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Create Your Own Cushions - Envelope, Zip, and Piped Styles

Key Information

Location: City College Peterborough

Course code

09130057

Tutor

Susan Burgess

Start date

26 Feb 2027

End date

12 Mar 2027

Day & Time

Friday 14:00 - 16:00

Places left

10

Cost

£64.00

Course Overview

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to create 3 different types of cushion covers. You will develop skills to create a pattern to suit a cushion pad, learn how to create an envelope cushion cover, apply a zip to a cushion cover and apply piping to the perimeter/circumference of a cushion cover.

By the end of each session, you will learn how to:

Week 1 – Create an envelope cushion cover

Week 2 – Create a cushion cover with a zip

Week 3 – Create a cushion cover that is piped

You will need

½ meter of fabric for each cushion cover

Matching threads

Sewing kit e.g. scissors, tape measure, pins, needles

14 inch zip to match one piece of fabric

2 meters of piping cord

3 X 16 inch cushion pads square or circular

Sewing machine (Optional)

What next?

You might also enjoy one of our other dressmaking courses. All of our leisure courses details are available on either our website, in the course prospectus or by calling the College on 01733 761361.

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