As mentioned in an earlier post, I received a request to turn old sofa covers into cushion covers -- as many as possible! The cushion insert was from Ikea and measured 14" x 14". I don't know why I did what I did, but I took one of the two sofa covers and decided to unpick the thread to see if I could maximise the cloth. On hindsight, how much difference will it make?? Duh....
Anyway, after all that unpicking, I ironed it out nicely before cutting..... something I seldom bother to do in my own projects :p *Snip snip snip*
Paranoid...... measure again to make sure it's alright. Yeah, I have enough cloth to make 5 cushion covers!!
I don't have a serger, so here goes the tedious work of hemming in all the raw edges. *iron iron iron* *sew sew sew*
With the experience gain from sewing my own cushion covers with hidden zippers, this batch wasn't as frustrating. Here's the final product:
Dunno why but I don't think I'm particularly good at making cushion covers. Somehow, I made it a tad too big!
ReplyDeleteI read a tip from a website: mark out the sewing line on the cloth and follow that line so that the size is more precise
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