

  • Place cushion front and back right sides together.
  • Using a fabric marker, draw a line to mark the seam allowance on each corner.
  • Trace around a small circle (I used a coin) to make a seam line for a rounded corner.
Marking seam on Holiday cushion back; Fairfield Poly-fil, HeatnBond Featherlite, SCHMETZ nonstick needles, Olfa frosted ruler

Trace around a circle shape to mark corner

  •  Stitch all around the outside edges, following the curved lines on the corners.
  •  Trim excess fabric from corners.
  •  Turn cushion right side out and press.

Cushion Form

  • Cut (2) 10½” squares from white cotton fabric for the cushion form cover.
  •  Place the squares right sides together.
  •  Draw lines to mark the rounded corners the same as you did for the cushion.
Marking seam on cushion form; Fairfield Poly-fil, HeatnBond Featherlite, SCHMETZ nonstick needles, Olfa frosted ruler

Trace around circle shape to mark corners of cushion form

  •  Stitch all around, leaving a 5″ or 6″ opening.
Stitch seam on cushion form; Fairfield Poly-fil, HeatnBond Featherlite, SCHMETZ nonstick needles, Olfa frosted ruler

Stitch around cushion form following curved lines in corners

  • Turn right sides out.
  • Stuff with Fairfield Poly-fil premium fiber fill.
  • Stitch the opening closed by hand or machine.
  • Place the cushion form inside the cushion. You might have to add a little more stuffing in the corners to fill them out.

I couldn’t resist using the other free Holiday designs from ShinyHappyWorld.com website, so now I have these five cute Holiday cushions!

A set of Christmas cushions with fusible applique; Fairfield Poly-fil, HeatnBond Featherlite, SCHMETZ nonstick needles, Olfa frosted ruler, free pattern

Christmas cushions with fusible applique. Here’s the link to the free Snowman design by Wendi Ganz of ShinyHappyWorld.com

I hope you’ll come back tomorrow to see what I’ve been doing with left-over scraps from fusible applique shapes.

This is part 2 of 5 in this series

Go back to part 1: Quick appliqued cushion ideas for the holidays

Go to part 3: Crumb quilting makes a spectacular needle case!

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