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Make A Cushion Cover From An Orphan Block (with Lazy Zipper Hacks)

"This tutorial is all about how to easily make a cushion cover from an orphan block. What is an orphan block you might ask? Read on! If you’ve followed me for any length of time you probably know that I have a thing for buying fabric remnants, scrap fabric bundles, and other people's old jeans on eBay. Well, recently I also started buying other people's unfinished quilt blocks. What is an orphan block you might ask? When a quilt block is sewn together (called piecing a block) but it doesn’t make it into an actual quilt it gets called an ‘orphan block’."
Project TypeLearn a Technique
Quilt Size12 inches wide x 12 inches long
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Primary TechniquePieced
Materials List
- Cushion Cover
- Orphan Blocks
- Denim Fabric Remnants
- Zipper
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