PATCHWORK CUSHION BY TEATUM JONES

Reviving and recycling scrap textiles into a homemade cushion cover. MATERIALS

• 1 x cushion • Any paper or card • Variation of scrap fabrics • Pins • Zip • Ruler • Scissors • Measuring tape • Sewing machine • Optional: embroidery ring, • Machine thread hand sewing needle, yarn/thread • Chalk/pen/pencil LET’S GET STARTED!

Measure cushion size. Create a paper pattern. (instructions based on 45cm x 45cm). We are going to divide our cushion into 3 x 3 For our cushion, we are going to use 9 squares, making each square 15cm x 15cm. different wool-based fabrics, but this Add a 1cm seam allowance to all 4 sides. combination is up to you. We would You should end up with a pattern that 17cm recommend non-stretch fabrics as this will be x 17cm big. Dividing your cushion into 9 easier to handle, but you can always fuse the squares is optional. fabric to give more stability when sewing. STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP

Place your pattern onto your desired fabric. Play with the position of your squares. Pin around the paper and cut out fabric. Machine stitch your squares together at 1cm We have cut 9 fabric squares of this size for seam allowance. Remember to press open the the front. For the back, we have chosen to use seams so that the outside is nice and flat. a plain black fabric. To do this, you will need For this exercise, we will be sewing 3 rows to create a separate pattern that’s the size of of 3 squares and then joining up the rows your cushion. together to form the bigger square.

STEP 3 STEP Ours will be 47cm x 47cm, which includes 4 STEP 1cm seam allowance all way round. STEP 6 STEP 5 and down theartwork usingweaving wool tend to embroider 0.5cmlength stitches up desired finish.For handembroidery, we embroider your designdependingonyour You can handembroider ormachine fabric willstart pullingandwrinkle. you are notpullingtoo tight,otherwiseyour sure whenyou are pullingyour yarn through, If you don’thave one,notto worry, just make Put thefabric through anembroidery ring,but doesn’t look right. we can move andreposition theartwork ifit we always apply apapertemplate first. Then the unwanted marks. Whenwe doembroidery, mistakes asyour embroidery may notcover erasable, becareful notto make too many chalk, lightpenorpencil.Ifyour pencilisnot Draw thedesignyou want onyour cushionin Embroidery (optional) slightly shorter thanthefabric width. Note: It willbeeasierto finishthecushionifyour zipis back ofcushionlinesupwhenzippedclosed. Pin thezipinto positionmakingsure thefront and bottom ofthecushion. We usually position thezipopeningalong the of your fabric. Machine sew theziponto bothfront andback and appliqueonto your cushionafter. You can alsoembroider onto aseparate piece offabric jumper to achieve sameeffect. yarn, butyou can unravel anyscrap yarn from anold STEP 7 after sewing. sewing, thiswillmake it easierto turnout Make sure you have unzippedthezipbefore along thezipopeningto close thehole. Sew along theremaining 3edges,andalso fabric withthewrong sideontheoutside. Once thezipissewn, lineupbothlayers of ©2020 TheWoolmark Company. Allrights reserved. GD3832 TO FINISH STEP 8 but thisisoptional. or bindinsideseamsduringsewing process, To give extra reinforcement, you can overlock cover onefinalpress. push outallofthecorners. Give thecushion Turn your cushioncover insideoutand

STEP 9 simple tipsonwashinganddryingwool. Visit woolmark.com/careformore All done! Place cushioninto cover andzipup.