By Lola Tyrrell


Do you have chairs you want to put cushions on? Cushions are soft pads that are filled with air, foam, cottons, or feathers. They are placed on a chair to sit, lean, or lie on.

However, you can craft your own cushions and put them on your chair. cushions are made to protect your chairs, give you comfort while lying down or sitting, and adds modishness to your furniture.

In designing your own cushions, you put some personal touch into it and design a cushion that will suit the style of your furniture. While cushion makes offer various patterns and styles, making your own will match the style of your furniture in general. But, do you have any idea how to make one? Here are the steps on how to make chair cushions.

To start with, organize all the materials you need in making your cushion. You do not want to have a hard time finding the materials you need as you are working on your cushions: fabric material; scissors; fabric marker; sewing machine; thread; pins; needle; foam; ruler; tape measure; zipper.

Secondly, make a decision of which design, circle or square, you want your cushions to appear. In getting the bottom segment of the cushion, get the tape measure to measure the length and the width of your chair. Put in additional inch to each side. Use the fabric marker and mark you fabric with the measurement you obtained. Do not forget to add one each on each side.

Thirdly, obtain the height you of the foam. Add another one inch on each side. Then, double the height you acquired and add the length and the width you obtained earlier. Again, mark the measurements on your fabric material. Use scissors to cut the fabric according to its measurements. This will be the upper segment of your cushions.

Cut your foam according to the measurement of your chair, the length and the width. Have your top and bottom segments of the fabric turned so that the ones facing you will be the inside segments of your cushion.

Before turning on your sewing machine, put the thread and the needle. Now, switch on your sewing machine. Arrange the segmented fabrics on the desk. Fold every side to at least inch and set the pins on them. One by one, sew each side. Do not sew one side of the fabric where you will put your zipper. Sew in the zipper on the open side of the cushion. Turn the right sides out of the sewed fabrics. Then slot in your foam.

In making cushions, you can choose any fabric you want. You can choose from cotton, plastic, leather, synthetic, or linen material. Plain or printed textiles are also offered by manufacturers. You can find these fabrics in your local home depot or through the internet.

Whatever kind of fabric you choose, and whatever design you choose, just make sure that the design of your fabric will match the design of your chair. This will absolutely look stunning on your chair. So, what are you waiting for? Now that you know how to make furniture cushion, make one now yourself!




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