Wonder knick-knacks - cozy sofa cushions

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Sofa cushions came to us in ancient times from Asian countries, where they were the main element of the interior.

Slavs quickly appreciated the ease of manufacture, mobility and comfort created by pillows, and very soon enjoyed the comfort and beauty of their own products, affectionately calling them "dumka" and "dumka". A creative person cannot pass by such a unique opportunity to express himself and not make a unique and such a necessary thing in the household. After all, sofa cushions can be round, square, oval, roller, heart-shaped, toys, with appliqué, braid, embroidery, patchwork, knitted… Can you list them all?!

Enough talk, time to get to work. Let's check if everything is ready for us to make a square pillow on the sofa:

- two types of fabric for stuffing and a beautiful cover (it is not necessary to buy at all, you can take what you have, the remains of curtains, for example);

- filler (cotton wool, feather, foam rubber, synthetic winterizer, old things, cut into shreds, plastic bags);

- sewing machine (or thread, needle);

- iron;

- thimble, needles, threads, scissors, pins, chalk, ruler.

Let's start

1. We measure and cut out a rectangle of 52x52 centimeters and two lower parts 52x30 from the main fabric. Pay attention to the location of the pattern on your cut. Let the most beautiful part of it be in the center of the square.

2. Now overcast and stitch the side seams of each piece.

3. Iron the blanks.

4. Lay the side parts overlapping on the main part (right sides inward).

5. We sweep around the perimeter and grind. Turn the case right side out.

6. We sew the “filling” either from a 100x50 rectangle (fold in half and make three seams around the perimeter, leaving room for the filler tab), or from two squares of fabric 50x50cm. We sew three sides completely, and we don’t sew the last one before we fill it with content. Old nylon tights, for example.

7. We put it in our beautiful cover: the sofa cushion is ready!

When everything turns out so easily and beautifully, new "feats" will not be long in coming. Moreover, sofa cushions can be different in shape, and you want to do something unusual. Now we will master a rarely seen in modern homes, but a completely simple form of “dumka” - in the form of a roller, a kind of “candy”. Why we will need:

- fabric for cover;

- foam or stuffed stocking;

- two cords or ribbons;

- sewing machine (thread, needle);

- iron;

- thimble, needles, threads,scissors, pins, crayon, ruler.

1. Let's roll a foam rubber roller 50 cm long, 16 in diameter. Or we will push the filler into the old stocking so that we get the same roller 50x16.

2. Cut out the detail for the cover with a size of 53x88 cm. Fold the fabric rectangle in half with the front side inward and sew the side sections. Iron out the seam allowances and turn the piece inside out. Double-fold the open edges and carefully stitch them.

3. We put the roller in a cover. With a decorative cord we pull the edges tightly to the roller and admire the product: no one else has it!

And one more nice moment: calculate the cost of a do-it-yourself "dumka" and a purchased one. The business case will surely please you!

Take pictures of your unique cushions, share them online, enjoy reviews and get inspired!