Sofa Sampler Cushion

Do you have fabric samples lying around?  I sure do, including samples from a sofa company that have been taking up cupboard space for several years now.  During a recent tidy out, I decided it was time to put them to good use.

Sofa Sampler Cushion

The process was super simple, I sorted the samples by colour family and stitched them together in rows - cools through neutrals to warms.

I added a zipper to the two ends and sewed up the sides - exactly the same way you do when you're making a pencil case.

The cover isn't a standard pillow cushion size so instead of using a cushion insert, I bought the cheapest bed pillow I could find, $2.79 at Target, cut it open and used some of its filling to stuff the cushion.  There's plenty filling left to make at least one more cushion and maybe more.

Here is the finished cushion, looking much better than when it was a pile of fabric samples in a cupboard.

Best of all, I love that you can completely change the feel of the room just by flipping the cushion over.

Materials + Tools

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Are you stashing fabric samples that you could put to better use?

Making this cushion inspired me to get started on a fabric sample quilt top too - I'll keep you posted on that one!

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