Make Your Own Cushion: Quick & Easy Box Cushion

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Need a simple and versatile seating option? We have you covered. In this blog, we'll show you how to make a Quick and Easy Box Cushion. With just a few tools and materials, you can bring extra comfort to any living space. Make cushions to soften hard dining chairs and warm up boring office waiting areas. Or, use them as fun floor cushions in a kids' playroom or classroom. The list of possible uses is endless! Let's dive into this beginner upholstery DIY.

Video Chapters:

Intro — 0:00 min.
Cutting Decorative Fabric to Size — 1:22 min.
Cutting Corner Notches — 2:43 min.
Cutting Bottom Plate & Sewing Zipper — 4:04 min.
Sewing Corners — 7:11 min.
Sewing Assemblies Together — 8:47 min.
Cutting Foam — 12:13 min.
Inserting Foam — 13:12 min.
Materials & Tools List — 15:21 min.

Materials List:

Outdura^® Upholstery Fabric — we used Kinzie Sailor 54" (#124771)
Cushion Underlining Black 54" Fabric (#772100)
Lenzip^® #5 Black Continuous Coil Zipper Chain (#124596)
Seamstick 1/4" Basting Tape for Canvas & Upholstery (36 yds.) (#122065)
Tex 70 to 75 Thread from Sailrite
Lenzip^® #5 Black Single Locking Metal Zipper Pull (Coil Chain) (#124600)
CushionRite^® Premium Foam — we used Extra Firm (#124237)

Tools List:

Scribe-All^® Water Soluble White Marking Pencil (#120681)
Clear Acrylic Ruler 6" x 24" (#102400)
Sailrite^® Tempered Cutting Glass (#121915)
Sailrite^® Edge Cordless Hotknife 18V Package (#122177)
Gingher^® 8" Scissors Right Handed (#19104)
Sailrite^® Ultrafeed^® LSZ Walking Foot Sewing Machine (110V) (#311602)
Sailrite^® Ultrafeed^® Industrial Sewing Table (#120934)
Suisei Magnetic Sewing Guide (#102983)
Sewing Gauge Ruler 6" (#102995)
Sailrite^® Blade Foam Saw V2 with Carrying Case (110V) (#121244)
Tape Measure, Marker, Pencil

The Quick and Easy method is one of the simplest ways to make a square-cornered cushion. This tutorial video is also the first in our Cushion Masterclass series. The seven tutorials in this series will teach you different ways to build a cushion. It’s an easy and fun way to add contemporary upholstery fabrics to your décor.

The Quick and Easy Box Cushion is made from one piece of decorative upholstery fabric and one piece of cushion underlining material. The decorative fabric becomes the top and sides of the cushion, while the underlining goes on the bottom. This is the method for you if you want a simple cushion with these features:

Automatic pattern matching from front to back.
No separate boxing pieces.
Seamed corners and rolled edges.
Zipper on the underside.
No piping.

Quick Easy Box Cushion 3 — With seamed corners (left) and a zipper on the underside (right), this no-frills cushion boasts a smooth appearance.

Like the name says, this cushion couldn’t be easier to make. It also doesn’t take long to make a single cushion, so you can DIY several of these seats in a day! Ready to embark on your journey to cushion-making mastery with the first tutorial in this series? Grab your favorite upholstery fabric and watch the video now to get started.

We hope you had fun making your Quick and Easy Box Cushion! This DIY is part of our Cushion Masterclass video series. In this series, you’ll learn how to make a cushion seven different ways. There’s a technique for every use and style preference, so you can customize cushions for any space. How many of the styles will you make?