How to Make an Outdoor Lounge Cushion

Make your own chaise lounge cushion with our step-by-step sewing tutorial. Store-bought patio cushions fade and bottom out quickly. Make your own lounge cushion with high-quality fabrics that won't fade and quick-drying foam that won't leave you soaked. Get all the supplies you need for this cushion DIY at Sailrite.
CHAPTERS LIST:
Intro - 0:00
Measuring Old Cushion - 1:01
Using Old Cushion for Pattern - 6:29
Cutting Fabric Panels - 8:44
Creating Fabric Ties - 12:35
Creating Zippered Hinge - 14:40
Sewing Backrest & Seat Bottom to Zippers - 16:12
Adding Zipper Sliders & Sewing Stops - 18:29
Trimming Corners & Sewing Panels Together - 19:58
Cutting Foam to Size & Stuffing Cushions - 25:25
Materials & Tools - 28:43
MATERIALS LIST:
Sunbrella® 58030-0000 Cabana Classic 54" Upholstery Fabric -SKU: 58030-0000 - www.sailrite.c...
V-92 White UV Bonded Polyester Thread 4 oz. (1,350 yds.) - SKU: 100079 - www.sailrite.c...
Lenzip® #5 White Continuous Coil Zipper Chain - SKU: 124597 - www.sailrite.c...
Lenzip® #5 White Style C Single Non-Locking Metal Zipper Pull (Coil Chain) - SKU: 124603 - www.sailrite.c...
CushionRite™ Dry Fast Antimicrobial Foam (Medium) - SKU: 124203 - www.sailrite.c...
TOOLS LIST:
Clear Acrylic Ruler 6" x 24” - SKU: 102400 - www.sailrite.c...
Professional Stainless Steel 10” Scissors - SKU: 123615 - www.sailrite.c...
Multiuse Pins 1-1/2" (250 pack) - SKU: 102985 - www.sailrite.c...
Sailrite® Deluxe Fabricator® Sewing Machine Package (110V) - SKU: 400600 - www.sailrite.c...
Sailrite® Blade Foam Saw V2 with Carrying Case (110V) - SKU: 121244 - www.sailrite.c...
Sailrite® Edge Cordless Hotknife 18V Package - SKU: 122177 - www.sailrite.c...
Tape Measure, Pencil, Permanent Marker

[@glenncox3986]

Hello Cindy! I have learned so much from Cindy by watching all her previous videos on how to upholster over the last couple years. Watching her over and over sometimes and then doing it myself is what kept me from getting frustrated and giving up. I still go back occasionally to watch how to make my own piping.

[@SailriteDIY]

Wonderful!

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Zipper stops , love that tip ❤

[@westfaliawanderings]

Just finishing up another successful Sailrite based project! Thanks again for another excellent instructional video. I will be adding this project to my success list which already includes several boat covers (also to your design) and a cover for our outdoor patio table with central umbrella (loosely based on your small sailboat cover video). For the lounge cushions I added piping to your design... and had a couple of tense moments wondering about how it would work at the corners. Your addition of a curved corner detail takes just enough material out of the corners to allow the piping to flow from the sides to the ends without bunching... perfect.

[@Willow2024]

I love Cindy’s instruction!! Happy to see her again:) ❤

[@SailriteDIY]

Yes, we have also missed working with her. Thanks!!!

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Yay! Welcome back, Cindy! We've miss you, Girlfriend! Thanks for the great instruction!

[@SailriteDIY]

You are so welcome!

[@EHGMtl]

I love your videos (and my LSZ Premium!) and I have learned so much thanks to you. I just made my own cushions following this excellent tutorial, but I am disappointed about one thing... Since the video shows cutting the Sunbrella with scissors, that's what I did. And the Sunbrella frays like crazy! I wish you had suggested using a hot knife instead (which I have) to cut and seal the edges in one shot. I ended up using my serger on the edges when I finished, and even though those edges will be hidden inside I still don't want them to fray.

[@stephaniecharouneau4037]

Absolutely love your tutorials! I have a new client looking for new sun lounger cushion covers and now I know exactly how to make them! Thank you!

[@SailriteDIY]

Glad to be of service - now your clients can lounge in style!

[@jeannerowsell68]

Hi Cindy
So nice to see you again 😁

[@SailriteDIY]

We love working with Cindy. Thanks!!!

[@peachy6969]

Hi Cindy!! Nice to see you again. I hope everything is going well for you!

[@SailriteDIY]

Cindy is a joy to work with. Thanks!!!

[@davestewart9146]

Nicely done young lady 👍😁

[@SailriteDIY]

Thank you kindly

[@fayeswist2132]

Fantastic video thank you. But I’m starting from scratch, are there measurements for the foam?

[@SailriteDIY]

Yes, measure the frame of the chair and cut your foam to that size, maybe about 1/4" larger in all dimensions.

[@adelkiss2540]

Hello Cindy, Sailrite, first of all, thank you for your videos, they are excellent! Can you pls advise whether I can sew this cushion with thicker foam or with shredded foam of approx. 10 cm thickness? Thank you in advance

[@LisaLisa-zl9vu]

What can one use if we don't have access to the saw to cut the foam? Big scissors? knife lol?

[@SailriteDIY]

A long bread knife works well or a hacksaw blade.

[@dancestar1018]

I have to know why do you pronounce it sayerite?

[@sraa1952]

Way....way too complicated to follow