Pin all the sides of the cushions together right sides facing.
Diy window seat cushion with piping.
As promised here is the tutorial tips for making a box cushion cover with piping.
Draw two rectangles on your fabric using a fabric marker that are 1 inch longer and 1 inch wider than the cushion.
Be sure the raw edge of your piping is facing the raw edge of the fabric.
The problem is that our puppy has added a lot of scratches to the surface of the window seat.
Box cushions or raised cushions are usually intended to be used as chair seats.
Adding the piping tutorial for making your own piping here 1.
Pin the top piece matching the corners right sides together and pin.
With such an interior the window seat looks different from the rest making it even more inviting.
I was able to get the to line up almost perfectly this way.
Tips steps for making a box cushion cover with piping step 1 fabric tip 1.
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.
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.
It is time to pin the piping to your cushion top.
Pin the piping on top of the fabric.
A typical example is a couch seat cushion like the flamingo patterned cushion on this outdoor sofa.
Remember the window seat that i recently made.
I pinned the piping on the top panel first and sewed that on.
Our pup loves to sit on the window seat.
Since it would primarily be for aesthetic the lack of substantial padding didn t bother me.
Gently unpick the corner seams 1 2 down.
When you get to the end cross the end of the piping over the start to create a continuous rectangular shape.
I had never made one of these box cushion covers before but it was really rather easy.
Decorative piping in a contrasting or coordinating.
Sew the piping on with a zipper foot.
Measure the width length and depth of your window seat cushion.
Lay the top panel right side up on top of the cushion.
Then fit the cover on the cushion and pinned the piping on the bottom panel.
Line up the piping with the edges of the cushion.
Add some bed cushions seat cushions and a few pillows and you get your own cozy window seat.
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.
Chic window seat blends nicely with just about any interior design.
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.