Cushions, by Five

Finished sizes:

Boxes cushion — 18in x 20in

Jigsaw cushion — 20in square

Leaves and stripes — 20in x 22in

Pebbles — 20in square

Clamshell — 20in square

Materials

♦ 1.1m (1¼yd) each of solid black and dark grey fabrics

♦ 80cm (⅞yd) each of solid turquoise and orange fabrics

♦ 60cm (⅝yd) each of solid purple and dark lime fabrics

♦ 45cm (½yd) solid light grey fabric

♦ 35cm (⅜yd) solid lime fabric

♦ 60cm (⅝yd) feature print fabric

♦ 20cm (¼yd) solid cream fabric

♦ 70cm (¾yd) calico (cushion insert)

♦ Batting — Deborah used a wool/polyester mix.

♦ If you’re buying it off a 250cm (98in) roll, you’ll need 1.9m (2⅛yd)

♦ Quilt-basting spray

♦ Fusible web

♦ 12-weight cotton thread in black, lime and to coordinate with the feature fabric

♦ 40-weight Mettler Polysheen thread in black, lime, orange, purple and turquoise

♦ Superior Threads MonoPoly clear thread

♦ 1in grid mesh quilting stencil

♦ Powdered quilt pounce

♦ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat

♦ Size 80 top-stitch sewing-machine needles

♦ Sewing machine with ¼in, open-toe free-motion and walking feet

♦ General sewing supplies

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Boxes cushion

Finished size: 18in x 20in

Cut the fabric

From the solid black fabric, cut:

♦ two strips, 1in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield two strips, 1in x 18½in and two strips, 1in x 20½in (peeper flange)

♦ one strip, ¾in x width of fabric. Cross cut it to yield two strips, ¾in x 20in

From the dark grey fabric, cut:

♦ one rectangle, 3½in x 20in

♦ one rectangle, 11in x 20in

From the solid lime fabric, cut:

♦ one strip, 1in x width of fabric. Cross cut it to yield two strips, 1in x