Handstitched Report post Posted December 10, 2008 My Mother decided that she wanted new covers/cushions for the outdoor furniture ( these are the ones that are green / white striped 'shade cloth type' material), as they were discoloured form the sun, constant use etc., so after seeing the price to replace them or buy material ,she thought "nup , there has to be another way". So, she decided to unpick the thread on the old ones and had a look inside, she took out the wadding ,there was nice shiny new covers inside, so it was pretty obvious just to turn them inside out.All she had to do was re-attach the velcro straps . But she then realised that her domestic machine wasn't up to the task of sewing them back up again. I have a Q Stitch Colt machine very much the same as the Torro machines, and is set up for leather( standard foot, plate & feed dog), so good ol' Mother asked me if I could sew them on mine. I was going to change it over to the canvas set up( with teeth), but out of curiosity, I thought "I'll just try something first Mum". I was able to sew in the top parts of all the cushions and sew all the seams without changing a single thing or adjusting any of the tensions, in fact ,it never missed a single beat or a single stitch ,and the stitches were just as neat and tidy as they would be on leather. I was pretty bloody impressed!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
