I am trying to make a box ruched cushion, with a centered floral panel. The ruched/shirred panels would go around the floral, on top and around the sides of the cushion. After cutting the fabric on grain, I wonder if I might have cut it all wrong. I understand ruched material should be bias-cut for all garments.
Is bias cutting necessary for non-garments?
Ruched cushion - cut on bias? bookhound_99 snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.comremove dashes_ (RLK) I am trying to make a box ruched cushion, with a centered floral panel. The ruched/shirred panels would go around the floral, on top and around the sides of the cushion. After cutting the fabric on grain, I wonder if I might have cut it all wrong. I understand ruched material should be bias-cut for all garments. Is bias cutting necessary for non-garments?
Thanks Cea. I can certainly agree with saving fabric. I started the pillow.
... maybe I would have been better off asking HOW to do the ruching! I basted two sets of loose stitches, 2 rows each running in the same direction on both long ends of the panel. Then I just pulled the loose threads. Of course now I realize I need to attach additional fabric because of the ruching allowance. I'm going to do what looks good to me but I was wondering if anyone knows off hand if there any set formula for this, like 2x or 3x the fullness? The pillow is 25-inch square. I'll see if I can find more info in the books this morning.
Rose
I'm going to do what looks good to me but I was wondering
You need at least 2x the fullness, but it does also depend on what fabric you're using and what effect you want - a finer fabric might go up to 3x, while a stiff chintz might be better with a bit less.
There is a really good description of the technique for this, with illustrations, in Chairs Cushions and Coverings by Lorrie Mack.
:) Trish
You do know your suggestions are going to be the end of me, don't you? Imagine all those home furnishings books are going to topple over and kill me one day...
But keep those book suggestions coming... as long as there's a will, there's a way to have my sewing AND my books!
LOL
I've just installed a bookcase in the sewing room for 'how-to' books and magazines. Can't believe how many there are, and that's not including the main bulk, which is history of fashion, monographs of designers, etc.
Re soft furnishings, anything under the Conran Octopus imprint is good, IMHO. Lorrie Mack is only one of their writers.
If you're into sewing books, I've reviewed over 100 on my website. If you go to
HTH.
:) Trish
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