I never really showed you the "before" cushions....This is the real leather cushion - in very good condition when we bought the boat over 7 years ago.
But daily wear and tear rubbed the surface and there were a few tears. Plus I never really loved the color anyway!
Back to the basement....sewing the internal zipper panel on.
For those of you interested, we sewed in a layer of 1/4" Sewfoam to the main seat area to help it maintain it's shape and not get "wrinkly". (the black surface).
Eased in boxing all the way around. Ready for final assembly.
All done - cushion 1 of 6....
Backside of the cushion.
And side view. Pretty pleased so far!!
Not really looking forward to several more days of sewing.....but beats the alternative of paying megabucks to an upholsterer.
P.S. for those of you interested, we're using UltraFabrics Brisa brand material. Expensive but supposedly very durable. Love, the soft feel of it. I had ordered several different samples of the UltraLeather and Brisa fabrics. I chose the Brisa because I just loved the Cambridge Blue pattern. I could instantly see that it just looks absolutely natural with our countertop color that is the main "theme" in the salon.
It is a bit stretchy - we made sure the stretch is the same direction on all the seats as we laid them out for cutting. And I have quite a bit of fabric left over so if the bottom cushions show wear in a few years I can easily make new covers for them.
Looks awesome. What exactly is the fabric? Is it real leather, leatherette etc?
ReplyDeleteIt’s a faux leather. Ultrafabrics Brisa. It’s supposed to be extremely durable. Normal Extreme use upholstery fabric gets a rating of 30-50,000 “double rubs”. This Bris product gets a rating of 300,000 double rubs. It’s very similar to Ultraleather at 400,000 double rubs. (Same manufacturer). I chose the Brisa product because I love the pattern in the fabric (it’s like a faint “alligator skin” texture).
ReplyDeleteIs really soft to the touch and is breathable so your legs don’t feel sticky at all when sitting on it
ReplyDeleteLooks great. Wish I knew of the sewfoam when I did ours. Does the fabric on the sewfoam stretch much?
ReplyDeleteIt didn't stretch much. I used both basting tape and clips to hold the "sandwich" together as I fed it thru the machine. I think it really improves the "plumpness" of the seat part of the cushion.
ReplyDeleteThe Sailrite guy uses it in one of the "knee roll cushion" videos but not the others that I know of.
ReplyDeleteLooks fabulous!
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