Making a bedspread for a sofa, the nuances of doing it yourself

Used upholstered furniture, as a rule, loses not so much its functional qualities as its appearance. Indeed, modern high-quality fillings can not wear out for years, but furniture upholstery can suffer many sad accidents that will make the housewife greatly regret that she did not bother to sew a suitable bedspread in advance. Modern stores offer a large selection of covers for upholstered furniture, but even among such a variety it can be difficult to choose the perfect item. Therefore, it is best to try to sew a blanket for the sofa with your own hands. To do this, you will need suitable fabric, a pattern (especially if you are preparing to make a bedspread for a corner sofa) and a little patience.

Purpose of the product

A sofa is needed to protect furniture from dirt: dust, stains, pet hair. There are several advantages to making your own product:

• the finished blanket may not match the size of the sofa;
• store-bought bedspreads are quite expensive;
• the handmade cover can be complemented with homemade pillows decorated in the same style;
• Sewing or knitting a bedspread for a sofa with your own hands is excellent practice for beginning needlewomen.

Making a case is a fun job. A homemade knitted blanket has many advantages. Firstly, if you cover a sofa with it, the service life of the furniture will significantly increase. Secondly, the use of such a product will help give your apartment or house a unique charm. Homemade blankets look especially impressive in an interior designed in Provence or country style (the so-called rustic style).

Before you start working, you should decide on the color of the product. It is recommended to draw a small sketch by hand. The color can be discreet (the most practical option) or, conversely, bright.

Features of the cover for the corner sofa

When thinking about the interior of your home, you want everything in it to be perfect. But even expensive, good furniture gradually loses its presentation or becomes mechanically damaged. This is especially true for a sofa where children or pets rest.

You need to think about its safety in advance.

Advantages of using a cover for a corner sofa:

• Protection of upholstery from fading and wear;
• Easy to wash the cover when dirty;
• Possibility to refresh furniture at any time;
• Wide range of materials, including hypoallergenic;
• Saving money.

If everything is clear with a cover for a standard sofa, then a blanket for a corner sofa raises many questions.

Usually they are ordered or made independently. There are one-piece and composite covers. Sometimes only some part of the furniture is covered with fabric, and not the entire area.

The back is closed only if the sofa is not close to the wall.

A special feature of covers for a corner sofa is the need to secure it using special elastic bands, buttons or metal fittings. Otherwise, parts of the cover will constantly slide off.

Choice of design and shape

It is worth choosing a suitable product design based on the size of the room and the surrounding environment. A plaid with lush decor will look ridiculous in a small, modestly furnished room. A small blanket on a large sofa in a spacious living room will most likely go unnoticed. Also, when choosing a design, you should take into account the color of furniture, walls and floors.

There are several ways to make a handmade sofa cover:

• sewing a bedspread from a single piece of fabric using a sewing machine or by hand;
• patchwork technique - first a certain number of pieces are prepared, then they are joined into a single whole;
• knitting or crocheting.

Decoration methods depend on the chosen manufacturing method. Knitted bedspreads are usually decorated with tassels and pom-poms. Covers made from whole fabric with embroidery and appliqué.

The shape of the product depends on the furniture. If you also have a chair at home, you can also sew an original cover for it. The most popular forms of sofa decks are presented in the table.

For a crib, it is best to use a classic rectangle. To cover the “corner”, you can make an L-shaped cover. For a small extendable children's sofa, a square blanket is suitable. You need to sew a bedspread with a margin: if it turns out to be smaller than the furniture, the uncovered fragments will look out unattractively.

You can choose a non-standard shape, for example, round or oval. In this case, a pattern of concentric rings of different colors, imitating a “grandmother’s” rug, will look good.

Using patchwork technique

Fabric

Knitted

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Sizing

In order to determine the length and width of the bedspread, you must first measure the dimensions of the sofa. They should be written down on paper or remembered. Based on the data obtained, it is necessary to make measurements for the pattern. To do this you need:

1. Measure the sofa lengthwise and crosswise using a measuring tape.
2. Use the same method to determine the height of the furniture.
3. Construct a drawing on paper taking into account the chosen shape.
4. Draw stripes to the sides of the resulting rectangle. Their width should be equal to the height of the sofa.

