Beautiful Work How To Make A Back Cushion For Rocking Chair
If you dont have the old cushions or want to make cushions for a chair that didnt come with.
How to make a back cushion for rocking chair. Cover each of the foam inserts for the cushions in batting and sew close. Cut 2 in cotton. Next stuff the cushion with any type of soft fabric or other stuffing material then sew the remaining square piece to the other side of the cord to complete the cushion base.
You can read a more detailed tutorial on how easy it is to make them in this post. Then I turned the chair around and marked the height of the foam on the back. Here are some simple instructions on how to re-cover or reupholster a vintage rocking chair seat and makerecover the cushionsI want to share my techniques.
Iron the fabric and fold it in half. Cut 1 in wadding but minus off the height of the foam cushion from the bottom of the pattern for the wadding. Lay the cushion on top and trace around the cushion.
After that I removed the actual cushion from inside the pinned slipcover and ran the fabric through my sewing machine. To make the chair back pattern take a measurement of the width at the top and bottom of the chair back as well as the height. To make the cover for these is really easy.
Copy this onto paper then draw a line between them and add 14 inch seam allowance. Sew a cord around the edge of the square pieces to serve as the binding for the cushion. I trimmed the foam on the lines.
Sewing the Cushion Covers. The back cushions on my chairs are large pillows not box cushions like the seat cushions. How to Make Cushions Cut New Foam for Cushions.