Tube cushions are great for rocking chairs,  bar seats or just to use as a pillow!

Materials needed for one tube cushion:

Assorted print and solid scraps
white thread
polyester fiberfill stuffing
Completed cushion will be approximately 15" in diameter

Cut 12 strips 4" x 18".  Fold them right sides together and sew the long edges, using 1/4" seam allowances.  Turn the tubes inside
out.  Satin stitch one end closed on each of the tubes.




Stuff each tube lightly with polyester stuffing.  Satin stitch the open end to close the tube.  Pin the tubes together, then zig zag the tubes together at the ends.


After sewing all the tubes together, begin the circular cushion by folding the first tube into a small circle, and begin to  position the other tubes in the circle, as shown below:


Using safety pins, pin the tubes together as you make the rounds, in order to keep the tubes in place.  When finished making the "rounds" of tubes, and pinning as you go, the cushion will look something like this:


To complete the project, begin hand stitching at the center of the first tube.  Make the stitches small and as "hidden" as you can.  Hand stitch each of the rounds to secure all the tubes.  The finished tube cushion will look like this:


You can make your cushion with any color scheme you'd like -- to match a breakfast area, patio, child's room - wherever you plan to use the tube cushion.