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Glitter Cushion

The Glitter Cushion

Glitter Quilted Cushion by Anorina @ sameliasmum

I wasn't enjoying this project and decided that rather than just put it aside and forget about it, I'd use the blocks that I'd already made, and turn them into something. Initially I thought I'd make a long table runner... but when I put them in this 10 block layout (my blocks are 30% larger than the original), they made the perfect size cushion for a large European pillow insert.

A European pillow is 26" x 26" and this turned out slightly smaller - but the insert I was using is one that lives on the couch normally (with another handmade cushion) and has lost some of it's oomph, which made it an easy fit inside of this new Glitter cushion.


It works rather well sitting on my light blue sofa. Harry was desperate to jump up there is have a little lay down to test out the new cushion, but he posed for a photo for me first. Much to his sadness, I took the cushion away after the picture and he had to make do with only the fluffy ones.


The quilting. Gosh I really went back and forth and back and forth with this one. I was initially going to big stitch quilt all over this cushion. After ditch stitching with Aurifil invisible thread, I set out some beautiful 12 weight colours that I wanted to stitch with. I made a start on a few blocks, outlining the outer edges and within some of the inside squares... but I wasn't loving it.

I unpicked my hand stitching.


Then I thought I'd do some spiral quilting. I thought the quilted curves might look cool against all of those points, so I pressed the cushion top (sandwiched with batting and held together by the ditch stitching) again. I started the quilting and after a few rounds decided that I didn't like it.

I unpicked the spiral machine quilting.


I decided to just leave it alone. There was enough quilting in the ditch to hold it together with the batting and it would have to do. I found this fun fabric in my stash and a 50cm zip so made the cushion back. 


I always use a wide seam and a zig-zag with I sew up cushions, so lost some of those lovely side points within the outer seams, but that doesn't bother me. As I always say to my classes, finished is better than perfect. After much dithering about, I have a finish, not perfect, but a finish, none the less.

Glitter acrylic template sets are on sale separately and can be found at some quilt stores or I've found them available here on amazon.

If you'd like to have a try at making your own Glitter project, the original pattern can be found in a book called Quilt Lovely by Jen Kingwell. I used the original pattern and enlarged the templates by 30%. 



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  1. Anonymous2/5/25, 10:28 AM

    Good to just make something with the blocks and move on to something else if you were not loving the glitter blocks. The pillow looks great on the couch and Harry was really looking forward to breaking that new pillow in! Gail at the cozy quilter

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