Crafts...travel..same thing...

I've been looking for outdoor future for a few years now. When I first moved to the DC area I had a townhouse with a backyard. My roommate provided some furniture but when she moved out the backyard looked especially bare. I hunted and hunted for a little patio set I could put outside until I decided to move. It just so happened I moved into an apartment with a balcony. And the search started again. Finally I found something (I was willing to pay for).

 

Ikea Bollo Folding Table and Chairs

They're pretty basic but fit my patio, can be stored easily and the price can't be beat at $70. But I got it in my head that the chair needed a cushion.  Unfortunately the seat is smaller than your standard outdoor chair and I couldn't find a cushion I liked that would fit, or at least not one I was willing to pay for. The chair was only $20. Certainly wasn't going to spend close to that or more on a cushion!

Fortunately Jenny and I stumbled into Jo-Ann Fabrics when they happened to be having a 40% off sale on their outdoor fabrics. After some encouragement (/peer pressure) from Jenny I decided to give making my own cushions a shot. I purchased a yard of fabric, thread and stuffing for $22 or $11 a cushion which was a pretty good deal as compared to the prices I had been seeing.

Trying to decide the size and cut the fabric was possibly the most difficult!

 Making it up as we went along first we stitched the straps and then turned the pillow inside out and stitched 2 sides closed, we used the seam as the third said and flipped the fabric right side out before stuffing and stitching the last side closed.

Finished Product! It's probably not the best cushion ever made but given it was done by hand by someone who doesn't sew...I'll take it!

Now I just have to decide if anyone is allowed to sit on it.