New Summer Cushions

Every cushion is special and I try never to repeat them exactly.  I hope that is what makes them nice and original. We have some stunning new ideas for this season using some recycled denim, flowers, boats, houses. Ideal for sun rooms, garden benches or a summer picnic.  Each week we will  cover a different type of finish including pie crust, tied edge, button hole edge, and flange, I will also show how to position and do the buttons, piping, simple zips, bound button holes and covered buttons.  After the first week I will be able to give you things to prepare for the next week so that you can finish a cushion. We will also cover simple piecing and applique.  
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS

Scrap bag or wide selection of washed cotton fabrics according to students’ taste…. plaids, checks, etc, work very well. This is an ideal way to use up small pieces, but one piece of fabric needs to be big enough for back of cushion.  Simple appliqué ideas /designs will be demonstrated, but you could bring an already made 12”, 14” or 16” block that we can adapt.
Button jar, decorative threads, such as cotton perlé, stranded embroidery thread, ribbon
Basic sewing kit, to include large needle for cotton perlé sewing threads, etc
Fabric and paper scissors, rotary cutting equipment, if available
.50cms of 2oz wadding, calico or lining fabric (for piecrust cushion)
Template material (plastic or card), bondaweb, cushion pad (if available)
Sewing machine in good working order with instruction book  ¼” and walking foot if available
Feather Cushion pads  12” – 28” all in stock