Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Measure the length and width of the chair seat. If you want to make a pad that fits snugly, trace an outline of the chair's seat on newspaper or brown craft paper. Add one inch to your measurements for a one-inch foam insert.
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Step 2
Purchase enough fabric to cover your foam and a piece of foam that fits or is larger than your initial (without seam allowance) chair measurements. Remember to pick up your sewing notions and matching thread.
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Step 3
Fold your fabric in half and cut the cover, using your adjusted measurements or the paper pattern that you made. If you are using a pattern, pin it to the fabric and mark lines around it for the allowance needed for your seams before cutting your fabric.
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Step 4
Pin the two pieces of the chair pad together with the right sides facing each other.
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Step 5
Sew a seam with a half-inch allowance. Start at the top left or right side of the cover and continue around the front. End the seam at the top of the opposite side. Leave the back of the cover open. Remove the pins and turn the cover so the right side faces out.
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Step 6
Mark the finished shape of the cover on the foam cushion and cut it with a utility knife. You can use the cover as your marking guide.
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Step 1
Insert the foam into your cushion and check the fit.
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Step 2
Cut the Velcro strip half an inch shorter than the length of your cushion cover back.
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Step 3
Mark the correct position for a slightly snug fit for the foam, then sew one piece of the Velcro strip set on each flap of the back of the cushion.
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Step 4
Hem the edges of the back of the chair cover.
