Sunday, April 29, 2012

outdoor cushions 101

have you ever noticed how freaking expensive outdoor cushions are?  it's ridiculous.  well i now know why.  because they are a BITCH to make.  i found this diy idea on sew, mama sew! so decided to try it out thinking, how hard can this be?  (and more importantly, maybe i can save some money)  shit was hard.  annoying.  frustrating.  i am still trying to work out the kinks in using my sewing machine and it kept jamming like a mofo.  so i googled it...something about wrong tension, etc.  but alas, i ended up with a cushion, albeit a trapezoid cushion but a cushion nontheless...

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2008/07/summer-sewing-perfectly-portable-cushion/


sewing on the piping...definitely the easiest part of the project.



installing a zipper....




sewing on the gusset....not easy.

g.d. corner was the death of me.  but this also shows the zipper sewed on.



finished product....not so much rectangular...




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