To calculate the required amount of fabric, you need to take seam allowances into account. To do this, add 3.5–5.5 cm to the length and width of the resulting rectangle. If there are frills at the bottom, you need, on the contrary, to reduce the height by about 1.5–3.5 cm.

For clarity, you can immediately display on the drawing the lines along which you will need to sew the cover manually or on a machine.

Knitted blankets and sewn throws come in different sizes. Some ready-made patterns indicate a size of 140 cm. However, practice shows that this width is not enough to completely cover the surface of the sofa with a blanket.

Furniture measurements

Measuring a corner sofa

Pattern

Master class on sewing and knitting a stylish sofa cover

A sofa cover is a universal accessory that can perform many important functions. Protection from small children and pets, masking stains or out-of-fashion design of upholstered furniture, refreshing the interior - all this becomes possible if you purchase a beautiful modern European cover or a stylish cape to match home textiles and wallpaper.

1. Types of furniture covers
2. Fabric covers
3. Knitted blankets
4. Step-by-step master class
5. Classic model
6. Round bed

Choice of material

The material must fully comply with the design. For a blanket made of solid fabric, it is recommended to choose natural or synthetic textiles. If the craftswoman decides to make a bedspread from scraps, you can use fabrics from old things. It's best if it's fur. This blanket creates comfort and warmth on cold evenings.

Knitted items decorated with multi-colored patterns are very popular. A bright woolen sofa deck makes the room especially cozy and creates a unique atmosphere in the house.

Regardless of the chosen technique for making a blanket, certain requirements are imposed on the materials. The service life of the finished product depends on them. When choosing fabric, fur or yarn to sew a blanket for a corner or standard sofa, you need to keep the following in mind:

1. The material must be practical.
2. It is better not to use fading or fading fabrics, otherwise the blanket will quickly lose its neat appearance.
3. The material from which the bedspread will be sewn should be easy to clean. This is especially important if the cover is intended for a children's or kitchen sofa.
4. If you have pets at home, you should not use fabric with lint for sewing, because it is difficult to clean the wool from it.

Of course, the material must have an attractive appearance. When choosing synthetics, you should keep in mind that such fabrics often shrink when washed. Experts recommend washing the fabric in a machine before starting sewing. If the material shrinks in size, it is not suitable for work, since the fabric will shrink again with repeated washings.

Made from fur using patchwork technique

Thick textiles

From old jeans

How to sew a sofa cover yourself?

In order to make a sofa cover yourself, it is enough to use the skills of working with a sewing thread and a needle. A sewing machine will be an excellent assistant. But most of the work still needs to be done manually. Pattern making skills will also come in handy. After all, you need to make it yourself individually for your sofa.

But here you can cheat. A very simple and easy way is to use an old cape that may have been lying around in the closet. It must be cut into separate pieces and transferred to new material.

An old cape can be found in almost every home. Fortunately, there are many master classes on the Internet that offer various methods and options on how to properly make a sofa cover. They provide step-by-step instructions that will simplify the creation of the pattern.

Sequence of work

When making a case, a clear sequence of work is important. Success largely depends on correctly selected materials and a correctly constructed pattern. If you can’t draw a diagram yourself, you should contact a studio or print out a ready-made diagram.

Preparation of tools and materials

Before you start work, you need to prepare everything you need. For a do-it-yourself winter throw on a corner sofa, thick fabric is used; for the summer version, thin materials are used. For sewing you will need:

• matter;
• needle and thread for basting;
• sewing machine;
• decorative elements;
• tape measure.

You also need to prepare sharp tailor's scissors for cutting. Professional tailors use a special marker to transfer patterns onto fabric. It can be replaced with a piece of regular chalk or soap.

Cutting out the parts

Instructions on how to sew a cape begin with cutting the fabric. You can make your own pattern or use a ready-made one. After construction, the drawing must be transferred to the fabric. The cutting is done on the table, carefully laying out the material. In addition to the main fabric, you will need padding (for example, padding polyester) and lining. The recommended width of the product is 2.8 m, the length of the frills is 8.4 m. The padding and lining must match the size of the front side of the main material.

