Help! I have a pillowback sofa and a loveseat that desperately need to be covered, however I've only seen slipcovers for non pillowback furniture. Any suggestions on how to cover my stuff??
2006-09-11 03:49:18 · 5 answers · asked by mptodora 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I found this wonderfull site that may be of use to you. I usually buy a king or queen size sheet and cover my furniture with that.
and then tuck it into the seems, then pin it down. in anycase I hope this site works for ya
2006-09-17 14:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by Winter D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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How do I slipcover a pillowback sofa?
Help! I have a pillowback sofa and a loveseat that desperately need to be covered, however I've only seen slipcovers for non pillowback furniture. Any suggestions on how to cover my stuff??
2015-08-10 13:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must really love your sofas to go through the trouble and expense to slip cover.
There isn't an easy way that is cheap. It does take alot of fabric.
The cheating method is bed sheets and matching pillow cases.
Take the cushions off of the sofa. It will most likely take two to three sheets for the sofa. If you are using three sheets, Line up the outer edges together to make an even larger sheet.
You need to pin your slip cover in side out (liek you would pin a dress to fit, inside out) Pull the edges where you want the fit up and pin along a "seam" that you are going to sew. As you creat the edges of the seam, you will create the fitted cover. When you do a seam, turn it rightside in and check the fit, adjust as needed.
Continue this all over the sofa until you have all of the seams sewn. For the pillow that are just thrown on the sofa. Place in the pillow cases that either match or are in contrast to the rest of the fabric on the sofa. Then you turn the out side opening to the inside and slipstitch the opening closed. TADA ! slip covered. You can try it on something smaller first, so it will be much easier.
2006-09-15 19:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by tctrout55 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check Penny's catalog. They have a nice selection. Just don't expect your sofa to look like the picture. When you sit on it, slipcovers slide around and pull out.
2006-09-17 09:03:16 · answer #4 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By using a heavy weight batting, the key is to keep tucking in all around; then you can proceed with the slip covering. When I slip cover a piece of furniture, I take either newspaper, a paper bag etc and place it directly over the arm,gusset, seat, etc of the item and trace it; then I place it on the fabric and cut it out adding a good seam allowance. It beats having to pay for a pattern. It's a lot of work, but the end result is worth it.
2006-09-11 04:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by honey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll have to cover the entire back in batting to give it a smooth finish. Then upholster as you would a normal sofa. Good Luck!
2006-09-11 03:51:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you checked out Surefit yet?
http://www.surefit.net/
They have a lot of different slip-cover fittings. We have a sofa that was a pillowback (if I have the term right) and they had a good selection. Cataloge viewable from online too.
2006-09-11 03:51:54 · answer #7 · answered by Cambion Chadeauwaulker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