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Topic: no-sew cushion recovering
Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 6:14pm

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Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 5:12pm

Please let us know how it goes. I have sewed covers before (I have covered the back cushions and lots of pillow. but it was so much harder and they never look quite right unless you're pretty good and I'm not.

Also, the long cushion is very long (172 has the u-shaped dinette with 2 smaller seat cushions and one big one). It was difficult to wedge into place but I have opened the under seat storage paneling so I never really have to move them.

I'll try pictures but I've never has success with that on this forum.

Julie

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Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 5:04pm

I will probably use this idea very soon.

this is a perfect example of why this forum is so great.

Thanks

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Posted: 28 Aug 2020 at 8:45am

Congratulations! Thumbs Up

I sewed the cushions I made for our 179, but your idea of incorporating a plywood boards is a good idea to stiffen the cushions. It would not have worked for mine as well due to the length and need to flex them to move them though. How about some pictures?

StephenH
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Posted: 27 Aug 2020 at 10:01pm

I've been having so much fun in my 2016 172 that my dinette cushions were looking really tired and dirty (plus there was that spoiler leak). I just recovered them in a really simple way and they look great. Since I use the dinette area more as a couch, at the same time I added a couple of inches of foam to make it more comfortable.

I got upholstery fabric (6 yards for the 172 dinette) and some 2" foam at a discount store and cut the foam to the size of the cushions. I laid the fabric face down on the floor, put my cushions face down on the fabric, the foam on the cushions, and then the plywood boards from the dinette seats on top of the foam. I cut the fabric to allow plenty of edge for wrapping and then wrapped the whole mess (as tightly as I could) folding the corners neatly like wrapping a gift. I used a staple gun to secure it.

Once I got all the stuff together it took just about 3 hours and cost less than $100 (yay Marden's). I'm so excited about how nice and fresh it looks. Plus I can recline on it reading for hours without my back aching.

Julie

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EchoGale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 461	Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 5:12pm
	Please let us know how it goes. I have sewed covers before (I have covered the back cushions and lots of pillow. but it was so much harder and they never look quite right unless you're pretty good and I'm not. Also, the long cushion is very long (172 has the u-shaped dinette with 2 smaller seat cushions and one big one). It was difficult to wedge into place but I have opened the under seat storage paneling so I never really have to move them. I'll try pictures but I've never has success with that on this forum.
	Julie

Pod People Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1067	Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 5:04pm
	+1 I will probably use this idea very soon. this is a perfect example of why this forum is so great. Thanks Vann
	Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Posted: 28 Aug 2020 at 8:45am
	Congratulations! I sewed the cushions I made for our 179, but your idea of incorporating a plywood boards is a good idea to stiffen the cushions. It would not have worked for mine as well due to the length and need to flex them to move them though. How about some pictures?
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

EchoGale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 461	Posted: 27 Aug 2020 at 10:01pm
	I've been having so much fun in my 2016 172 that my dinette cushions were looking really tired and dirty (plus there was that spoiler leak). I just recovered them in a really simple way and they look great. Since I use the dinette area more as a couch, at the same time I added a couple of inches of foam to make it more comfortable. I got upholstery fabric (6 yards for the 172 dinette) and some 2" foam at a discount store and cut the foam to the size of the cushions. I laid the fabric face down on the floor, put my cushions face down on the fabric, the foam on the cushions, and then the plywood boards from the dinette seats on top of the foam. I cut the fabric to allow plenty of edge for wrapping and then wrapped the whole mess (as tightly as I could) folding the corners neatly like wrapping a gift. I used a staple gun to secure it. Once I got all the stuff together it took just about 3 hours and cost less than $100 (yay Marden's). I'm so excited about how nice and fresh it looks. Plus I can recline on it reading for hours without my back aching.
	Julie