Marking methods: 1 and 2 - markers, 3 - copy wheel and paper, 4 - chalk in a holder, 5 - regular chalk, 6 - tailor's chalk

Cutting fabric

Sewing the product

A pattern is used for sewing. The product is divided into three parts - front, base and lining. Step-by-step instructions include cutting, sewing and finishing. All three parts are made separately and then combined into one blanket. Before sewing a sofa cover on a machine, you need to make a basting manually. A simple “forward needle” stitch is suitable for this. Having sewn the blanket, you need to align the cuts, then mark the frill and sew it on, finishing the cut with bias tape. After this, you can begin the final stage - decoration.

Throw the fabric over the back and seat, pin together at the intended seam locations.

Trim the excess fabric, remove the cover and try it on with the front side, sew on a machine

Sew the folds of the frill on a machine, pin the frill and the bottom edge of the bedspread with pins, stitch

Ready product

Decoration

When choosing patterns and techniques for decorating a sofa cover, you should take into account the features of the interior. You can create an ensemble of blankets and pillows, decorated in the same style. The most popular among modern craftswomen is hand or machine embroidery with dense colored floss threads. The subject of the images is as follows:

• floral ornament (leaves, flowers, curls);
• decor from repeating simple geometric shapes in ethnic style;
• subject embroidery (depiction of genre scenes);
• stylized figures of fish, birds, animals, dragonflies or butterflies.

In addition to embroidery, needlewomen often use appliqué. It is made from small fragments of leather, thick textiles, natural or artificial fur. If the blanket does not have frills, homemade tassels are usually tied instead.

Satin edging ribbons are often used as additional decoration. Fringe, ruffles and bows look good. Braid and ribbons, decorative rivets are used as fasteners. The most practical options are rubber bands and silicone sheets. Some craftswomen use Velcro, but they quickly become dirty and become unusable.

Machine embroidery

Hand embroidery

Application

Ruffles

Fringe

What fabric should I use to make a sofa cover?

It is worth taking the choice of fabric seriously. Any type of material will work the first time. For anyone, a sofa cover should be practical and durable.

It is not recommended to use two extremes - too heavy and dense upholstery fabric, which is used for the manufacture of upholstered furniture, too light, does not hold its shape well, and thin, which requires additional processing.

Lightweight fabrics include chiffon, rayon and satin. Capes made from these fabrics look incredibly beautiful, but they will not last long and will quickly lose their attractive appearance. It is still better to use such materials for sewing clothes and accessories.

Many people believe that upholstery fabric will be an ideal option for sewing a cover, because it is used to create sofas, armchairs and corners. But please note that the upholstery is tightly fastened to the frame using a stapler and small nails. This means that such material is completely inelastic. You simply cannot physically tighten its back and armrests. Who should not forget that the cover must be removed periodically in order to wash it.

That is why it is best to choose the golden mean - moderately dense, moderately soft and elastic material. Ideally, it should be impregnated with a special product. Waterproof material will allow the furniture to remain fresh and clean for a long time.

If you don’t want to specifically buy fabric to make a cover, you can use improvised materials. We present the options for what material the cape can be made from:

• eco-leather;
• izplad;
• from the bedspread;
• from jeans and many other things.

With a little effort and imagination, you can even make a beautiful sofa cover out of old clothes.

The sofa cover can be decorated in various ways. The lower part can be ruffled. Embroidered ribbon will also look beautiful. A cape created in patchwork style will look interesting. To create it you will need scraps of a wide variety of fabric.

Knitted product

A blanket, which is a single piece of fabric, is usually made with knitting needles. If the craftswoman decides to knit a blanket from a large number of identical modules, it is more convenient to crochet small fragments. Both methods will not take much time; the main thing is to choose a clear and accessible scheme. It is desirable that it be accompanied by step-by-step illustrations. The diagram and description can be of different levels of complexity.

