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Making a cushion cover for the porch

by Jean Boyd

Yesterday I showed you how to use some 10″ fabric squares along with Therm Fleece to make some attractive and useful bowl cozies.

Bowl cozies from 10" fabric squares and Therm Fleece

Bowl cozies from 10″ fabric squares and Therm Fleece

Today’s project is another one that will help you use up some of your fabric stash and create a bench pillow that will be perfect for both inside and outside use.

Bench cushion

Bench pillow

The bench pillow form I used is 16″ x 38″ and is available in fabric and craft stores.

Bench cushion form

Bench cushion form

I used fabrics from Northcott Banyan Batiks collection for my bench pillow cover.

Banyan Batik fabrics

Banyan Batiks fabrics

materials

  • ½ yd [.4m] focus fabric; I used a large floral print
  • ½ yd [.4m] accent fabric (bright green); this is used for the pillow front and the corded edge
  • ¾ yd [.7m] background fabric
  • 1 yd [.9m] pillow back; I used the focus fabric with the large floral print

cutting instructions

  • accent fabric 2 – 1½” x WOF (width of fabric, approximately 40″)

  • background fabric 3 – 8½” x WOF
  • focus fabric 2 – 6½” x WOF
  • for ease of handling, cut the WOF strips in half so they measure approximately 20″.

    Let’s start sewing!

  • Make a strip set using 2 background strips, 1 accent strip and 1 focus fabric strip.

  • Press seams in one direction. Press carefully so you don’t distort the strip set.

  • Cut the strip set into 2½” segments. You’ll get 8 segments from the strip set.
  • Make 2 more strip sets like this and cut them into 2½” segments. You need 19 – 2½” segments for the pillow top, so you’ll only need to cut 3 segments from the last strip set. Keep the rest of the strip set for another project – maybe a smaller pillow?

Strip set cut into 2½" segments

Strip set cut into 2½” segments

Come back tomorrow and learn how to re-arrange the strips to create your own original pillow top!

This is part 3 of 5 in this series.
Go back to part 2: 5 easy steps to finish your bowl cozy

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8 comments

Cathie Scanlon September 4, 2018 - 2:13 am

Very cool. I love the bargello look to it.

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Jean Boyd September 4, 2018 - 8:17 am

Thanks Cathie

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Kathy Marie Boice August 20, 2018 - 9:01 pm

This would be an awesome pillow for my porch swing!

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Melody Lutz August 20, 2018 - 8:17 pm

What a great idea…might get me to relax OUTSIDE a bit more!

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Barbara Gaddy August 15, 2018 - 2:54 pm

I just love your bench pillow…so adorable. I love making those cozies as well…yours are great!

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Jean Boyd August 15, 2018 - 3:55 pm

Thanks Barbara. Glad you are enjoying these projects.

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Linda August 15, 2018 - 2:08 pm

Beautiful pillow! Thank you for sharing your inspiration!

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Jean Boyd August 15, 2018 - 3:56 pm

You are welcome Linda. It’s always fun to share ideas!

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