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    November 9, 2011

    painted hessian grain sack cushion

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    for this cushion, you need,
    one square piece of hessian
    one rectangle piece of fabric for the back
    stencil
    black paint
    white paint
    sponge brush
    masking tape
    sewing machine

     first lay your piece of hessian down on to a bin bag or newspaper

    then with the masking tape, make two lines down the middle of the fabric, and paint with white paint, then remove the tape and wait for it to dry.

     make sure to dab it on, and not to go over the lines, i did the layer of paint quite thick.

     next decide what you want to put on your cushion, i decided to put product of great britain, so i looked at the fabric and decided the best placeing to ensure the words would be in the centre.

     use the stencil, and dab the paint over it, dont worry if it bleeds a bit this adds to the grain sack look. i held the fabric under the fire after each letter to dry it so i didnt smudge it, and cleaned the stencil each time, this is quite time consuming after each letter but its worth it.

    then with the larger peice of backing fabric, cut in half, fold over the rough edge and stitch with sewing machine, then place on top of cushion making an envelope and stitch all the way around, cut off any excess and turn the right way. Now its done you have your own personalised grain sack look cushion. i stitched around it with the machine twice as hessian is prone to fray and i didnt want it to fall apart.

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    9 Comments

    1. ♥ Sonny ♥ says

      November 9, 2011 at 7:57 pm

      that looks terrific~!! I appreciate the tutorial and material list.

    2. Kei says

      November 13, 2011 at 12:50 pm

      Your cushion looks fab! Thanks for the tutorial! It's great to see things that have been so painstakingly stencilled; I think it really gives your cushion an authentic look 🙂

    3. Jean says

      November 14, 2011 at 12:25 pm

      Wonderful!

    4. Andrea @Oasis Accents says

      November 16, 2011 at 5:45 pm

      I Love to stencil or stamp fabric. So cute! Thanks for sharing at Sunday's Best =)

    5. Pamela says

      November 17, 2011 at 9:48 pm

      I so need to try this! Love it! Thanx for coming to the party!

    6. Maria says

      November 18, 2011 at 4:59 pm

      This looks amazing! Love the lettering, looks great!

    7. Natasha says

      November 18, 2011 at 8:53 pm

      That looks great!!!!

      Thanks for linking up to Serenity Saturday.
      Hope to see you there again tomorrow

      Natasha xxx

      http://www.serenityyou.blogspot.com

    8. Kammy Wielenga says

      November 20, 2011 at 3:52 am

      You are one creative chic. Love this pillow!!!

    9. Nikita van den Heetkamp says

      January 5, 2012 at 7:46 pm

      I love hessian and have been trying to find out if I can paint it and so found your blog. May I ask, what type of paint did you use? Fabric paint?

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