One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure: How to Make Cushion Covers without Sewing

Have you ever wondered how to make cushion covers without sewing or how to make cushion covers without a zip? Pinching Pennies… wondering how much to recover a chair? The empty corner of my living room has been calling my name. When I came across a bench base for $35 at 9Lives I couldn’t resist. I planned to make a no sew cushion cover and also some no sew pillow covers. The no sew pillow cover tutorial will come at a later date.

Materials and Cost:

2 yards of butterfly fabric from Hobby Lobby $11.00

1 package of 1” foam batting from Hobby Lobby $11.99

Staple gun, borrowed from a friend

Plywood, a scrap from a construction friend but only a few dollars otherwise

Bench base $35 to the animals at 9Lives

Instructstasy:

1. Measure the base of the chair, bench, couch,
   stool that you will be creating the cushion for. I had my manfriend cut me a piece of 1” plywood to fit the base of my bench. I wouldn’t go with anything less than ¾” just to keep the seat sturdy. I used a 40” x 18” x 1” piece of plywood. If your piece of furniture already has a seat than unscrew it from the base
2. Next I used 1” foam batting and placed the plywood on top of it. I traced the outline of the plywood and then cut the shape of the seat out of the foam batting with a scissors. (I actually doubled the 1’ batting so that my seat would be cushier)
3. Line up the batting on top of the plywood and
   place a little tape on each of the four sides.
4. Lay fabric out on top of batting and cut enough to
   be able to cover cushion and still have about 2” extra on all sides. Center
   fabric over batting.
5. Next flip cushion over and pull fabric tight. Use
   a staple gun to secure fabric to plywood. Start in the middle and work your way
   to the corners. Make sure you are pulling tight. Sometimes an extra hand here
   is nice to ensure a snug fit.
6. Flip your cushion over and secure it to base of
   your furniture. I plan to use the extra
   fabric to make a no sew pillow cover.

Hope this tutorial shows that a second life is always possible for an old or used piece. I always try to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Visit your local thrift store or Craigslist to find great furniture that someone else is sick of. Give it new life for under $25! No sew pillow instructions Coming Soon!

Hello Lovelies!

I want to dedicate this blog to the exploration of the fanciful, eclectic, and affordable. I love to flip through pages upon pages on Stumble Upon. Constantly changing my interests and discovering random bouts of creativity hidden away in the corners of the web.  I am floored by the endless creations on sites like Etsy and Craftgawker. 

I believe in sharing. I plan to add new tutorials and ideas of my own as well as to share pieces of inspiration from others.  Everyone needs a muse…  copy, paste, create (I give you permission).  Melding the eclectic, the rare, the beautiful, and the original pieces of my life with inspirations from others to create Electasy. Hope everyone enjoys!!

♥ M

P.S. Please go easy on me I am just learning to blog and use Twitter (scary!!! watch out for some major Twatting! LOLZ!!! And warning: I have a potty mouth, expect occasional explicit content XXX, I know you love it.)