For production you need:

1. Cast on the required number of loops.
2. Remove the edge loop.
3. Knit a row of knit stitches with a purl stitch at the end.
4. Make a border from knit stitches.
5. Purl a row.
6. Turn the fabric over and knit a row.
7. Repeat the above steps until the product reaches the desired size.
8. Close the loops.

It is recommended to use several colors to create an original pattern on the bedspread. When the knitted blanket for the sofa is ready, its ends are hemmed on a sewing machine. This extends the service life of the product.

Beautiful and comfortable bedspreads for the sofa will become a real highlight of the interior. Handmade products differ from standard ones in their original design, unusual shape and color. This sofa cover will be a wonderful gift for friends or relatives, it will fill the house with comfort and help keep you warm on a cold winter evening.

Hook and yarn

Single-sided check pattern

Knit according to the pattern

Ready product

When metering matters

In order for the finished product to be pleasing to the eye and fulfill its purpose, it must correspond to the dimensions of the sofa.

Everything is individual

Carefully measure each component of it

Please note that left and right models are available for sale. In order not to make a mistake in your choice, stand in front of the sofa and look at it carefully

Then everything is simple:

• Left model: The short part is located on your left.
• Right model: short part on the right.

For a small sofa, buy one, well-cut bedspread; for large sofas, consisting of 3-5 elements, it is better to buy several, otherwise the model will be too bulky, and there will be big problems with washing it.

A few useful things

Some tips will help minimize the risk of annoying interference and errors, which can sometimes ruin all your efforts.

1. When transferring patterns to fabric, under no circumstances should you skimp on allowances. Excess material is easy to remove, but not enough will be catastrophic.
2. When working with dense fabric, you cannot use a small stitch width. The optimal step is 1.5-2 mm and two seams. Otherwise, the fabric is easy to damage.
3. A loose cover is a lesser evil, since the excess quite easily becomes less noticeable if you tighten it with elastic bands stitched into the seams.
4. If a cover is required to protect a leather sofa, then even a cover made of durable fabric requires additional foam padding to prevent the material from slipping and claws.
5. The “hem” of the cover is too wide - a defect that can be eliminated with a drawstring through which a simple linen elastic is threaded.
6. Those who master knitting needles can knit individual parts, and then just carefully sew them together.
7. A tight product is worse than a loose one, since constant tension does not contribute to durability.

What tools will you need?

To cope with the task in question yourself, prepare everything you need in advance. If you don’t have something from the list below on your farm, then buy it or borrow it from your friends.

You will definitely need:

• a pair of good, sharp tailor's scissors (many fabrics for covers are quite dense and difficult to cut);
• a box of pins with large colored round heads for chopping pieces;
• long needle with a wide eye;
• tape measure and centimeter, and also a ruler;
• pencil;
• sewing machine (preferably electric);
• chalk or thin soap for marking the fabric.

Step-by-step master class

To sew a cover for a chair or sofa from thick, practical fabric, you first need to take measurements of the furniture.

Only knowing each size of upholstered or frame furniture can you design the correct pattern. And since we are talking about sewing a full-fledged cover, it is necessary to cut out each detail separately and only then sew all the elements into a common fabric.

Classic model

The easiest way is to cut out and sew a cover for classic sofas and armchairs that have strict rectangular shapes. If the armrests and back of the furniture are streamlined, the sewn cover will need to be supplemented with fixing ribbons, which can be tied with a bow or fastened with large decorative buttons made of natural wood.

Fur bedspreads

Made from faux fur with soft pile. They are fluffy and pleasant to the touch. However, they attract dust. The fibers themselves are sewn into the structure of the fabric, so they will neither fall out nor fray. Due to the long pile, air accumulates in the fibers, helping to preserve the natural warmth of your body.

Depending on the lighting, darkness, and angle of incidence of light, fibers can refract light and change it slightly. For such capes, it is better to use dry cleaning services. Capes are often painted leopard, tiger and other colors.

Fur bedspreads in delicate or contrasting shades will be luxuriously suited to a Glamor style interior.

Such capes add coziness and warmth to the room; the soft and fluffy structure of the fabric tempts you to rest and relax.

When everything is in tune