Making A Bench Cushion With Piping

Preparing the foam cushion.

Making a bench cushion with piping.

Keep in mind that the cushion will sit inside any arms or supports so don t measure beyond those. Open the velcro and turn cover right side out. Make some pillows to go with it using this or this tutorial. I pinned the piping on the top panel first and sewed that on.

Cut the two short side pieces of the cushion cover. In this example the bench seat is 40 inches long by 15 inches deep step 2 cut seven pieces of fabric. Sew the bottom piece all the way around the same as the top. My slab was 24 x 72 but my bench was 18 x 83.

Pin this around the edge of the top cushion fabric allowing for a 1 2 inch seam. Watch my original pillow video here. 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. 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.

Piece together the piping into one long strip. Step 1 measure the flat seat of the bench length and depth. Use the basting stitch on your machine usually the longest stitch available to sew the piping in place. 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.

There is no faster way to make a cushion cover and still get gorgeous results. Fold one side over to the other and stitch down it enclosing the piping cord inside. Mark a line where you need to trim. Sew the piping on with a zipper foot.

I cut the slab to the 18 width and then used the. The bench cushion and side. When you get to the end cross the end of the piping over the start to create a continuous rectangular shape. So i cut 4.

Insert prepared cushion being sure to pop the corners out. Step 6 attach the piping optional 1. Sewing a bench cushion with piping my secret fabric source. In my case i doubled the fabric to ensure the foam would not show through.

They should be 4 tall and 3 longer than the short sides of the cushion. Then fit the cover on the cushion and pinned the piping on the bottom panel. 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. Before we get started i wanted to let you in on a little secret.

To make the piping fit. You can quickly and easily make box cushions following this diy tutorial. I was able to get the to line up almost perfectly this way. Cutting out the pieces.

Cut all fabric pieces to size.