How To Make A Slipcover For A Sectional Sofa

But lets show you how I completed my slipcover. Ad Get Info From Multiple Sources.

How To Make A Sectional Slipcover

Ask them to bring their sewing machines and if you are lucky a serger.

How to make a slipcover for a sectional sofa. Now on to your regularly scheduled how to make a slipcover for a sectional post. I pinned the fabric right-side-out marked some points where the pieces had to coincide. For mine I wanted to create separate cushion covers.

Now this part will depend on the type of slipcover you want to create. The process for making slipcovers for a sectional is a lot more complicated than sewing one for a sofa for starters both sides of the sectional are different so the usual method of pinning the fabric inside-out does not work. Fabric tends to dull pencils very quickly.

I am starting with the base of the sectional and I will follow up with how I covered the cushions in a separate post. While youre at it make sure you have a pencil sharpener too. Once you get the fabric measured traced and cut youll also need to pin it together using some straight pins.

To make a slipcover for a leather couch I had to be careful because the fabric would shift as I tried to pin things together. Push the L-shaped edging with the open side facing you into the crevice where the seats meet the back of the couch. So I took the bottom and top cushions off my couches and laid the slipcovers on top.

This is what I did. I took one of the dropcloths and laid it over one of the sectional sides. Invite 10 willing participants to your home supply 30 yards of white fabric I found mine at Mary Jos for 699yd look poor Lily is on the FLOOR in a dress.

Youll need to mark and trace onto the fabric and to do that I use my favorite pencils. Once hidden in place the edging keeps the dropcloth slipcover from moving. With a sectional its not that simple because the ends dont always match or arent perfect replicas of each other.

A cheap and easy way to cover a sectional sofa is to drape blankets and throws over it. How to Make a Slipcover for a Sectional - Nesting Place This post has been pinned so often since it was first published in May of 2010 I wanted to add an updated photo of the sectionalafter two years of wear with three boys and a husband the white slipcovers have held up better than I expected. I recently posted the big reveal of my new sectional slipcover and today I am back to share how I made my sectional slipcover step-by-step.

How to Make a Sectional Slipcover. I followed this great tutorial by Honeybear Lane on how to make a couch slipcover. You can strategically place them to cover any worn spots or stains and.

Then I laid one slipcover over one side of my sectional. To create a slipcover for a traditional sofa you would place the fabric over the sofa right side down and pin sew then flip it right side out and voilaa slipcover. Cut enough L-shaped drywall edging material to fit the length of the sofa between the cushions as well as the back arms and cushions.

The left side of my sectional or the sofa side has a normal rolled arm on the left end and this on the right. Ad Get Info From Multiple Sources.

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