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A decorative bench pad ensures comfortable seating

These instructions apply to a bench length of 100 cm and a seat depth of 30 cm. The fabric requirement is then a piece of 105 x 80 cm. This includes the seam allowances of 0.5 to 1 cm as well as the allowances for the height of the foam rubber. Using this example, you can adjust the fabric requirements for the size of your bench for which you want to sew a bench cover.

  1. If you do some research in your household before buying new fabric for a bench pad, you may find suitable scraps of fabric or unused cotton or linen blankets. Especially these robust fabrics are suitable for sew of cushions for seating.
  2. When buying new fabric, it should be at least 10 cm larger than the specified size so that you can wash, dry and iron the fabric as hot as possible before sewing. Washing and drying prevent the bench pad cover from warping or shrinking after the first wash and then no longer fits. Ironing makes your sewing work a lot easier.
  3. You can get foam rubber pads in different thicknesses in fabric shops, possibly at in craft stores or on the Internet.
  4. After ironing and precisely cutting the fabric, first neaten all the edges. The point here is that the edges do not fray, so a zigzag stitch is absolutely sufficient for overcasting.
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  5. Place the fabric left side down on the table so that the shorter side is directly in front of you and the longer side is facing up. Now fold in one side 32 cm, measure exactly, iron the crease cleanly and pin or tack the edges together.
  6. On the other side, the fabric is now 16 cm wide. Fold this neatly from below over the edge of the first folded-in fabric, iron this edge cleanly and pin or baste the seams together. Now sew straight down on both sides with the sewing machine.
  7. If you now first turn the envelope and then the entire cover to the correct side, you can cover the blank of your bench pad with it.
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