Leopard-themed cushion

Feel like you’re on safari in your own home!

Warm shades of brown and exotic animal prints are hallmarks of the classic safari look. Not only popular in the world of fashion, it’s a look that has also started to find its way into our living rooms. Whether it be a leopard, a zebra or a tiger – animal prints lend any room a special touch, both stylish and fun. We’ll show you how you can conjure up a leopard on a cushion using textile markers from edding.

Photos: copyright MMraumkonzepte

Categories: Home decor
Living room
Products: Textile markers and pens
Materials: Textile
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

First wash, dry and iron your cushion cover. This will allow the ink to be absorbed well by the material. In our example, we’ve used an edding 4600 textile pen and an edding 4500 textile marker in black. The template can be downloaded from our website.

Step 2

Print out the template and cut out the leopard. To make sure the ink doesn’t accidentally bleed through to the back of the cushion cover, slide a sheet of suitably sized cardboard into the cushion cover. Next, transfer the outlines of the template onto the cushion using a pencil.

Step 3

Go over your outlines with the black textile pen.

Step 4

Now it’s time for the leopard image. Take the black textile marker and add the marks and small circles you’d typically find on a leopard. Finally, add eyes, whiskers and ears. When you’re done, iron the design on a no-steam setting to fix it. Only by doing this will your new creation be able to withstand wash cycles of up to 60°C.