How To Make A Bench Cushion Cover With A 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.

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. 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. Place your top and bottom pieces together right sides facing in. Set your machine to zigzag and set the stitch length to 2 5mm.

Then align your zipper to the front piece pinning it face down on the good side of the fabric at the bottom edge. So zipper should face towards the middle. Cut out your fabric pieces. Now it s time to sew the zipper.

Excess length will be cut off during construction. Sew these two pieces together all the way around at the edge. This method insures a crisp sturdy cushion cover that s easily removable for cleaning. Sew back and forth a couple of times at both ends of the zipper.

Pick a starting point. The top piece and the bottom piece with the zipper. With straight pins pin your zipper facedown with the teeth right on the seam. You may have to stop and move the pull tab so it s not in the way.

Your zipper needs to be wrong side up sewn onto the wrong side where the seam allowance shows. Assemble the items needed. Their measurements are equal to the measurements of your inner cushion. If the original cushion insert will be used measure the width of the original boxing strip between the seams and add 1 for seam allowances.

Then add 1 inch to each of those measurements for the final cutting length and width. Press all the seams open with your iron at the heat setting appropriate for your fabric. Change the foot on the sewing machine to the zipper foot. The elastic will cover up and protect the raw edge so it does not fray as much over time.

Open your zipper a little so you don t sew it completely shut. To do this measure how long and wide the cushion is that you are covering. Place your cushion on a flat surface. Repeat on the other side.

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. First cut out two pieces of fabric. Making a bench cushion without zippers or velcro can be done in the space of an afternoon or evening.