This morning my daughter reminded me that it's her best friend's birthday today and asked if we could give her "a cushion like we gave her cousin at Christmas". Cue a quick rummage in the fabric tub! I had some Disney Princess fabric left from a fat quarter bundle, plus some butterfly patterned fabric that would work for the back of the cushion: First I ironed the fabric then cut a 16" by 16" square from each. I then folded the pocket fabric in half and topstitched along the fold to give the pocket strength. I next placed the pocket piece on top of the front piece of fabric, with the topstitched edge in the middle and the raw edges lined up at the bottom. I then placed the back piece of fabric on top, right sides facing, and pinned. I sewed around the sides and bottom of the fabric, leaving the top open. I trimmed the excess fabric off the seams, being careful not to snip the threads! I then turned the cushion inside out: I had some polyester stuffing to ha...
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