The slipcover maker’s cushion cover tutorial.

How to make a box cushion cover with piping and zip. Below is a short preview of how to make your own zipped, boxed cushion cover. Get the fabric & supplies you need at onlinefabricstore: This will squish the pillow just a bit, making it more full.

To get a neat finish to your piping cord, fold the empty end of the piping cord over the other end, hiding all raw edges. However, if the pillow form is fairly flat, you can choose to make a cushion cover that’s a bit smaller. That depends on wether the inners are foam or feather.

Change the foot on the sewing machine to the zipper foot. Once the fabric is sewn together, trim the excess fabric and cord from the seams. On the wrong side of the back pieces press over the inner edges by ¼ inch (6mm).

Lay fabric pieces right side down, and place zip in place, also right side down where you have pressed down the fabric. Pin the fabric and cord together and sew using a piping foot or a zigzag stitch. With the zipper foot close to the zipper, sew down the length making sure the center of the zipper remains in line with the.

Learn how i make a box cushion cover with a zipper and welt cord in this series of slideshows with a lot of helpful process. In this video we use techniques from previous videos to make a simple square shape box cushion with piping/ welt all around the top and bottom and a hidden z. Press them over again by ¾ inch.

Begin by folding over 1″ along the length of both zipper pieces, press with a steam iron. If foam, i would cut foam to 2 cm wider and longer than needed and make the cover to actual size plus the 2 cm seam. Next align the pressed fabric with the center of the zipper and stitch to the zipper.