Dining room cushions are very easy to make & part of drawing & dining room furnishings. You just need a perfect fabric, sewing needle, machine, thread and scissor or fabric cutter. On the simple colored cushion you can use bright colored, embroidered, knitted or cushion covers that will give life to your cushion as well as any room where they are placed. So if you are interested in how to make dining room cushion then here is the guide on how to make cushion covers with handy fabric buying & sewing tips.

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Things Required to Make Dining Room Cushion
Fabric (around 3 yards. But the number of your cushions will decide the exact requirement), 15 inch chair pad foam, fabric marker, pin, scissor or fabric cutter, needle, thread, measuring tape and sewing machine.

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Selecting the Most Appropriate Cushion Fabric
In the market you will find all sorts of fabrics that include cotton, linen, satin, silk & polyester. But the best one is cotton as it has long life and easy to maintain & sew. Now depending upon the measurement of your dining room chair & number, buy the fabric. Along with this also buy the sewing needles & matching thread if you do not have these at your home.

Know How Much Fabric is Required?
Generally the seat of dining room chair comes in standard size of 42 cm square but the size can also be as per the requirement. So to get an exact measurement, it is better to take the dimensions of your dining room chair seat. Measure the length & breadth of it to make the dining room cushion.

Now while buying the fabric add 3 cm in length as well as breadth. We need this extra fabric for seam. Do not forget to buy two pieces of the selected fabric to make one cushion. Say for an example, if you need five dining cushions then buy the fabric for ten such pieces.

How to Cut Fabric for Dining Cushions?
Keep the fabric on the floor with wrong side facing towards you. With the help of fabric marker draw the required dimensions of the dining cushions. Cut two pieces for each cushion with the scissor or fabric cutter.

Time to Sew Your Cushion
Place the right side on right side and pin these. Sew the seams from sides & bottom by leaving half inch of the fabric from the edge. Make the every dining room cushions having three sides closed & one open. Turn the right side out and fill the foam or other filler up to the thickness you required in the cushion. Now you can take the needle with a thread to sew the open side. Or if you are an expert then you can do it with machine also.

With this your dining chair cushions are ready and now you can use cushion covers to decorate it.

An Easy Guide on How to Make Dining Room Chair Cushions

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