A blocked squares pillow, or color-blocked pillow is a fun and creative way to add color and texture to any room.

1. You’ll need four squares of fabric, cut the same size.  Use either the same fabric or use contrasting colored fabrics.

2. Lay the pillow squares on your table and alternate the direction of the squares for visual interest.

3. Layer the top two pillow pieces and bottom two pieces together, right sides together.

4. Sew a 1/2″ seam.

5. Press the seam open and sew a top stitch seam at an equal distance from each side of the seam.

6. Keeping the center seams lined up, sew the pillow’s top and bottom sections together. Sew a 1/2″ seam.  Press the seam open and topstitch as you did for the first seams.

The blocked squares pillow front is now complete.

This pillow uses a combination of a stripe, a bright cotton fabric, and two faux leather colors. The topstitching was sewn in contrasting colors and the welt cord is a contrasting color.

This color-blocked pillow has contrasting color flat flange detail around the edges.