Fox cushion cover.

So the other day, I was in a very creative mood, and almost couldn't stop. (or rather, I didn't want to)

One thing I came out with, was this fox cushion cover -

Sweet, is it not? I came across this tutorial from A Beautiful Mess, and had to give it a go. I didn't have enough stuffing to make a 'plush doll', so I decided to adapt it to make a cushion cover - which did mean it ended up square, and not as fox looking as the ones pictured in the tutorial, but hey ho!

I measured around the cushion, added a couple of inches to be safe, with one inch seam allowance, and drew a square on the main fabric. Added the ears, and cut it out. I then cut about a third from the bottom of one of the pieces, that then became the back, and filled the gap with the contrasting fabric.

Stitched on a triangle of contrasting fabric, a circle of patterned, three buttons - one for the nose, two for the eyes - and I was ready to start constructing the cushion cover!

I hemmed the two back pieces, I thought having the hem on the outside added a bit of detail.I then laid one just over the other, pinned them to the front piece, making sure to keep the right sides together so I could turn it the right way around. Stitched it all up, clipped the corners, turned it inside out and voila! All I then had to do was sew a button and a bit of cord on the back to keep it closed, and I was done. 

Making cushion covers can be really simple, but you can make them so interesting just by adding a few scraps of fabric, or changing the shape, or even covering them with sequins. This only took me a few hours and a bit of improvisation, but the world is your oyster when it comes to cushion covers.