You'd also need pieces for the top face of each arm, the insides and outsides of the arms, and to cover or go under the cushions. Part 2 Sewing the Slipcover 1 Sew together the top, bottom, and sides of the cushion covers. If you’re planning on covering the cushions, use a ...
Wow! It's like you read my mind – I just told a friend I would sew her some cushion covers with zippers and was going to have to figure out how – thanks, now i can stop sweating! Reply Beth @ Sand To Pearl March 7th, 2011 I have slowly but surely conquered my fear of zippe...
However, if I’d chosen one of the damask fabrics (like the cushion or pillow fabric), turning it sideways isn’t going to work. Instead, I would have had to sew two pieces of the 54″ wide fabric together to get a piece wide enough to cover the back of my 94″ couch. That’s ...
If you are making white covers, you will inevitably need to wash them. A lot. Adding a zipper will make your cushion covers so much easier to remove and put back on. And adding a zipper really is easier than you think! I used cut-to-size upholstery zippers I found at JoAnn Fabrics....
Then, learn to needle felt a patch, which is best for thicker fabrics like canvas and denim. Melissa walks you through making a rainbow patch and a mushroom, and also how to use the blanket stitch to finish the edge of a patch and sew it to a garment. You'll soon see that you ...
How to customize a throw style slipcover with the addition of easy or now sew cushion covers. | InMyOwnStyle.com
But to give you an idea how odd my own experience is, I’ll go through my experience using your scale. 1. Check. I’ve used a sewing machine many times, often successfully. 2. I have made simple things like cushion covers (a certain drawstring bag comes to mind) but I have never ...
If you aren’t interested in making separate covers for the cushions, modify your pattern so that the fabric will drape over the top of the cushions and connect to the armrests. In this situation, you won’t need the excess material for each cushion. Necessary Measurements: To get the ...
Use fabric shears for cutting your fabric, in order to make smooth, clean cuts. 4 Sew the fabric where necessary. Not all of the fabric you upholster will require sewing, in fact typically only cushion and arm covers or pieces of fabric with corners will require any sewing. Use the origin...
You'd also need pieces for the top face of each arm, the insides and outsides of the arms, and to cover or go under the cushions. Part 2 Sewing the Slipcover 1 Sew together the top, bottom, and sides of the cushion covers. If you’re planning on covering the cushions, use a ...