Porch gliders can be comfortable to sit in on a pleasant fall or spring evening and watch the sun set. However, the weather and the sun can quickly do a number on the covers and cushions. You can easily and simply make covers for the cushions on your glider by choosing an outdoor fabric that resists mildew and fading from the sun's ultraviolet rays.
Instructions
1. Choose the fabric you want to use to make your porch glider covers. Iron the fabric before you work on the cover. Place the glider's cushion on two pieces of fabric that have been laid on a flat surface.
2. Draw two lines, one around the edges of the cushion and another around the line you just drew, being sure to add approximately 1/2 inch for the seam allowance. Pin the two pieces of fabric together. Cut along the outer line.
3. Using a 1/2-inch seam, stitch the fabric together, using either a sewing machine or a running stitch. Make sure to leave a back edge gap of about two-thirds of the cushion's width. Turn the cover inside out. Push the cushion through the gap that you left, making sure that the cushion fits the way you want it to. Take the cushion back out, reverse the cover and make any adjustments (if necessary) from the markings you made.
4. Finish the edge with a zigzag stitch, making sure to trim the fabric around the stitch when you are done. Turn the cover to the right side. Press the seams flat. Slip the cushion inside the opening. Hand-stitch the opening closed, using a slip stitch.
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