Relearning old skills: Sewing

[BetteTheRed]

junior bought them a camper, but the cushions were old and smelly, so I got the job to make new ones. They needed to be 4” thick- but to save some money I bought a 2” thick foam piece and thought I could just take it double. However, now I am thinking- how do I keep those two pieces together? First I thought of pulling thread through and have buttons on both sides- but then- its also a mattress to sleep on- so possible, those buttons could be noticed like the princes on the pea….
Can foam be glued together? Sew just a really tight fitting cover and hope it doesn’t shift in it?

My sister, the textile queen, offers this,

"I don't know of a glue for foam. There are so many different chemical possibilities in the production of foam.
Best bet it a really tight cover I guess. Or... cover each piece and leave an edge like a pillow sham and sew the edges together?"

 

[Northwind]

My friend said you can glue depending on the density of the foam. She was guessing the foam wasn't the high density stuff she'd be using. I'd wonder about the chemical stuff too.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

My friend said you can glue depending on the density of the foam. She was guessing the foam wasn't the high density stuff she'd be using. I'd wonder about the chemical stuff too.

I actually used the button method. One button on each side and a strong thread to pull them together.that brings them slightly underneath the surface as well. I think it will be fine. I only did it on the four corners and one in the back, so anybody sitting on it will not sit on the buttons. Now I have to figure out how to sew the covers.

 

[JayneWonders]

Granddaughters are going to have sleepover every other Saturday night. Going to teach oldest to sew. Think she'll start with a nightie for christmas. We'll see if that interests her. I have a simple pattern that i can make in a day, so, i think we should be able to finish before christmas.

I've finished the blocks for their quilts.
Laid them out.
Assembly will start tomorrow. They are scrappy quilts. Much of the fabric is from their clothes.

 

[KayTheCurler]

I tried a simple sewing project yesterday. The machine needed threading. Cam't remember how. Trying to fine a way to read the book. Exercising patience.

 

[chansen]

If I tried sewing, my fingers would be permanently perforated. You'd be able to strain pasta through them.

 

[Mendalla]

I'm laughing but I wouldn't be any better.

 

[Luce NDs]

I'm laughing but I wouldn't be any better.

We mere mortals are in an awful state due to the mystery created by those two things I know ... something of a mystery!

 

[JayneWonders]

just back from the store having bought all the finishing items: border, batting, binding, backing, thread
Total was over $250.

Sewing isn't cheap.

 

[chansen]

When my wife comes home having blown $100 or whatever on yarn, I will make a big show of how much she is spending on her hobby.

She will, without fail, point to my bikes, my skis, or my woodworking tools, any current grouping of which cost an order of magnitude more than she has spent on knitting and sewing supplies in her life. Then she will go about her day.

We are still married and I can not fully explain why.

 

[Mendalla]

My wife sews but just to do repairs and adjustments. She doesn't do major projects like making her own clothing. Even Mom only did that occasionally.