Has anyone with a good eye for interior design ever put a colour swatch together for you as a suggestion for a room – or have you ever done this for yourself?
It’s a great way of putting a few colours together for whatever important room in the house you have in mind.
It can be done with anything – old scraps of material or torn up magazines etc.
And if you do this – you’ll quickly see that not only is this a great way of testing out colours and finishes – but the scruffy swatch itself often looks great and of course it’s the only thing you have that includes a little of every colour and finish in the room – presuming you follow your favourite colour swatch of course.
So it’s a good idea to put together a patchwork cushion colour swatch of all the colours to really tie the room together. A couple of these can really transform the room. If you pick up a couple of sofas in the sofa sales and other bits and pieces in the furniture sale, a living room can often look smart but maybe a little spartan or soulless. But if you’ve done your colour planning right, then a patchwork cushion can have a truly transformational effect.
So cut out your chosen pieces, sew them together, (sew two together in two separate lots, iron them, then sew along the seam to make a pattern of four – do this twice for eight etc).
Next, cut out backing fabric, layer it up with wadding and place your patchwork on top. Fold the backing fabric over – and now sew a hem around the edge, then sew up three sides, stuff the cushion and sew in the last seam – and voila! You should now have a patchwork colour swatch cushion that adds the finishing coordinated touch to your room – and it will make a huge difference for such a small effort.