Making A Bench Cushion With Piping

Use the basting stitch on your machine usually the longest stitch available to sew the piping in place.

Making a bench cushion with piping.

Mark a line where you need to trim. 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. 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.

Cut foam to size. Open the velcro and turn cover right side out. I pinned the piping on the top panel first and sewed that on. So i cut 4.

In this example the bench seat is 40 inches long by 15 inches deep step 2 cut seven pieces of fabric. They should be 4 tall and 3 longer than the short sides of the cushion. Sew the bottom piece all the way around the same as the top. Step 1 measure the flat seat of the bench length and depth.

Keep in mind that the cushion will sit inside any arms or supports so don t measure beyond those. In my case i doubled the fabric to ensure the foam would not show through. To make the piping fit. The bench cushion and side.

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. Pin bottom piece in same manner making sure corners are lined up. Cutting out the pieces. Fold one side over to the other and stitch down it enclosing the piping cord inside.

Sewing a bench cushion with piping my secret fabric source. Make some pillows to go with it using this or this tutorial. I was able to get the to line up almost perfectly this way. Cut all fabric pieces to size.

Insert prepared cushion being sure to pop the corners out. There is no faster way to make a cushion cover and still get gorgeous results. I cut the slab to the 18 width and then used the. Piece together the piping into one long strip.

Lay your foam on top of the bench. Pin this around the edge of the top cushion fabric allowing for a 1 2 inch seam. Cut the two short side pieces of the cushion cover. 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.

Sew the piping on with a zipper foot. Then fit the cover on the cushion and pinned the piping on the bottom panel. Watch my original pillow video here. When you get to the end cross the end of the piping over the start to create a continuous rectangular shape.

You can quickly and easily make box cushions following this diy tutorial.