Just a little redo today, as each
Finish-A-Long finish deserves its own post. This cushion was pretty quick, considering I already had all the
Double Flip HSTs pieced. I did some easy-going organic straight-line quilting - still one of my favorite quilting treatments, and I love it on this 'mod' cushion.
For the back, I pieced together what little Chicopee I had left. The
lapped zipper technique from
house on hill road (under that flap) is about as easy a zip installation as there is.
I don't remember where I got the idea for the 'bound' finish for the edges, but I love this method of finishing a cushion. Here's a pic from the original
tutorial.
Basically, you quilt the front, install the zipper in the back, then place the front and back
wrong sides together. Machine stitch the binding around the edges, just like any mini quilt, then turn to the back and hand-stitch. (Though I bet you could machine-stitch the binding, if that's your preference.) Anyway, no turning inside out, and it makes a nice neat 'flange' that I really like. Try it. I think you'll like it!
This project is on my 2013 Finish-A-Long, Q1 list.
