Has anyone any experience of making a piped circular cushion with a gusset or side band.
I made one in silk velvet on Monday. Stupidly I thought that it would be quite straight forward, but no it turned out looking like it had been made by someone who had no sewing experience at all! The band did not lay very flat and looked "ruched".
Is this just the nature of the design and a soft fabric.
I cut two circles of cloth for the top and bottom and then piped all the way round,making sure the piping was cut on the true cross and clipping it as I went. Then cut the band to the required width and length then made a join so it was a continuous circle. Then attached this to top and bottom also clipping the band as I went. I divided the circles and band into quarters so I could match it as I went round.
The overal result was very poor.It was self piped which in my opinion was too thick and maybe should have been a thinner fabric to match.
I put the zip in the back seam. What did I do wrong?
I made one in silk velvet on Monday. Stupidly I thought that it would be quite straight forward, but no it turned out looking like it had been made by someone who had no sewing experience at all! The band did not lay very flat and looked "ruched".
Is this just the nature of the design and a soft fabric.
I cut two circles of cloth for the top and bottom and then piped all the way round,making sure the piping was cut on the true cross and clipping it as I went. Then cut the band to the required width and length then made a join so it was a continuous circle. Then attached this to top and bottom also clipping the band as I went. I divided the circles and band into quarters so I could match it as I went round.
The overal result was very poor.It was self piped which in my opinion was too thick and maybe should have been a thinner fabric to match.
I put the zip in the back seam. What did I do wrong?
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