Good Vibes Cushion

Step 1

• Take 1 mt of casement fabric and ½ mt of yellow cotton fabric.

Step 2

• Measure 24 x 24 inch and cut the fabric using fabric scissors
• Make sure to leave 0.75 inch on all sides for folding and finishing.

Step 3

• Measure 21” x 2.5 “and cut 4 strips of yellow fabric and thin white cotton fabric using fabric scissors.
• Make sure to leave ½” on all sides

Step 4

Fold the ½ “of the strips as shown in the image

Step 5

• Place the white strip on the yellow strip or vice versa and stick them together.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 6

• Cut two pieces from the yellow fabric
• Big piece measuring 11.75 “x 4” and the small piece measuring 11.75 “x 2”.
• Leave 0.75 inch on all sides to fold and stick.
• Use fabric scissors to cut the pieces.

Step 7

• Once the sides are stuck, the pieces must look like how it does in the image.
• Stick it using fevicryl Fabric glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 8

• Fold the corners of the base fabric and give it a good finish at the edges as seen in the image.  

Step 9

• Stick the sides of the base fabric except the side that will be stuck when folded into a cushion as seen in the image.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 10

• Place the bow strips on one side on the base fabric as shown in the image.
• Make sure to leave equal distance between the 4 strips.
• Stick it using fevicryl Fabric glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 11

• Place the inner lining strips on the bow strips as shown in the image
• Big strip on the top and small strip on the bottom part of the base
• Stick it using fevicryl Fabric glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 12

• Fold the base as seen in the image.
• Stick 3 sides using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry
• Do not stick the side which has the bow strips as it will be open and used to fill the cushion cover.

Step 13

• Take different colours of woolen yarn (yellow, orange, red) and make pompoms out of them as seen in the image.
• Make sure to mix different colours to get good effect.
• Make enough pompoms to create at least 4-5 suns with 6 pompoms each.

Step 14

• Creating base for clouds, stars and rainbow.
• Take small pieces of blue, yellow and green fabric as shown in the image.
• You can dye a plain white cotton fabric into these colours if you do not have ready fabric at home.
• Use Fevicryl Fabric Colours to dye them.

Step 15

• Trace out a cloud shape of your choice or copy the design you see in the image.
• Use pencil and yellow carbon paper to transfer the design on to the fabric.

Step 16

• Take two different shades of blue yarn( cotton yarn and micron yarn) as seen in the image.
• You can also dye the yarn with fabric colours .
• Stick the yarns as seen in the image to create the cloud.
• Make 5-6 pieces of this in various sizes.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 17

• Trace the shape of a star on the green fabric piece and stick green yarn on the design as seen in the image.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry
• Make 5-6 of these in various sizes and cut them once they are dry.

Step 18

• Lastly finish the bow strip by cutting the edges slant as seen in the image.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 19

• Take thick cotton cord and dye them in shades of colours from the rainbow.
• Dye them using Fevicryl fabric Colours
• Let it all dry
• Dye enough yarn to make 5-6 rainbows out of it.

Step 20

• Stick the yarns on the yellow fabric piece as seen in the image above.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry
• Make 5-6 of these in various sizes and cut them once they are dry.
• Cut out the rainbows and apply gold foil onto the edges as seen in the image.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 21

• Take buckram fabric and cut small circles to stick behind the pompoms as shown in the image.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry
• Make 5-6 of these in various sizes and cut them once they are dry.

Step 22

• Place all the elements on the cushion cover as per the image or as per your judgement of spacing.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry
• Once the big elements have been stuck, fill the empty spaces with black and gold stones as seen in the image.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry.

Step 23

This warm and cosy rainbows and stars cushion cover is ready to be filled with a cushion and placed on your bed or on your fav chair to bring in some good vibes.