Project Day: Vintage Chenille Heart Cushion Cover

I have a small collection of vintage chenille blankets which I use regularly as bedspreads. And because I love chenille so much I decided to think of new ways to use it in my home. Here is what I did:

• I purchased some pre-cut chenille squares on Ebay [I couldn't bear to cut mine!].
• I also purchased some fusible iron on webbing [paper backed] from Lincraft.
• Using your chenille squares cut out the same sized paper webbing [see pic #2].
• Iron the webbing [right side] onto the chenille squares.
• Fold that completed square in quarters.
  
• Using a heart template [no more than 3 inches wide] and using SHARP good quality scissors cut out the heart shape so you have 4 hearts.
• Repeat with different colours until you have 9 hearts.
• I used a recycled cushion cover. I then peeled off the backing sheet of each heart and ironed it onto the cushion cover.
• For the pink cushion cover I used 9 hearts. For the blue cushion I used 12.
  

Here are the results on a few cushions I did. I really like the mix of colours and the fact they have a little vintage mixed in.
This weekend is a long one in Australia. So I will see you all next week. Have a great one. Simone xx