How To Make A Bench Cushion Cover With A Zipper

Repeat on the other side.

How to make a bench cushion cover with a zipper.

Double that number and add 1 inch to get the length of fabric you need for the top and bottom pieces plus the seam. Assemble the items needed. With straight pins pin your zipper facedown with the teeth right on the seam. The elastic will cover up and protect the raw edge so it does not fray as much over time.

You may have to stop and move the pull tab so it s not in the way. Open your zipper a little so you don t sew it completely shut. With the zipper foot close to the zipper sew down the length making sure the center of the zipper remains in line with the seam. So zipper should face towards the middle.

The top piece and the bottom piece with the zipper. To do this measure how long and wide the cushion is that you are covering. Then align your zipper to the front piece pinning it face down on the good side of the fabric at the bottom edge. Place your cushion on a flat surface.

Change the foot on the sewing machine to the zipper foot. For a cushion with a zipper closure cut the boxing strip with the length equal to the measurement of the front and sides of the cushion. This method insures a crisp sturdy cushion cover that s easily removable for cleaning. Making a bench cushion without zippers or velcro can be done in the space of an afternoon or evening.

Excess length will be cut off during construction. First cut out two pieces of fabric. Pick a starting point. Their measurements are equal to the measurements of your inner cushion.

On the underside of the fabric place the elastic over the raw edge of your fabric that you had folded and pressed earlier. Set your machine to zigzag and set the stitch length to 2 5mm. Now it s time to sew the zipper. Sew back and forth a couple of times at both ends of the zipper.

Tape multiple sheets of paper together so you end up with one large piece of paper that is big enough to cover the top of your cushion. Measure across the top from front to back. Then add 1 inch to each of those measurements for the final cutting length and width. To make this invisible zipper cushion cover these steps are adapted from katie of sew katie did.

Cut out your fabric pieces. Sew these two pieces together all the way around at the edge. Your zipper needs to be wrong side up sewn onto the wrong side where the seam allowance shows.