Upholstery Fabric and Sewing Tutorial - Part 2

An Easy Way to Sew a Seat Cushion Cover in Upholstery Fabric

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In part 2 of this tutorial we will create a fabulous and professional cushion cover in upholstery fabric, in a few easy steps. If you have used a sewing machine for a few minutes. You can make this seating cushion cover.

In part 1 of this tutorial, I made a new seat base with webbing, cut the foam cushion, and wrapped it in Dacron. This section covers sewing the cushion cover.

I found this chair at a yard sale and the cane was in perfect condition. The chair is about 100 years old. It had a terribly uncomfortable sprung seat, and I knew it would be easy to make a chair that you could spend an afternoon reading on the front porch on a hot day.

I would describe myself a very experienced sewist and moderately experienced upholsterer. I could reupholster a sofa, but it would be difficult.

This project was perfect to share online because it is so easy. I knew it would be a great project for a beginner to take on. So I took pictures of every step and created this tutorial. It's a perfect entry project.

If you're looking for a perfect starter project in upholstery and sewing upholstery fabric, start here. The sewing is even easier than the stapling in the previous tutorial. And you can use this simple sewn cushion cover technique on all your cushions.

I chose this style of cushion cover because it's really easy. Just 2 identical pieces of upholstery fabric. Just 3 machine sewn seams.

There is one seam that goes halfway around the cushion. You will sew 2 pieces of Velcro on the opening in the back.

And for machine sewing, that's all!

With a needle and thread, you will make about 10 little hand-stitched tucks to create shape. Because the opening has a Velcro closure, you will have some adjustment in the fit, so if the cover is too tight or loose, you can just use the Velcro to adjust.

So let's get started!

Here is a picture of the finished seat cushion which I paired with a toss cushion in our floral print Victoria.

See how beautiful the tucks look.

Now all you have left is to sew the Velcro on your opening. Remember that Velcro will stick to the Dacron, so you may wish to remove the Dacron close to the opening.