Finally started making the cushions for the window seat. It’s been occupying dreams for a while, and I have a plan, so now I get to see if the plan works.
Plan A
First I cut the foam into three pieces and I started working on the largest piece first. Smaller piece would have been easier to work with, but I love a challenge.
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cushion1.jpg)
Then I pinned the hemline. This was lots of little pins.
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cushion2.jpg)
Back to the project.
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cushion3.jpg)
I decided to hand sew the hem, rather than using a sewing machine. Why? Well, it seamed (seemed) like a good idea at the time. 😀
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cushion4.jpg)
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cushion5.jpg)
I left the T-pins in place and removed the small pins as I went along, sewing around a 1/4 inch wide hem all the way around. A couple of hours later I was done.
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cushion6.jpg)
The bottom piece which was hemmed previously was laid on top of project to see how it looked, what problems had occurred during the initial construction. T-pins keep everything in place as I went.
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cushion7.jpg)
Unpinned everything again, and re-centered it, and pinned it up again, and decided on a different method for dealing with the corners. I haven’t done any more cutting because I may have use a different method altogether if I can make the corners lay flat on the bottom of the cushion.
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cushion8.jpg)
And obviously the fabric isn’t a taut as it should be, so more re-pinning is going to be required.
We also got the new rug for the room, which I’ve been waiting for the last couple of months.
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NEW-RUG1.jpg)
![](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/new-rug2.jpg)
So my hare brained idea for the window seat seems to be working out ok, so far. I’m on Plan C now because I haven’t figured out how to deal with the excess of fabric at the corners. Will only get concerned when I get to Plan 9.