Cushion Cover Made With Orphan Blocks

Here's how easy it is to make a cushion cover from an orphan block. I also added my favourite zipper hacks.

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What is an orphan block?

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In my recent purchase, there were two blocks – blue and red ones with teddy bears on them – that didn’t quite fit with any of the others.

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I used strips of denim fabric remnants that I also bought on eBay for the back. The stars were already on the fabric!

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I pieced the strips together until they were the size I needed for my cushion back.

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I came up with two methods for sewing my zippers depending on how far or near the zipper teeth I want to stitch.

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Swipe Up To Learn More!

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A Guide to Cushion Covers from an Orphan Block – Video

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Cushion Cover Made With Orphan Blocks

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Here's how easy it is to make a cushion cover from an orphan block. I also added my favourite zipper hacks.

What is an orphan block?

When a quilt block is sewn together (called piecing a block) but it doesn’t make it into an actual quilt it gets called an ‘orphan block’.

In my recent purchase, there were two blocks – blue and red ones with teddy bears on them – that didn’t quite fit with any of the others.

Buying Orphan Blocks

I used strips of denim fabric remnants that I also bought on eBay for the back. The stars were already on the fabric!

Denim Remnants for the Cushion Back

I pieced the strips together until they were the size I needed for my cushion back.

I came up with two methods for sewing my zippers depending on how far or near the zipper teeth I want to stitch.

Zipper Hacks

Swipe Up To Learn More!

A Guide to Cushion Covers from an Orphan Block – Video

Watch video tutorial

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