Making A Bench Cushion With Piping

Preparing the foam cushion.

Making a bench cushion with piping.

You can quickly and easily make box cushions following this diy tutorial. In my case i doubled the fabric to ensure the foam would not show through. Fold one side over to the other and stitch down it enclosing the piping cord inside. When you get to the end cross the end of the piping over the start to create a continuous rectangular shape.

Make some pillows to go with it using this or this tutorial. Sewing a bench cushion with piping my secret fabric source. 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. Pin bottom piece in same manner making sure corners are lined up.

Mark a line where you need to trim. Step 6 attach the piping optional 1. My slab was 24 x 72 but my bench was 18 x 83. So i cut 4.

I pinned the piping on the top panel first and sewed that on. Keep in mind that the cushion will sit inside any arms or supports so don t measure beyond those. The bench cushion and side. I cut the slab to the 18 width and then used the.

Use the basting stitch on your machine usually the longest stitch available to sew the piping in place. Piece together the piping into one long strip. Insert prepared cushion being sure to pop the corners out. Sew the piping on with a zipper foot.

Sew the bottom piece all the way around the same as the top. 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. Cut foam to size. Open the velcro and turn cover right side out.

Watch my original pillow video here. Before we get started i wanted to let you in on a little secret. Cut all fabric pieces to size. In this example the bench seat is 40 inches long by 15 inches deep step 2 cut seven pieces of fabric.

Cutting out the pieces. Then fit the cover on the cushion and pinned the piping on the bottom panel. They should be 4 tall and 3 longer than the short sides of the cushion. To make the piping fit.

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

Lay your foam on top of the bench.