- Tue May 12, 2020 4:06 am
#10656
I’m redoing upholstery on my pontoon. I have completed one seat & backrest. Now for my third piece, it is a corner backrest with a radius to it. The old material was too far degraded to use as pattern. I’ve taken two stabs at creating patterns & both times I end up with not enough material after I sew it all together. What am I doing wrong & where can I find out “how to create patterns?” Videos I watched addressed straight seats & when measuring it said don’t add seam allowance, that way finished piece fits snug. Is that where I’m going wrong? Does seam allowance need added to a piece like this? One attempt I made had 4 pieces of vinyl with 3 seams. So that’s 3” of material lost to those seams & I didn’t even do the corners that would have been another 1”. I’ve exhausted google searches & can’t find the advice on creating this type of pattern. I don’t want to make a third attempt & waste more vinyl until I find or get a little advice/ direction on what I’m doing. Thanks in advance!
Change the needle
Change the thread
Adjust the tension
And try again!
Singer 241-11 (1948)
Singer 15-91 (1949)
Change the thread
Adjust the tension
And try again!
Singer 241-11 (1948)
Singer 15-91 (1949)