Making Window Seat Covers

Whether used as a reading nook or a breakfast banquette there s something so charming about a window seat.

Making window seat covers.

Turn the tiniest nook into your favorite place in the whole house. Take one of the long fabric strips and place it face down along the top of the piece making sure the corners meet and the edges are even. Create a fold at one end. The window seat in need of a cushion was a long bench in the curved opening of a bay window.

In addition measure the depth of your cushion. Stitch the top flap down. Pin the folded edges together and hand stitch the gap closed using a small neat. Fold the top flap down so everything lays flat and pin to hold in place.

Firstly measure the width a and length b of the top surface of the cushion. Sew the piping on with a zipper foot. Cut out your fabric. Take that number and multiply it by 2 5.

Window seat cushions make a great addition to any area where there may be a bay window kitchen nook or other area which is set in front of a window. The front cover would be equal to measurement a on all four sides. Fold the two raw fabric edges along the gap you left in the side seam to the inside of the cushion cover. When you get to the end cross the end of the piping over the start to create a continuous rectangular shape.

Many older homes have these areas as a built in feature but are wooden seats. Lay out the biggest piece of fabric right or good side up. Not only do the backless sofas reclaim recesses. I pinned the piping on the top panel first and sewed that on.

Pin it in place. Do the same with the other long strip along the bottom of the fabric piece. With a little bit of money and free time you can make your own window seat cushions and this article will show you how. Jan 31 2019 david a.

20 window seat ideas that ll make you want to curl up with a good book. How to make a window seat cushion in 5 minutes or less. Stitching the back seam of your diy bench cushion step 1. The back covers should have a width equal to measurement a and a length equal to measurement b.

Depth in inches x 2 5 c add this number c to the measurements on all 4 sides around the rectangle. Then fit the cover on the cushion and pinned the piping on the bottom panel. You will need to cut out three pieces of fabric for one cushion cover. One for the front and two for the back.