I have been busy. With driving mostly. I had bought the first piece of foam for Mary Lee. It seemed appropriate to use it in a truck to see how comfortable it would be. So...I cut a twin bed size piece. It had plenty of support, but, being a pretty dense foam, it was a little less comfortable than I was looking for. So, I decided to try something a little different with it.

I bought some batting and upholstery material. I decided it at least needed a cover.

In the middle of cutting out the pieces that make up the cover, I had the brain wave.

How about adding memory foam to the top? I added 3 inches.

Back to cutting out the material. I used a hot knife. It was really slick.

Once all cut out and foam wrapped with batting.

It was time to break out the new sewing machine.

I bought a sailrite. Touted to be the best portable upholstery machine on the market. I have to say... I really like this machine. I also really like sailrite. I do a lot of learning new things. Sailrite is top notch in customer support.

So I start with the zipper placket. I have never done one, but sailrite has these great videos on YouTube. Shows machine setup and use as well as walking you through projects.

Zipper placket went well.

So I was off to the races.

Did I mention the need to lay your pieces out and double check before sewing? I did. I ended up cutting one new side piece and trimming two more. The top and bottom pieces were okay.

This was a learning project. I learned so much about covering cushions that it surprised me. Too much to mention here. But, as I considered this a practice run for doing the boat cushions, it was a success

Even though it turned out how I envisioned it, I was still a little bit surprised at how well it really did turn out for the first one. I am very much looking forward to doing the boat cushions and canvas.