How To Make A Bench Cushion With Piping

Repeat as needed depending on the length of your cushion cover.

How to make a bench cushion with piping.

Sew the piping on with a zipper foot. Step 6 attach the piping optional 1. 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. Insert prepared cushion being sure to pop the corners out.

Fold one side over to the other and stitch down it enclosing the piping cord inside. Open the velcro and turn cover right side out. I cut the slab to the 18 width and then used the. Mark a line where you need to trim.

Place one side of the velcro on the outer side of the bottom flap near the seam and place the other piece of velcro on the backside of the top flap near the hemmed edge. In my case i doubled the fabric to ensure the foam would not show through. Lay your foam on top of the bench. Pin bottom piece in same manner making sure corners are lined up.

Sew the bottom piece all the way around the same as the top. I was able to get the to line up almost perfectly this way. Use the basting stitch on your machine usually the longest stitch available to sew the piping in place. Starting in the center of the cushion cover pin each side of velcro onto the back flaps.

My slab was 24 x 72 but my bench was 18 x 83. Pattern top and bottom fabric plates to the foam size plus the thickness. Make some pillows to go with it using this or this tutorial. So i cut 4.

Then fit the cover on the cushion and pinned the piping on the bottom panel. I pinned the piping on the top panel first and sewed that on. Pin this around the edge of the top cushion fabric allowing for a 1 2 inch seam. Cut all fabric pieces to size.

Preparing the foam cushion. The bench cushion and side. Measure the foam and cut it to the size of the bench the final cushion will be slightly smaller than the bench. 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.

Curve the corners of the fabric plates. To make the piping fit. When you get to the end cross the end of the piping over the start to create a continuous rectangular shape. Cut foam to size.

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