To make your chairs as comfortable as possible, you need chair cushions. In my sewing tutorial I’ll show you how to make the cushions for your outdoor furniture using your old faded and worn cushions

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Outdoor chair cushions are sewn from durable fabric.

Yellow Star

Should be

Easy to clean

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UV resistant

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Water resistant  & fast dry

Water Droplet
Green Sun

Humidity & temperature resistant

Heptagram

regular home decor fabric for outdoor chair cushions  Fabric will be sun bleached & lose its colors. Use outdoor fabrics that are specially treated so they can withstand outdoor conditions

Don't use

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So, how many yards of fabric do you need for the DIY cushions?

Check my detailed tutorial to see how to calculate it, based on the width of your fabric and your chair size.

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The thread?

The thread for outdoor chair cushions must be very strong so it doesn’t break when you sit on the cushion a few times, durable UV resistant and has to coordinate with your outdoor fabric.

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Pattern?

Make a pattern on paper for your chair cushion. The main thing here - you have to keep the angles straight exactly 90 degrees. And the opposite sides have to be parallel to each other.

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I'm using a rotary cutter to cut fabric. This is a very special rotary cutter: it has an unusual shape. It is a Martelli rotary cutter and there are two versions: for the right hand and for the left.

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I am using my awesome Frixion pen as my marking tool. The marks are very visible and they disappear with the heat of an iron. I also like to use my serger for projects like this one.

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Well, you will need to make only one stitch all around. But don’t forget to keep an opening for turning it inside out. My opening is about 14 inches long. Test your settings on scrap fabric.

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I sew the opening by hand. It's a really simple hand stitch. I have a detailed tutorial on how to sew an invisible stitch, check it out.