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PINWHEEL SURPRISE Patchwork Cushion Cover Sewing Tutorial

Pinwheel Surprise Patchwork Cushion Cover As a beginner sewer I thought this project would be quite challenging, but even though it was quite time consuming, the end result made it all worthwhile!  A rookie mistake I made was not drawing out and planning  how to cushion would look once its complete, if I had done this I would of seen that the middle of the cushion should've been a 5th pinwheel! Either way I'm happy with the result and proud to have learnt a new technique. Here's how I did it- What you'll need: 20” x 20” Pinwheel backing fabric [green leaves] 20” x 20” Contrasting fabric for the pinwheel [pink spot] 40” x 30” Contrasting fabric for the overlapping pieces [multi floral] 18” x 22” Fabric for the back of the cushion [green leaves 18" zip 17” square cushion pad step 1 -  Cut out 5" squares in all three fabrics - 16 of the pinwheel colour, 16 backing colour an...