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How to Sew a Puff Quilt Cushion Pad – Easy Patchwork Cheat Technique!

Updated: May 27


How to Sew a Puff Quilt Cushion Pad

This is a quick way to make a puff quilt cushion with ties to secure to a chair using Forest Patchwork from Kimberley’s Forest Journal fabric collection. Patchwork fabric is very versatile and can look as though a project has taken much longer to sew together then it really has! The puff quilt technique would usually mean having patch the small squares together individually first, but this skips the patchworking process save time.

Wooden chair with colorful cushion and plant in the background, set in a bright, cozy room with wooden floors.

What you’ll need for a 15” chair seat 25” x 25” Patchwork fabric – or 5 x 5 squares 16” x 16” Backing fabric 40” x 3” fabric for ties Toy filler Sewing Instructions –

  1. With the patchwork fabric, pinch approximately ¼” at the vertical edge of each square, fold, and sew in place.

Colorful checkered fabric with mushrooms and books printed. Sections of yellow, pink, and blue patterns. Books stacked on a bookshelf.

2. Repeat with the horizontal lines and around the edge of the fabric.

Colorful patterned fabric with books, glasses, and mushrooms on a grid of red, yellow, blue, and brown squares. No visible text.

3. Cut a piece of backing fabric roughly to the size of the patchwork fabric. Be sure not to stretch out the patchwork fabric when you’re measuring the backing.

4. Sew right sides together around all 3 sides leaving the top open. Snip the bottom corners (careful not to cut through and stitches you’ve just sewn). Trim back any excess backing fabric from the same 3 sides.

Patchwork cloth with squares patterns in pink, blue, and beige hues on a white background. No visible text.

5. Turn right side out and sew down each vertical line between each row of squares.

Colorful patchwork quilt featuring books, glasses, plants, and berries with red arrows highlighting sections. Background has a textured surface.

6. Take a hand full of toy filler and stuff down each channel until the bottom row of squares is filled. Don’t over-stuff as it will make it tricky to sew!

Hands sew colorful patchwork quilt, adding white stuffing. Patterns include flowers and shapes. Crafting in progress on a white surface.

Colorful quilt with varied fabric patterns, including mushrooms, berries, books, and plaid, creating a vibrant patchwork on a white background.

7. Once the bottom 5 squares are stuffed, sew across the horizontal line. You may need to push the stuffing in further to clear where you sew. If any pleats have come loose, sew these in again as you sew each row.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all the squares are filled.

Colorful patchwork quilt with various patterns including mushrooms and flowers, with stuffing visible on a white background.

9. To make the ties, cut two lengths of fabric each measuring 20” x 3”. Fold the short ends under by ¼”. Fold the long sides to the centre then in half again and press, then sew.

A colorful, rolled-up fabric strip with floral and checkered patterns on a white background.

10. Fold each tie in half and slip the folded end inside the cushion pad, approx. 3” from each side, or measure against your chair back and align the ties to the struts. Sew straight across to close the cushion, sandwiching the ties in the seam.

Now your cushion is ready to be tied to your chair!


Colorful quilted cushion with various patterns including mushrooms, flowers, and books. Tied with fabric strings on a white background.

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1 Comment


ritaeverett2
May 13, 2023

Thank you Kym! It's a great project and I have 2 outside chairs just begging for me to make this.

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