This is a really really easy envelope cushion, that can be made in 10 mins and involves sewing 2 straight lines. Trust me, simple!!!
You will need
- a cushion pad (available from any good fabric, interiors or haberdashery shop).
- a piece of fabric in a colour/ pattern of your choice, make sure the fabric is 2 and 1/2 times the size of your cushion pad in length, and the width is the same as the pad + 1" seam allowance (e.g. a 15" pad will need 37.5" by 16" piece of fabric).
- a pair of scissors
- thread
- pins
- sewing needle
- sewing machine (if you do not have a sewing machine you will need to hand sew the seams)
- Iron and Ironing board (there is no excuse for not having one of these)
How to make
- Measure your cushion pad (mine is 15")
- Cut a fabric rectangle of fabric so the length is 2 and 1/2 times the measurement of your cushion pad and the width is the measurement of the pad +1" (for my pad that will be 37.5" by 16")
- Work out what 1/5 of the total length of you fabric is (e.g. 37.5 / 5 = 7.5) fold one end of the piece of fabric wrong sides together by this measurement (e.g. 7.5") and press.
- Starting from the fold measure again this time 2/5 (the width of your cushion pad) of the total length of the fabric. Fold at this point again with wrong sides together and press.
- From the other end of your piece of fabric measure 2" along the length and fold, wrong sides together, and press. You should end up with a piece of fabric that, when unfolded, looks like the picture above.
- Beginning with the fold line in the middle of the fabric, fold the edges over right sides together, (the opposite way to the pressed crease) and pin in place on each side as far as the 2" fold line
- Next fold the 2" section along the fold line wrong sides together and pin, this will create a neat edge when the cushion is turned right way round.
- The final section will need to be folded right sides together along the fold line, ensuring that the edge overlaps the 2" section.
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Fold like this |
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and pin in place |
- Sew along both edges leaving 1/2" seam allowance.
- Turn cushion cover right sides out and press.
- Insert Cushion pad in opening.
- Congratulations your cushion cover is now complete!
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Put the pad in the cover |
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All Finished!! |
If you want you could put some button fastenings on the opening to make it into a pretty feature, or add some embellishments or trims, or whatever takes your fancy.
Happy Making x
Sounds like you really know your stuff... =)
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