How To Cover A Seat Cushion For A Bench
Make sure that everything is pinned securely then remove the new seat cover and sew the bottom seam.
How to cover a seat cushion for a bench. Sew all the final seams. Set your machine to zigzag and set the stitch length to 2 5mm. The first piece will be for the top of the cushion pieces two and three will be for the bottom of the cushion and pieces four through seven will be for the sides step 3 measure out the first piece of fabric adding a.
To find the length of your fabric. You may not need to make a full blown cushion instead visit teal and lime to learn how to make an easy peasy slipcover instead. How to cover your bench seat cushion step 1.
Press out the seams before pushing the foam inside the cover from the shorter end you didn t sew. Pick a starting point. Turn the cover the right way around.
On the underside of the fabric place the elastic over the raw edge of your fabric that you had folded and pressed earlier. Turn your cover inside out and place back on the cushion foam. The elastic will cover up and protect the raw edge so it does not fray as much over time.
Sew around 3 edges the 2 longest edges and 1 of the shortest. Keep in mind that the cushion will sit inside any arms or supports so don t measure beyond those. In this example the bench seat is 40 inches long by 15 inches deep step 2 cut seven pieces of fabric.
Reach inside the cover to position the foam. Measure for your fabric. I had no idea how expensive cushions were until i started trying to plan this project.
Pin all the remaining seams making sure to pull your fabric tight. How to make a bench cushion. Not just the cushion itself but even the foam is crazy expensive and none of the stores around me had it in stock where i could use a coupon.
This laundry bench was covered with a cushion and done in a super simple way over at you me the kid. Pin the bottom cushion section to the bottom edge of the seat surround again allowing for a 1 2 inch seam. Take the length of your cushion 1x the thickness of your foam.
Step 1 measure the flat seat of the bench length and depth.
