Red & white striped cushion covers

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In our flat, we have an ongoing debate about cushions. I am a big fan of cushions, aesthetically & practically. Husband on the other hand really doesn’t like them. Prior to the arrival of our sewing machine as a wedding present, I could almost see why. When I went to university my Mum and I bought me some new cushions & covers: black velvet & deep red velvet with embroidery and mirrors. If you knew that I was a heavy metal fan who liked black eyeliner and incense and ‘ethnic decoration’ when I was 18 and started university, you would not be surprised about the cushions. Those cushions moved from student halls to student house at Exeter, then they came with me to London via a flat with a girlfriend, a random shared house, & 2 flats with the (now) Husband. So, a little tired and on their sixth house, I decided that it was time to upgrade. With no real money this summer all decorating has been attempted on a diy, recycle, remake basis so in order to keep the cushions a little structured I recovered them, old covers and all.

I bought the red & white striped ticking in a charity shop for £2.50 last summer but never got around to using it. When measuring the cushions I discovered that if I cut it into 3 pieces, hemmed the top & bottom of each bit and sewed them into pillowcase style covers, I could have 3 new cushions in about an hour. So I did. And while Husband doesn’t exactly love cushions yet, even he admits that they are a vast improvement. Not with the brown sofa maybe, but that’s another project…