No-Sew Cushion

Katie and I made this cute little cushion a couple of weeks ago. It's a quick no-sew project which requires very few skills - measuring, cutting, and tying knots. We managed to complete the cushion in one evening.

Katie's eager to learn how to use a sewing machine but I'm not quite ready to let her loose on the eccentric and ever so slightly geriatric Singer 507. Perhaps when I get my new one for Thingmas (wink wink, nudge nudge, 'nuff said!) I can show her then.

The cushion front is a flannel doggy print which I picked up on e-bay from a lady who was de-stashing due to a move. The back of the cushion is made from a panel cut out of one of my old T-shirts. Katie chose a 12" cushion pad for this project. If you didn't have a cushion pad, you could always stuff a store bought plain cushion cover with poly fill and then cover this with the knotted cushion cover.

Here's a link to one example, in case you know someone who fancies a go! Aim for flannel or fleece fabrics - basically anything that won't fray should work. :)