It was my daughter’s birthday recently.  She is a massive fan of the cult series, “Twin Peaks” and as part of her present I wanted to make her something twin-peaksy themed.  The stunning chevron patterns came into my head, and off we went.

I had a good stock of high quality black and red leather, so those were the colours.  Originally I set out to make a handbag but I couldn’t get the zigzags to look good within the size and style of bag I knew she’d want.

So, when all else fails, make a cushion!  The pattern was drawn out full size on paper and the zigzag paper templates were used to cut out the red chevrons which were carefully positioned on the background black square using a helpful amount of glue.  I then stitched round the edges of the red shapes to hold them down properly.
The back of the cushion was two overlapping pieces of black leather laced with thonging made from long strips of the red leather.

The finished cushion is about 12 inches square.  I used a 14inch pad inside it so it’s plumped up nicely.

My daughter’s blog is a must if you are a Twin Peaks fan – it’s at https://knitpeaks.tumblr.com. Enjoy!