How To Make Slipcovers For A Couch

Once you get the fabric measured traced and cut youll also need to pin it together using some straight pins. I knew it would be the most straightforward and would ease me into the project.

How To Make A Couch Slipcover Part 1

Make sure to remove the pins as you sew along and be careful as you are sure to poke yourself once or twice so keep some band-aids handy.

How to make slipcovers for a couch. With all your pieces pinned together your next step is sewing. Pin the corners and draw a line for convenience. While youre at it make sure you have a pencil sharpener too.

How to make a couch slipcover part 1 HoneyBear Lane But that will be handy if something gets ruined and I can make matching throw pillows I started with all the cushion covers first. Drap fabric over sections of the sofa to create a template of what needs to be cut. To make the first pattern.

After doing the arms I pinned the arms to the main couch piece. Fabric tends to dull pencils very quickly. Wash the fabric and create a sewing station by the sofa.

Tuck the fabric tightly into crevices at the sides and back. Line up the bottom of the paper with the floor and hold the paper against the side of the couch. Remove the seat and back cushions and position as many drapery panels as needed over the sofa frame ensuring that the fabric is equally distributed all the way around.

Now tighten up the ties and make sure that all the fabric is smoothed and straightened to your liking. Now push your hand in the back of the seat and pin if you can or at least make a mark with a. I look forward to seeing your slipcover projects.

Make A Pattern For The Slipcovers Side Pieces Tape together newspaper or large-format paper until you have a piece thats larger than the side of your couch. This cushion cover looks like a tube and its easy to make. It helps to hold your slipcover in place.

Pop the cushions on the sofa after youve wrapped them up. Use the old cushion as a template to create new cushion covers. Measure the cushions width and the circumference and add a 12-inch to each measurement.

This would be your sewing line. Create your pattern in muslin and label it Cushion top Cut 1. Its a little more work but totally worth the effort.

Youll need to mark and trace onto the fabric and to do that I use my favorite pencils. Top width x length as well as the height of the covers and give some extra so that you can wrap it. To get the amount of piping you need take your largest cushion measure the longest side then multiply that by 8 four sides of the cushion then top and bottom sides Multiply that number by the number of cushions you have.

Your slipcover is ready to be sewn. Ribbons on all 4 sides that meet under the cushion. Fashion a slipcover for a sofa with drapes that you are no longer using.

Sew pieces together as you go along.

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