Finished this cover yesterday, for one of the weirder...

Finished this cover yesterday, for one of the weirder quarter berth cushions.

The foam has a protruding edge, it is meant to act as a backrest for the nav table seat.

I made some buttons out of some left-over plastic(PE) from a previous project, and covered them with fabric so it would look nicer. The buttons ensure that the fabric meets the curve of the foam :>...

Like 17 January at 20:53 | Open on merveilles.town

34 comments

Ryan Null replied to R E K

@rek I’ve always found buttons difficult. Nice work.

17 January at 21:02 | Open on scz.social

R E K replied to Ryan

@ryan i sort of winged it, and it worked out ok lol.

17 January at 21:09 | Open on merveilles.town

Tekgo replied to R E K

@rek those buttons look great!

17 January at 22:18 | Open on mastodon.social

R E K replied to R E K

The cushion saga continues (are you tired of these updates yet? XD...) I finished the entire quarter berth!

Next on my list, is the triangle cushion in the v-berth, the biggest cushion.

23 January at 0:22 | Open on merveilles.town

math blasterson replied to R E K

@rek That's such a nice and roomy quarter berth for a boat that size. PINO is lovely.

23 January at 0:35 | Open on mastodon.social

Tendigits replied to R E K

@rek please continue with the cushion saga, we are enjoying. Congrats on the progress!

23 January at 0:35 | Open on merveilles.town

paloma kop ⁂ replied to R E K

@rek i'm rooting for the cushion progress!

23 January at 3:09 | Open on merveilles.town

Andy Alderwick replied to R E K

@rek Please keep up the fabric-posting! :flan_hearts:

24 January at 0:09 | Open on merveilles.town

R E K replied to R E K

I finished the largest v-berth cushion yesterday (most forward cushion in image).

Yes, very grey on grey because of the walls XD... we also have a board usually that hides the anchor locker drain pipe up front, but it's currently drying outside :>.

26 January at 17:30 | Open on merveilles.town

rostiger replied to R E K

@rek Whoa, you're getting fast! 🧵 🧵 🧵

26 January at 17:35 | Open on merveilles.town

R E K replied to rostiger

@rostiger Im a bit more comfortable using a high speed setting for the sewing machine, it helps a bit :>...

26 January at 17:41 | Open on merveilles.town

R E K replied to R E K

I still have to do the one that goes above the wooden board in the above image, but I have to get some new foam (couldn't reuse the old one, too worn). I'm toying with the idea of turning that cushion into storage, like making a box with a thin foam cover (so it doesnt look lumpy) and storing socks in there :>...
I'd also like to make two small throw pillows for the saloon.

26 January at 17:38 | Open on merveilles.town

Jonas replied to R E K

@rek
Ikea is doing that for a couch : one of the cushions contains a big 2 person duvet in here ; very crafty

27 January at 1:16 | Open on infosec.exchange

R E K replied to Jonas

@magnetic_tape yea love that idea :)...hope i can actually get it done.

27 January at 1:34 | Open on merveilles.town

R E K replied to R E K

Started work on some throw pillows for the saloon :>.
First step is to make some inserts. I could have bought them pre-made, it would have been cheaper to do that, but I wanted to try making them myself.
I bought a twin bedsheet, zippers at a thrift store, and got some fill. I made two covers.
It is impressive how much fill I can fit into a single cushion.

30 January at 21:05 | Open on merveilles.town

Avi Bryant replied to R E K

@rek I have a big bag of natural latex fill, do you want it?

30 January at 21:11 | Open on cosocial.ca

R E K replied to Avi

@avi oh, yea maybe. Might be a while before I can get it from you tho.

30 January at 21:34 | Open on merveilles.town

rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua replied to R E K

@rek

If you want to try a very natural fill you can look for some luffa sponge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luffa

30 January at 21:12 | Open on mastodon.cisti.org

R E K replied to rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua

@GustavinoBevilacqua natural fill(apart from latex) isnt great on a boat, it'll rot.

30 January at 21:31 | Open on merveilles.town

Tendigits replied to R E K

@rek nicely done! And with the zipper you can add more filling later, or empty to wash them. Really great.

30 January at 21:42 | Open on merveilles.town

R E K replied to Tendigits

@tendigits Yep, that's the idea. Our former cushions were sown shut, both the cover and insert :/.
Lady at the store told me that i may want to add more filling later, once the fill I put in settles (esp if the goal is to have a rly plump cushion). A zipper makes that easy.

30 January at 21:50 | Open on merveilles.town

R E K replied to R E K

The finished throw pillow, with some dramatic lighting :cooldog:

31 January at 1:59 | Open on merveilles.town

cathos replied to R E K

@rek all the upholstery is looking so good!! Love the drama.

31 January at 2:03 | Open on merveilles.town

Devil Lu Linvega replied to R E K

@rek horace slughorn

31 January at 2:09 | Open on merveilles.town

rostiger replied to R E K

@rek Very dramatic! So much progress though! It looks like you're almost done, no?

31 January at 6:33 | Open on merveilles.town

R E K replied to rostiger

@rostiger kind of, still got 3 cushions left to cover (1 more throw pillow, 1 seat cushion for Devine's butt at the nav table, then the last vberth cushion that i want to turn into storage)

31 January at 15:51 | Open on merveilles.town

R E K replied to R E K

While battling out the rest of a cold, I decided to finish a few sewing projects.
Made a replacement shelf curtain, made a seat cushion for Devine's butt(in front of nav table) and made a cylindrical throw pillow just because it's fun, and I had left-over material. This concludes my sewing projects with this fabric ^^