How to upcycle a Cath Kidston skirt into a cushion

A couple of week ago I treated myself to this gorgeous Cath Kidston skirt in my very favourite print – London buses. I adore this print but sadly the skirt didn’t look so great on. I wanted to keep the skirt so decided to re-fashion it into a cushion. I’m trying to have a London theme for our living room with my vintage London bus blind and vintage London bus collection.

How to upcycle a Cath Kidston skirt into a cushion:

First I removed the elasticated waist band and unpicked the hem to stretch out the amount of fabric. I bought a boudoir cushion measuring 30x40cm and measured the fabric I needed, adding a couple of centimetres for the seams and an envelope fold.

I pinned and cut it out, just about managing to re-use one of the side seams too.

I machine stitched the seams and added my cushion pad to make a really simple envelope style cushion.

This fabric is fun and vibrant and gives a welcome splash of colour to our G Plan Vintage sofa. It also complements my Cath Kidston Piccadilly cushion perfectly.