How to Cover a Sofa Cushion
If you're just out of college or living on a tight budget, you might not be able to afford the furniture that you truly desire that best reflects your style and taste. Perhaps, your parents have passed down a hideous '70s-style couch or you're making do with something you've found at a garage sale. Perhaps your current couch was once nice and is now covered in stubborn stains. You truly can give your sofa massive facelift without spending a lot of money, nor do you need to have strong sewing skills. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Wrap your measuring tape vertically around the cushion, placing the measuring tape around the cushion's middle. Write down this number, this will be your length of fabric. Measure the width of the cushion. Multiply this number by two. Write it down. This will be your width of fabric.
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Cut a piece of fabric to the dimensions you just calculated. Lay the fabric face down on a clean, flat surface. Iron it on medium heat. Place the cushion face down on the fabric in the exact center.
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Take hold of one lengthwise end of fabric and pull it down past the center of the cushion. Insert three large safety pins, spaced 3 inches apart, to hold it in place. Repeat this maneuver with the other lengthwise end of fabric.
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Grab the cushion so the right side faces you. Push in the right and left sides of fabric around this end of the cushion, so you create two flaps, one on the top and one on the bottom. Pull the upper flap down against the cushion. Pin it in place. Pull the lower flap down against the cushion. Pin it in place. Repeat with the left side of the cushion.
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Place your covered cushion in its proper place in the couch.
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Tips & Warnings
In step four, when you're making the flaps out of fabric for the sides of the cushion, feel free to trim excess fabric.
References
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