Floral Funky Square Pillow

 

Funky square pillow

     Several years ago I made a funky square pillow from a black and white cowhide print ultrasuede fabric.  I made a new one to do a demo at our local ASG meeting.

Cut 14" square

Serged with lining

     I cut two 14"squares from the floral fabric, centering a different flower on each.  I then lined the square with flannel interlining and serged around the edges.

Cutting cord fabric

Trimming the covered cord

     I cut two inch wide bias strips from a coordinating purple fabric and then covered a foam cord.  Usually this cord is used in outdoor pillows and cushions but I wanted to try it in this pillow to make sharper corners.  After covering the cord, I used my trimmer to cut it so it had a 1/2" seam allowance.  I sewed this cord to one of the pillow squares.

Matching center to corner

     I then snipped the center point on each side and that got matched to the corner of the other  square.  I sewed all around with a 1/2" seam allowance, leaving an opening to turn.  After turning it right side out, I stuffed the pillow and hand sewed the rest of it closed.

Second side of the pillow

Side view of the pillow

     After finishing it up, I pinched the corners to crease the cord.  This made for a sharper corner to accentuate the unusual shape.