Making a shaped cushion cover...help!!

Surfing_spaniel

Hope I'm in the right place for this. I bought a cane chair from Ikea yesterday with the matching seat pad. However a cream seat pad won't last 5 minutes in our house & I've got some lovely chocolate brown cord material I want to cover it with, but I haven't a clue how to do it The pad is a D shape so it doesn't look that straight forward to do, (not to me anyhow lol) heres a pic....http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70080263 I've got a sewing machine, but all I've ever done on it is turn trousers up & make sock monkeys so I'm no expert Thanks in advance.

morwenna

You need to cut out two D shaped pieces of cord that are the same size as the existing pad plus half the height of it. If you look at the existing pad, the seam is half way up the edges, IYSWIM? Then add a seam allowance, usually 1.5 cm.

Cut these out and place right sides together. Machine around the curve, take it slowly if you aren't used to machining. Trim your seam allowance and make vertical cuts towards the stiches you have just done (to help the curved edge sit better) and turn it right sides out.

You will be able to put the cream pad inside and slip stich by hand along the remaining straight edge.

Mrs_Flittersnoop

Yep, that's the way to do it. All I would add is first draw round your existing pad onto a piece of newspaper or similar that's big enough, and add your seam allowance to that, before cutting out the paper and using it as a pattern on your cord. Try and get the 'lines' of the cord running in the same direction otherwise you might get a wobbly looking cushion cover. If you're not very confident you could add a wider seam allowance to give you something to hold onto, but bear in mind that cushions should be a snug fit.

Good luck!
Mrs F x

Surfing_spaniel

Thank you very much I'm going to give this a go this weekend.

Surfing_spaniel

Just to let you know I made my cover no problems. Only trouble is I'm so pleased with it I keep looking round the house to see what else I can make a cover for!! Many thanks for the help :T

Mrs_Flittersnoop

Fantastic:beer: ! If you're bored, I have at least three sofa cushions that need re-covering, I HATE making cushions:o :rotfl:

Mrs F x

lil_me

I would turn the existing one inside out, see how it's done, cut them the same.

Then give them to my Mam because I can't sew............:o

PS well done