outdoor thread

As quilters we have the added advantage of quilting a cushion if desired and the following three cushions can easily be quilted before finishing them. Regardless of your preferred method, making patio cushions requires Coats Outdoor Thread for longevity. If you missed yesterday’s post on the details of this very …

It’s spring and the Great Outdoors is beginning to call my name. This is the time of year when I start looking around the garden, inspecting the patio furniture and plotting how my sewing machine and I can make my outdoor space look more like summer and a whole lot …

Here are the instructions for another cushion to go with the ones from earlier this week. I didn’t put the cording on this pillow, but of course you can add it if you wish. Just follow the cording instructions for Outdoor Cushions #1, Wednesday post, and #2, Thursday post. I …

Yesterday I gave you instructions for sewing a cushion using outdoor fabric and Coats & Clark outdoor thread. Here’s the block I chose for cushion #2. For your second 18″ cushion you’ll need: Green stripe 2 – 3½” x 18½” and 1 – 6½” x 18½”. For my cushion, I …

Now it’s time to make the cording for your cushion. See yesterday’s post for the cutting instructions for making the bias strip. Fold the bias strip around the cording, right side out. Using a zipper foot and Coats & Clark outdoor thread, stitch as close to the cording as possible. …