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Step 4Sew them together
I did that twice and then joined them in the middle with a carefully measured piece of spandex.
Perhaps I should add a word here on the sewing: Through much trial and error (I made six seat pieces before I was happy with one) I have found that the best way to sew two pieces of cloth together is to lay them out the way the should be. Then, taking straight pins of some sort, stich the pieces together with the pins. Put as many as you need to keep the two pieces from sliding around and changing on you. Then, as you feed the piece into the sewing machine, keep one hand firmly on the pieces going in to hold them together. Make sure you are controlling the cloth and that its not hanging down and pulling on any side. Then, go very slowly... I am pretty impatient with stuff like this, and as soon as something went wrong, my first instinct as a guy was to stomp on the gas and speed through all the trouble. It DOESN'T work that way. You have to deal with it and fix it. Its think its a lot like life. But I guess you would have to have one to know.
Now, add the sides to the seats.
Once that is done, add the front and the backs to the seat.
These will drape over the seat but will be cinched up with a cord that we're about to sew into a hem.
At this point, you can cut holes for the seat belts and hem them up or just take a break or something.
Perhaps I should add a word here on the sewing: Through much trial and error (I made six seat pieces before I was happy with one) I have found that the best way to sew two pieces of cloth together is to lay them out the way the should be. Then, taking straight pins of some sort, stich the pieces together with the pins. Put as many as you need to keep the two pieces from sliding around and changing on you. Then, as you feed the piece into the sewing machine, keep one hand firmly on the pieces going in to hold them together. Make sure you are controlling the cloth and that its not hanging down and pulling on any side. Then, go very slowly... I am pretty impatient with stuff like this, and as soon as something went wrong, my first instinct as a guy was to stomp on the gas and speed through all the trouble. It DOESN'T work that way. You have to deal with it and fix it. Its think its a lot like life. But I guess you would have to have one to know.
Now, add the sides to the seats.
Once that is done, add the front and the backs to the seat.
These will drape over the seat but will be cinched up with a cord that we're about to sew into a hem.
At this point, you can cut holes for the seat belts and hem them up or just take a break or something.
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