How to Re-cover Patio Cushions
When it comes to outdoor furniture, your patio cushions are the first to show wear. Causes like entertaining and weather will create stains and buildup of grime. However, you can re-cover your patio cushions, restyling your patio area. Custom making the cushion covers yourself will also save you money.
Things you will need to re-cover a patio cushion:
- Pins
- Fabric scissors
- Scissors
- Needle
- Thread
- Sewing machine
- Tape measure
- Fabric
- Butcher paper
- Newspaper
- Pick what kind of outdoor design you want.
- Take measurements of the patio cushions for the purpose of buying fabric. Be sure the fabric is durable enough for the elements of the outdoors; it should be labeled as outdoor fabric and waterproof.
- Put the patio cushions on the newspaper or butcher paper. Create a pattern by drawing around the whole cushion on the paper. Use some scissors to cut out the pattern. You will then fold the fabric in half so it will be horizontal. Put the pattern over the new fabric.
- Take some pins and pin the cut pattern to the new fabric. You will then cut through the pieces using fabric scissors to create the correct shape. Fold the fabric together.
- Pin the pieces together in an inside out manner. Be sure to use a thread color that won’t be seen against the fabric. One of the sides needs to be unsewn to put the patio cushion in the new fabric.
- Put your hand in the fabric and pull out. Be sure it is right side out and push the cushion in the cover, then pin the side that isn’t sewn, and sew up the cushion.