Millie Ruffle Striped Polyester Cushion - Pink

The Millie Ruffle is a square outdoor cushion made from 100% polyester, printed with a pink and white heritage stripe and finished with a ruffle trim that runs all the way round the edge. The photographs show the same stripe on both faces, so however you turn it the pattern reads the same. At 50 x 50cm it is a full-size scatter cushion rather than a small lumbar piece, which is the size that fills out a bench seat or a garden chair without looking lost.

This one is made for outside. It suits a wooden garden bench, a pair of bistro chairs or a rattan sofa, and the pink stripe sits happily against natural timber, terracotta and pale linen. Because polyester is a synthetic fibre it shrugs off damp far better than a natural cloth would, so a passing shower or a bit of morning dew is not the problem it would be with cotton. It works just as well brought indoors onto a window seat or a reading chair when the weather turns. The ruffle softens the square shape and gives it a relaxed, cottage-garden feel rather than a sharp modern one.

The cover closes with a zip, which keeps the filling in place and holds the cushion's shape through use. The stripe is printed rather than woven, and the ruffle is stitched in the same striped cloth so the trim carries the pattern out to the frilled edge. Polyester holds printed colour well and resists fading in a way that suits a piece meant to live outdoors. Style it on its own for a clean look, or layer a plain cushion behind it to let the ruffle sit forward. It is offered in several stripe colourways if pink is not the one for your scheme.

Can this cushion stay outside?

It is made as an outdoor cushion in polyester, a synthetic fibre that copes with damp far better than a natural cloth. We would still bring it in for prolonged wet weather to keep it at its best.

Is the stripe on both sides?

Yes. The photographs show the same pink and white stripe printed on both faces, so it looks the same whichever way up you place it on the seat.

How big is it and what does it suit?

It measures 50 x 50cm, a full-size square scatter cushion that fills out a garden bench, a bistro chair or a rattan sofa rather than getting lost on it.

Does the cover come off?

The cover closes with a zip, which keeps the filling secure and holds the cushion's shape. That closure also lets you get inside the cover when you need to.

What is the ruffle made of?

The ruffle trim is cut from the same striped polyester cloth as the main cushion, so the pattern carries right out to the frilled edge for a soft, cottage-garden finish.