GIVE YOUR QUILT AND CUSHION A UNIQUE BACKING BY UPCYCLING A VINTAGE BEDSHEET!
YOU WILL NEED Cushion
■ Fabric A (yellow): scraps
or one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric B (green): scraps
or one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric C (pink): scraps
or one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric D (blue): scraps
or one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric E (cream/includes
binding): ½yd
■ Backing fabric (floral): ½yd ■ Lining fabric: 20in square ■ Batting: 20in square
FINISHED SIZE
■ 18in square
CUTTING OUT
From Fabric A cut:
1
■ One (1) 3½in square.
From Fabric B cut:
2
■ One (1) 3½in square. ■ One (1) 3½in x 6½in.
From Fabric C cut:
3
■ One (1) 3½in x 6½in. ■ One (1) 3½in x 9½in.
From Fabric D cut:
4
■ One (1) 3½in x 9½in. ■ One (1) 3½in x 12½in.
From Fabric E cut:
5
■ One (1) 3½in x 12½in.
■ Two (2) 3½in x 15½in.
■ One (1) 3½in x 18½in.
■ Two (2) 2½in x WOF (binding).
From the backing fabric cut: 6
■ Two (2) 12in x 18½in.
MAKING THE BLOCK
Follow steps 6–7 of the quilt instructions 7
to make one block. Sew the remaining Fabric E 3½in x 15½in strip to the left edge of the block. Then sew the 3½in x 18½in strip to the bottom to finish.
MAKING THE CUSHION
Baste the block with the batting and 8
lining pieces and quilt as desired. Kathleen echoed the design from the quilt, with a simple grid design, using Aurifil 50wt thread in Light Beige. Trim off the excess batting and lining fabric to measure 18½in square.
Fold and press ½in along the long edge 9
of one backing piece. Press under again to enclose the raw edge and topstitch in place. Repeat the same process with the second backing piece.
Place the cushion top right side
10
down. Place both backing pieces on top, both right side up. Align the raw edges around the outside of the cushion with the hemmed edges overlapping in the centre. Baste around the outer edge.
Sew the binding strips together using 11
a diagonal seam. Trim away the dog ears and press the seam open.
Finally fold in half lengthways, with 12
the wrong sides together, and press well. Use this to bind the outer edge of the cushion as you would for a quilt.