How to sew an outdoor cushion
Take a little indoor comfort outside by turning an old raincoat or empty sack into a few handy, all-weather outdoor cushions. Susan Elijas shows us how
You will need
- Unwanted raincoat, empty nylon sack or other hardy waterproof material
- Lots of clean plastic bags
- Sharp sissors
- Sewing machine and thread
1
Wash the raincoat or nylon sack and lay flat to decide how best to cut fabric into squares. Where possible, incorporate zips and dome fastenings into your cushion design.
2
Make sure you end up with two fabric squares of equal size for each cushion. It may be as simple as cutting the sack in half. One medium-sized children’s coat will make at least two cushions.
3
Cut out any extra details such as quirky tags or ties. Sew extra detailing onto the cushion panels.
4
Place cushion squares with the right sides facing together and sew around three sides of the cushion. Turn fabric right-side-out.
5
Scrunch plastic bags into balls and stuff into cavity until cushion is firmly filled.
6
If there are no domes or zip to close the cushion, fold the raw edges of the fabric in and sew along the fourth edge to seal contents.
