We plan to be outdoors a lot next term and we thought it was important that each child has something to sit on. We plan to make some cushions from P.V.C. coated material so that they can be wiped clean. I am making some and Miss Dale is also making some but we need help. If you have a sewing machine and are able to use it, please can you help us?
Instructions on how to make a P.V.C. coated cushion cover:
You will need:
- P.V.C. coated material (the type used to make table cloths)
- scissors
- a long ruler
- Velcro
- double sided tape
- paper clips
- a pencil
- thread
- a sewing machine.
This cushion cover will fit a 52 x 52 centimetre cushion pad.
Measure a strip of your material that is 57 cm wide and 129 cm long. Rule lines on the back of your material to cut along.
At either end of your strip of material, fold in about 3.5 cm and secure using paper clips (don’t use pins as these will make holes in your material) to create a ‘hem’. Set your sewing machine to the longest straight stitch and sew, removing paper clips as you go.
Cut two 10 cm strips of Velcro (you can get self adhesive Velcro but I used the sew in type).
Measure 12 cm in from each side of your material, along one ‘hemmed’ edge and mark with a pencil. Attach the ‘hook’ side of the Velcro inside the marks you have made using double sided tape (this will hold it in place while you sew it).
Fold your material in at either end, wrong sides together (making sure that the end with the hook side of your Velcro is on the outside), overlapping it by about 12.5 cm and mark (using a pencil) on the outside of the material where you want the loop sides of your Velcro to go, being careful to line them up with the hook sides.
Fix the loop sides of the Velcro on to the marks you have just made, on the outside of the material, using double sided tape and sew.
Unfold your material and refold. This time put right sides together, overlapping the ends again by about 12.5 cm and fix the Velcro together. Secure the sides using paper clips again and sew (about 1.5 cm in from the sides).
Tie off any loose ends of thread and turn your cushion cover the right way out and stuff with a 52 x 52 cm cushion pad.
