These are the easiest cushions to make even if you have limited sewing skills. They can be made to match, contrast or co-ordinate with your soft furnishings, be left plain or enhanced by adding lace or braid. These free illustrated sewing instructions will enable you to make your own simple square cushions.

Requirements Simple Square Cushion:

Square cushion pad in desired size.

Suitable fabric.

Matching thread.

Making the Cushion:

Measure the cushion pad, place the tape measure seam to seam and add a seam allowance of 5/8 inch (1.5cms) to all edges.

Cut out 2 pieces of fabric to the chosen size including seam allowance.

Place the fabric with right sides together, pin, tack and stitch round the 4 corners and 3 sides, leaving an opening in the  centre of the remaining side(See figure 1). Fasten ends of threads securely.

Turn cover right side out. Insert cushion pad. Turn under edges of opening in line with the remainder of the seam and  slipstitch across the opening(See figure 2).

If required stitch braid or lace around the edges using a small  backstitch.

Figure 1

Figure 2