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Step 6Upholstery
The cushions are made from a high-density, closed-cell foam pad for camping from Wal-Mart, corduroy from a fabric store, and some old mattress pads. I threw the white one in there just for some visual interest. I apologize, on some of the pictures the color balance came out all wacky and the fabric looks yellow.
Dimensions, again, will vary, but the main five cushions are all 20" x 8". The pictures tell the story as far as wrapping the foam in fabric -- it's exactly the same as wrapping a Christmas present. Instead of scotch tape, secure it with some simple whip stitching -- basically just big, looping stitches. I put the blue, dense foam as a bottom layer in each cushion, topped witha couple layers of mattress pad. Dual-density for maximum comfort.
For the two side cusions, make a template out of newspaper. Remember they are opposing, symmetry-wise, so the finished side on one cushion will be the unfinished side on its opposite.
Dimensions, again, will vary, but the main five cushions are all 20" x 8". The pictures tell the story as far as wrapping the foam in fabric -- it's exactly the same as wrapping a Christmas present. Instead of scotch tape, secure it with some simple whip stitching -- basically just big, looping stitches. I put the blue, dense foam as a bottom layer in each cushion, topped witha couple layers of mattress pad. Dual-density for maximum comfort.
For the two side cusions, make a template out of newspaper. Remember they are opposing, symmetry-wise, so the finished side on one cushion will be the unfinished side on its opposite.
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