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How to make window seat cushions

A nice and elegant way of adding a nice and great touch to your home decor is by creating window seat feather cushions. This window seat cushion can be a nice reading and chilling spot in your house while enjoying the nice scene. Making the seat cushion for this is very easy. Hence, you just need to follow this simple steps.

Steps

What you need Memory foam, fabric, seam binding, needle, thread, measuring tape, scissors, pencil or fabric stencil, knife. The steps -First of all, measure the window’s seat by using the measuring tape to get the right dimension. -Then, choose the type of fabric that you want to use as the cushion seat that will suit your home decor. -Using the fabric stencil or regular pencil, start drawing the dimension on the fabric with twice the wide. For example, if your seat area is 2m length x 1m wide, you need to cut the fabric to 2m x 2m to make a full complete cushion’s cover with extra a few centimeter in its length and wide depending on your cushion’s thickness. For a more straight cutting, you can use the meter rule or a yard stick as a guide since it is a long cut.

Conclusion

-Then, start cutting your memory foam according to your seat’s size which is 2m x 1m in our example using a cutter.
The sewing process Next, we are going to start the sewing process. -Lay your memory foam on the chosen fabric and pull the fabric over the foam to fully cover it just like wrapping your Christmas gift. -Then, use the seam binding on all edge of the fabric to make it look neat and stylish. -You can start sewing the fabric together for both sides and place a zipper or Velcro tape at the long edge so that the fabric can be easily removed to be clean later. -Finally, place your cushion at the window seat and you are done. With these simple steps, you can easily start making more window seat cushions for your house according to your own style.

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