Making A Bench Cushion With Piping

Sew the bottom piece all the way around the same as the top.

Making a bench cushion with piping.

If you are using the piping cord in making your bench cushions then use the strip of fabric you cut before and place the cord down the center. Use the basting stitch on your machine usually the longest stitch available to sew the piping in place. The bench cushion and side. Then fit the cover on the cushion and pinned the piping on the bottom panel.

Fold one side over to the other and stitch down it enclosing the piping cord inside. Watch my original pillow video here. To make the piping fit. Step 1 measure the flat seat of the bench length and depth.

Piece together the piping into one long strip. 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 half an. So i cut 4. Sewing a bench cushion with piping my secret fabric source.

Step 6 attach the piping optional 1. They should be 4 tall and 3 longer than the short sides of the cushion. Cut the two short side pieces of the cushion cover. Make some pillows to go with it using this or this tutorial.

Mark a line where you need to trim. Insert prepared cushion being sure to pop the corners out. You can quickly and easily make box cushions following this diy tutorial. Pin the piping to the right side of the top and bottom fabric pieces so that the raw edge of the fabric is even with.

I cut the slab to the 18 width and then used the. In my case i doubled the fabric to ensure the foam would not show through. Keep in mind that the cushion will sit inside any arms or supports so don t measure beyond those. Sew the piping on with a zipper foot.

Pin bottom piece in same manner making sure corners are lined up. Cut all fabric pieces to size. Lay your foam on top of the bench. Before we get started i wanted to let you in on a little secret.

For the back flaps where the velcro closures will be you will need two pieces as long as the front strip and 4 1 2 tall they will overlap. Pin this around the edge of the top cushion fabric allowing for a 1 2 inch seam. Open the velcro and turn cover right side out. Preparing the foam cushion.

There is no faster way to make a cushion cover and still get gorgeous results. My slab was 24 x 72 but my bench was 18 x 83. I was able to get the to line up almost perfectly this way. Cut foam to size.

Cutting out the pieces.