Indispensable of a living room, the cushion is ideal for giving a cozy air to a sofa, making an armchair a little steep more comfortable or to hide the damaged seat of an old chair.It can also take different forms: square, round, rectangular or in the shape of a Knot Pillow, the best average to choose your cushion is still to do it yourself.Follow the steps of our tutorial to learn to sew a patchwork cushion.
The patchwork, a recuperated sewing technique
Old sewing technique, but still very topical, the patchwork consists in assembling several different pieces of fabrics, in order to form only one.The elements that make up a patchwork are generally quite small, which makes the patchwork the most ecological sewing method!Indeed, the patchwork, like Quilt, gives pride of place to the upcycling and gives a new life to fabric falls.
How to sew a patchwork cushion?
There are several ways to sew and personalize a cushion cover.If it is possible to make a classic cushion, in a plain fabric, we offer you a slightly more complex (but completely feasible) tutorial here to sew a cushion with a patchwork of triangles.To add a festive note to this DIY cushion cover, we used a few velvet coupons, a satin fabric, but do not hesitate to create your own textile compositions!
Lire aussi :Conception et réalisation : Dominique Turbé, assistée d’Augusta Muzard
Création : Stéphanie Boiteux-Gallard
Photo : Frédéric Baron-Morin
Published in issue 147
