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Chair cushions tutorial an intro to patchwork

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Garden Chair CushionNadra Ridgeway of Ellis and Higgs shares on her blog how to make these pretty patio chair cushions. She was one of several talented sewers who participated in the Summer Blog Party 2015. I know it’s 2016, but this bears repeating, especially if you want to learn to quilt. If you have a little sewing experience, this project is the perfect segue to patchwork.

Take a look at one of the finished cushion tops, and count from the top left corner. One-two-three makes Row One, four-five-six makes Row Two and seven-eight-nine makes Row Three. The fabric ground is essentially a nine-patch block.

Click the link below to get the tutorial:

Patchwork Garden Chair Cushion Tutorial, by Nadra

{Image credit: Ellis and Higgs}

 

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  1. Good Morning Scarlett! This is an excellent tutorial on making these type of cushions. I have been considering creating some of these while I am doing some upgrade decorating for our home, but just had not found the right tutorial; thanks to you, I now have the one that I want to use! Thank You for finding this tutorial and including it in the links to share; I hope that you have a fantastic creative day!

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