Buying new soft furniture, the housewives try to protect its upholstery from contamination. And the best defense is the veil. If you have a standard sofa, then there will be no problems with the choice of a ready-made cover . And it's quite easy to sew it with your own hands. It is enough to measure the width, length of the seat and back, and then cut out a rectangle of the same dimensions from the selected fabric, taking into account the allowances for seams. It's not harder than sewing an ordinary sheet. It's another matter if you have a corner sofa, non-standard. You are not likely to find a blanket, but it is quite expensive to sew it to order. Another option - to tie a cover for a corner sofa crochet, but this work requires a lot of patience, skill and free time. You can try sewing a bedspread on a corner sofa with your own hands, but we'll tell you how to do this in this article.
Before you sew a bedspread on a corner sofa , we recommend you try your hand by sewing a small blanket, for example, for a child's sofa. Firstly, you will not spoil the fabric, which is not cheap, and, secondly, you will be able to see and adjust the nuances that may arise in the sewing process.
We take measurements
If you incorrectly take measurements from your couch, then hope that the veil, sewn on them, will look beautiful, do not have to. First, measure the length of the sofa itself, as well as the length of its corner piece. The second measurement is the width of the seat. If it differs from the main and angular parts, do not forget to take it into account in the calculations. Then, to the taken measurements, add from 3 to 5 centimeters on the allowances. In addition, if you want the cover to have a frill, measure the distance from the sofa seat to the floor. It is not recommended to sew a frill longer than 5-6 centimeters from the floor, so that it does not get dirty. Now you can begin to create a pattern of bedspread on the corner sofa.
Choice of fabric
The fabric for the bedspread, which you plan to sew, should be dense, non-mark. We recommend using a monophonic fabric to avoid problems with pattern matching. Best suited velor, tapestry fabric, a material with an interlacing of silk threads.
More expensive is eco-leather.
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Cutting and sewing bedspreads
Cutting out the top material, do not forget that the stitches will help shrink the fabric, so the allowances should be at least 3-5 centimeters. If they turn out to be too big, then cutting them off is not a problem. These cutting rules apply to both the sintepon and the lower part of the veil.
After you have quilted the bedspread, treat its edges, stitching them with a zigzag stitch. This is necessary to ensure that the cover does not "shower" on the slices. Then, to the lower part, attach the frills, after having swept the folds of the required size.
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Do not forget that the stitched stripes of scarfs should be cut and stitched in one direction. If you ignore this rule, then on each section of the scarf, depending on the lighting, different glare will appear, which can spoil the appearance of your veil. In addition, be sure to hide the seams that connect the ruffle bands, inside the folds, so that it is not noticeable that the frill is not solid.
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So, you can try on your own sewn coverlet on the sofa. If it "sits" perfectly, then you did everything right. When folds or creases appear (and this happens in most cases), you should map the defects with chalk or pins, and then return to the sewing machine again.
The second part of the coverlet, intended for the corner part of the sofa, is sewn in a similar way. To give advice, exact sizes and patterns is impossible, because the forms of corner sofas can be anything.