https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/nordic-mountain-cushion • Posted by Kajsa Kinsella
In only a few simple steps, make a lovely wintery cushion, with a practical little pocket to hold your reading glasses and maybe a pencil for when you add to your diary infront of the fire.
In only a few simple steps, make a lovely wintery cushion, with a practical little pocket to hold your reading glasses and maybe a pencil for when you add to your diary infront of the fire.
Fold your fabric in half "sideways" so to speak, so that the pattern ends up the same way both back and front. Sketch a simple mountain shape with a pencil and cut it out.
This is how my cushion turned out-I wanted it to be quite high and sturdy, so you can really lean on it and use it for comfort when you read and write.
Cut a piece of natural cotton fabric, measuring 18cmx9cm. Iron in 1 cm all around the patch. Sew along the top part of one side to prepare the pocket.
Place the pocket on the left hand side of the cushion and pin in place. Sew around the three sides to attach it.
Find a wintery fabric that you like and add iron-on interfacing to the back. Use the template and cut out two or more reindeer heads.
Pin the reindeers to the cushion and attach them to the mountain with white sewing thread.
Switch to red thread and place a few white felt snowflakes on the mountain. Also add a few with blue thread, which will fit very well in the colour scheme.
This is how I designed my cushion-you can of course add, subtract and swap as you prefer yourself.
Place the mountain and it`s back face to face,pin together and sew all around it apart from a small gap at the very bottom. Turn the cushion right side out, push the mountain tops out carefully with the back of a paint brush and fill it with toy stuffing. Sew along the entire bottom line, to close the gap.
So, we`re ready for an evening of reading and writing!