Last week I was finally able to get my Patio Geranium painting mounted into the salvaged wood frame I found and hung on a brick wall of my patio.
The painting is quite striking, and easily viewed from inside the house as well. To celebrate this event, I thought I would make new cushions for the patio’s chairs. I had been thinking about doing this for years now, ever since one cushion was destroyed by a squirrel, which must have thought it would make good nesting material. The current crop of squirrels seems uninterested in chewing up cushions, so the time was right to undertake this project.
Here’s the outdoor fabric I purchased at Hobby Lobby.
It seems very nice indeed.
To begin work, I disassembled the remaining cushion to use the fabric pieces as patterns and to re-use the padding and cording in the replacement cushion.
Several frustrating hours later, I did manage to sew up one cushion. The fabric was terrible to work with- shredding and fraying at the slightest provocation.
So – while I did make an acceptable cushion, I can state unequivocally that the process was NOT FUN!!! At least it seems to be functional.
……..and the color is nice.
It could be a while before I attempt the other cushion, since I will need to cut some foam rubber to shape into a matching cushion pad.
I’m pretty sure that this task will also be NOT FUN.
If any kind reader has sewn anything using outdoor fabric, I would be grateful for any advice you would be willing to share.
Daily Fiber 