Diy Window Seat Cushion With Piping

Decorative piping in a contrasting or coordinating.

Diy window seat cushion with piping.

Draw two rectangles on your fabric using a fabric marker that are 1 inch longer and 1 inch wider than the cushion. The problem is that our puppy has added a lot of scratches to the surface of the window seat. I hope to eventually sand and stain the window seat with a cushion on the window seat the window seat will be more comfortable and protected. Tips steps for making a box cushion cover with piping step 1 fabric tip 1.

Gently unpick the corner seams 1 2 down. Chic window seat blends nicely with just about any interior design. A typical example is a couch seat cushion like the flamingo patterned cushion on this outdoor sofa. They consist of two pieces of fabric a top and a bottom often both have a piping surround and a joining strip or gusset in the middle.

Making your own seat cushion ensures that it fits perfectly with the size and shape of the window seat as well as with the décor of the room. Lay the top panel right side up on top of the cushion. Measure the width length and depth of your window seat cushion. Box cushions or raised cushions are usually intended to be used as chair seats.

It is time to pin the piping to your cushion top. Pin the piping on top of the fabric. When you get to the end cross the end of the piping over the start to create a continuous rectangular shape. Our pup loves to sit on the window seat.

With the sides of the cushion cover facing up start sewing using a 1 2 inch seam allowance in the center of a long side. Pin the top piece matching the corners right sides together and pin. I was able to get the to line up almost perfectly this way. If you have neutral toned modern interior design it will work even better.

I have never diy d with fabric foam boards etc but laying in bed saturday morning i created a plan of action that would give me an easy stapled diy window seat cushion by that afternoon. Sew all 4 sides do not back stitch. Remember the window seat that i recently made. Pin all the sides of the cushions together right sides facing.

Since it would primarily be for aesthetic the lack of substantial padding didn t bother me. Line up the piping with the edges of the cushion. Adding the piping tutorial for making your own piping here 1. Sew the piping on with a zipper foot.

Be sure the raw edge of your piping is facing the raw edge of the fabric. With such an interior the window seat looks different from the rest making it even more inviting. Then fit the cover on the cushion and pinned the piping on the bottom panel. Materials for a box cushion with piping.

I had never made one of these box cushion covers before but it was really rather easy.