Window Seat Completed.....

Who respects bloggers who don't follow through?  Who get so busy with cool projects that they take no time to blog about them?  Sorry I became that person.  Now I have several projects to share!

I did finish the window seat cushion, and I'm very satisfied with the results.  I used instructions that I found posted on Pinterest by Pretty Handy Girl:  thecsiproject.com/2011/07/27/piped-bench-cushionpretty-handy-girl/#axzz2h4lglLdE

There were several "no-sew" cushions on Pinterest, but I really wanted the piped edges for my window seat.  I'll mention a few tricks that helped me out along the way:

I used a saucer to form rounded edges for the seat.  This made it much easier to sew around than tackling sharp corners.

 

Using the striped fabric made sewing straight seams much easier.  I liked using a contrasting fabric for the piping, which I made myself.
Definitely cut the strips for the piping on the bias...necessary for the slight stretch needed to lay nicely.

The wider you cut strips are for the piping, the easier it it to sew it together.  As you can see, I have a fairly small seam allowance; another 1/2" would have helped.

Here's the piping detail of the finished window seat.  Another tip that helped me -- when inserting the foam pad into the window seat casing, cover the end with a plastic bag.  It will slide right in, and you can cut it and pull it out later.

Ta-dah!!  Fits well, and I used Velcro on the end so that the cover can be remove for washing.  The entire project came in at about $25, the most expensive part was the foam insert.  After checking around, I bought the 3" foam at JoAnn's with a coupon. Make sure the employee cuts your foam straight -- because that will be very important!