2. If you’re not into sewing, hire a seamstress or tailor. You can often negotiate a good price for these services on classified sites like gumtree (http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/f-seamstress-Classifieds-W0QQKeywordZseamstressQQmapViewZfalse).
3. Draft a design for your cushion cover taking into account the colour, pattern and size of the fabrics you’re using. If you are covering an existing cushion insert, hold onto it so you can use it as a pattern and unpick the old cover if necessary.
4. Using the design you’ve made, use a pen to mark around the cushion insert, leaving 2cm for the seams.
5. If you’re working with a seamstress, cut out each fabric section while they lay them onto the template.
6. When you sew a patchwork cushion, you need to sew vertically first and then horizontally before finally sewing them all together.
7. The final step is to sew everything closed and snip off any hanging threads.
