Sew Easy Cushions

 

Hi, today I am making cushion covers, very easy ones with no zips involved; I just can’t seam to get on with zips at all.

First of all you need to measure your cushion from corner to corner (straight not diagonal) and add 1 & half or 2 inches to that measurement, so if cushion 16 inches you use measurement of 18 inches.

If you are using a plain, checked, striped or pattern that has no specific way up you can use one long piece of fabric, so it is 18 inches wide by 2x 18 inches then whatever you want your fold over (envelope) to be, I would go for about half the original measurement so in this case 8 inches, hem top and bottom, the hem that will be inside I do quite narrow, about 1cm, the one on the outside I do wider, about 1 inch, I tend to have the envelope fold on the outside of the cushion.  You then need to fold the fabric, lay it on your table right side up then bring the top (wide hem) over 8 inches (using the measurements above) then fold the bottom up to almost meet the top, at this point your cushion should measure approximately 18x18 inches, pin the sides together and sew, turn it the right way out and iron, it will then be ready to put on your cushion.

If you are using a pattern that has a specific way up (Like my toile de jouy ones) then you will need to cut three pieces of the fabric, 2 pieces need to be 18x18 and one-piece 8x18.  You will need to hem one edge of the 8x18 piece and one edge of one of the 18x18 pieces, then, with right sides together pin the top (8x18) to the middle piece, then the bottom (18x18) to the other end of the middles piece, pin the sides and sew all round the edges, turn it the right way out and iron it in the same way as the one piece cover.

I hope I have inspired you to make you own covers for cushions today

Trish xxx

Comments

[Diana]

The cushions look great Trish and your bed is so similar to mine!!!!