How to make modern arrow patchwork cushions

This small (16in) cushion is the first of our trio of on-trend geometric cushion sewing patterns – find links to the others below.

As this is the first in the set, the fabric listed below will be enough for you to make the set of three. You’ll need roughly a third of the amount of fabric if you’re just making this one cushion but if so then you may need to do a spot of quilt maths before you go fabric shopping! See more of Jemima’s designs over at tiedwitharibbon.com or follow her on instagram @tiedwitharibbon.

You will need (for the set of 3 cushions)

• Print fabrics: ten (10) fat eighths
• Background fabric (white): 1¹⁄₈yd
• Backing fabric: 1¾yd
• Batting: ¾yd x 2½yd
• Binding: ¾yd
• Cushion back fabric: 1⁵⁄₈yd
• Batting: one (1) 16½in square, one (1) 23½in square and one (1) 25inx15½in rectangle
• Binding: ¾yd
• Cushion pad: one (1) 16in square, one (1) 23in square and one (1) 24½inx15in

Notes

• Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.
• RST = right sides together.
• WOF = width of fabric.
• WST = wrong sides together.

We’ve used…

We’ve Art Gallery Fabrics in the following prints:

• Ocean Breeze and Raspberry Tart from the Nature Elements collection.
• Capri Blue and Shocking Pink from the Floral Elements collection.
• Sapphire, Amethyst and Crocus from the Oval Elements collection.
• Snow, Parisian Blue, Fresh Water, Mirage Blue and Raspberry Rose from the Pure Elements collection

Top tip: Spray starch your fabrics before you cut to prevent distorting your bias edges

How to sew the small Super Nova cushion

Finished size

16in square approx

Complete the set!

Had fun making this cushion? Find out how to make Jemima’s other designs in our sister project posts!

• Large hexagon cushion here.
• 60 degree triangles cushion

Zoe Williams

Zoe launched Gathered.how as editor in 2019. A keen crafter, quilter and sewist, she has worked with the UK’s best-selling craft magazines – from Today’s Quilter to Love Patchwork & Quilting, Simply Sewing and The World of Cross Stitching. With over a decade of craft publishing experience under her belt, she loves crafting with her kids and curling up on the sofa with a spot of hand patchwork. Zoe has previously written for radiotimes.com, Simply Knitting and The World of Cross Stitching and was previously Deputy Editor of Papercraft inspirations magazine. She has guest-lectured at Bath Spa University. She’s a keen quilter with 5 projects in progress at any one time and another 12 or so planned. Specialist skills include hand modelling for YouTube craft tutorials and fabric foraging (she has an inbuilt radar for local haberdasheries and community craft gatherings).

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