How to sew a 60-degree triangles hexagon cushion

Finish off your set of 60-degree triangle patchwork cushions by the ever-so-clever Jemima Flendt with the third in our set of three modern geometric cushion tutorials.

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By Zoe Williams

Published: October 13, 2019 at 8:20 pm

Read on for how to sew-up the large hexagon cushion of the trio. You can find links the other two cushions to match below. But now let’s reach for our rotary cutters and get sewing the large hexie cushion of the set. Don’t forget to check out more of Jemima’s designs over at tiedwitharibbon.com or follow her on instagram @tiedwitharibbon.

How to sew the large hexagon cushion

You will need

See our Modern Arrows patchwork cushion tutorial for the fabric requirements for the set of three cushions. If you’re just making this cushion, you’ll need roughly a third of the fabric we’ve listed but you may need to do a little quilt maths before you go fabric shopping!

Notes

Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.
RST = right sides together.
WOF = width of fabric.
WST = wrong sides together.

Finished size

23in square approx

Cutting out

Step 1

From the white fabric cut four (4) 4½in x WOF strips. Subcut to give forty-two (42) 4^1½in 60-degree triangles.

Step 2

From each of six (6) different print fabrics cut four (4) 4½in 60-degree triangles.

Step 3

From the cushion back fabric cut two (2) 23½in x 16½in rectangles.

Step 4

From the binding fabric cut three (3) 2½in x WOF strips.

Making the large cushion

Step 1

Arrange the white and print fabric triangles into six rows of eleven triangles each, experimenting with different print placements and rotating alternate triangles by 180 degrees so that the triangles tessellate.