Making Window Seat Covers

Many older homes have these areas as a built in feature but are wooden seats.

Making window seat covers.

The window seat in need of a cushion was a long bench in the curved opening of a bay window. Not only do the backless sofas reclaim recesses. Pin the folded edges together and hand stitch the gap closed using a small neat. In addition measure the depth of your cushion.

I pinned the piping on the top panel first and sewed that on. Jan 31 2019 david a. Stitching the back seam of your diy bench cushion step 1. Take that number and multiply it by 2 5.

Sew the piping on with a zipper foot. Depth in inches x 2 5 c add this number c to the measurements on all 4 sides around the rectangle. Stitch the top flap down. Pin it in place.

Fold the top flap down so everything lays flat and pin to hold in place. We used dura skrim pattern material to trace the shape of the bench to be sure we had the angles just right. Cut out your fabric. Firstly measure the width a and length b of the top surface of the cushion.

Create a fold at one end. Do the same with the other long strip along the bottom of the fabric piece. How to make a window seat cushion in 5 minutes or less. To get the best fit we decided to make one extra long bay window seat cushion with angled sides to match the shape of the bench.

You will need to cut out three pieces of fabric for one cushion cover. Lay out the biggest piece of fabric right or good side up. Fold the two raw fabric edges along the gap you left in the side seam to the inside of the cushion cover. Take one of the long fabric strips and place it face down along the top of the piece making sure the corners meet and the edges are even.

At one end of your cushion cover fold the short edge in so it lays flat against the. With a little bit of money and free time you can make your own window seat cushions and this article will show you how. Whether used as a reading nook or a breakfast banquette there s something so charming about a window seat. Turn the tiniest nook into your favorite place in the whole house.

20 window seat ideas that ll make you want to curl up with a good book. When you get to the end cross the end of the piping over the start to create a continuous rectangular shape. The back covers should have a width equal to measurement a and a length equal to measurement b. One for the front and two for the back.