Applique Throw Cushion

Step 1

For the front of your cushion mark out a square of your chosen fabric equal to the measurements of the cushion. I'll be using a standard 45 x 45 cm cushion for this tutorial. Cut this square out. You can now apply your chosen

 appliqué using the following instructions:

Appliqué

Choose a design you would like to appliqué, and the fabric/s you will use.

Trace your design onto the reverse of the chosen fabric (make sure to reverse the design if it needs to appear in a certain way ie. letters/numbers), cut it out.

Place appliqué piece/s onto your base fabric, and pin to secure.

At this point you can either baste the pieces by hand, use a double sided fusible to secure, or using a straight stitch close to the edges to attach the appliqué design to the base fabric.

Once pieces are secure, use a wide zigzag (4-6) and a small stitch length (0.5-1) to stitch around all the edges of the appliqué. Make sure you fully enclose the raw edge, and hold taught whilst sewing to reduce puckering.

Step 2

For the back of the cushion we'll be doing a simple overlap closure. Mark 2 rectangles at 45 cm high x 30cm wide in your chosen cushion back fabric. Cut these out.

Step 3

Over lock and hem in one of the 45 cm (long) sides for each back overlap piece.

 

Step 4

Lay front fabric face up, place back pieces facedown evenly over front piece, making sure they overlap down the centre, and pin around sides.

Step 5

Sew side seams of cushion cover, allowing for a 1.5cm seam allowance. Over lock the seams to finish. 

Step 6

Clip all 4 corners close to stitching, then turn cushion cover through overlap gap. Iron to finish.

Now just pop in your cushion insert, and you have a beautiful new piece to decorate your home – its that simple!