Change The Look Of Your Patio Furniture By Making Furniture Cushions

You can quickly change the look of your outdoor furniture by just making new cushions. This is not only inexpensive to do but will also change the look of your outdoor furniture. This can change the whole appearance of your outdoor seating area, and save you money at the same time. You can choose many different patterns for your cushion designs, and they are easy to make, if you can sew even a little you can make cushions for your patio furniture. Sewing these cushions are easy straight lines and an easy project for people. Basically sewing cushions is similar to sewing pillows.

Fabrics to choose for Outdoor cushions

You want to choose a fabric that will withstand the harsh elements of Mother Nature. Some fabric that you won't want to use would be silk and nylon which are not good options for outdoor usage. You can use awning fabric which is especially made last longer outside and is idea for cushions. Acrylic fabric is another great choice; it will be easy to clean and is durable. Once you choose the durable fabric, then you will want to treat it with Scotchgard so that it resist water and sun damage. This is something that will need to be reapplied yearly for best results.

How to Measure your Furniture for the right size cushions

Measure your furniture for the size of the cushions before buying anything. You will need to know exactly how much material and foam cushions you will need before you head to the store.

Mostly 2 inches of thickness for the foam cushion is enough, you can then protect your foam cushion, you can have these cut to size if you don't want to cut them yourself. You may want to place plastic around the cushion before covering them with fabric. Cheap garbage bags will work for this purpose. This just protects the foam from being outside.

After your have your foam cushions cut and sized you then can determine how much material that you will need for the foam cushion covering. Sewing this will be similar to making a pillow, easy stitches along the sides. You can add a zipper if you want to so that you can remove the cover and wash it. Or you can make Velcro closures on the back of the cushions that you sew on and will make it easy for it to be removed to be washed when needed.

Sewing the Outdoor Patio Seat Cushions:

Once you have all your measurements, and your foam cushions already cut, you can then start sewing your cushions. Cut out the fabric leaving extra for seam allowance on the sides. For a basic seat cover you should have a top, bottom and 4 side pieces that will make up your cushion. Sew together using the wrong side of the fabric, the top and side pieces, and then once that is complete you will sew on the bottom part of the cushion, leaving an opening so that it will cover the foam cushion. Where you have your opening, you will want to sew in either a zipper so that you can close it after it's on, or the easiest way would be to sew on Velcro closures. With the Velcro it will be easy to remove to wash and to place back on.

If you can make a pillow you can make covers for your outdoor patio cushions. They are just as easy as making pillows for your living room, you will have to use more durable fabrics but most sewing machines can easily sew through these fabrics.

For less money you can change the look of your patio, for much less than buying new patio cushions you can make your own in just a matter of hours. Make them to change the look of your patio settings, and will protect your furniture, and make it a more comfortable setting for you and your guests.

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