After getting new upholstery a few years ago, the fabric turned out to be very susceptible to fading in the sun, so it was very disappointing.
Always on the lookout for an alternative, we recently bought an industrial sewing machine, like the Sailrite machine. Our son recently bought a sailboat and with that needing new sail covers and our own boat needing both outside cushions and now inside cushions, it seemed the thing to do.
The outside cushions were first. No, I don't have a picture, but they are great, though not spectacular. The inside cushions are now aboard, in the picture below. Janet made the piping, following the directions on the Sailrite site, and I helped with the matching and all of the cutting using a hot knife. There was a lot of matching with the fabric she chose, but the results are well worth the extra effort.
Always on the lookout for an alternative, we recently bought an industrial sewing machine, like the Sailrite machine. Our son recently bought a sailboat and with that needing new sail covers and our own boat needing both outside cushions and now inside cushions, it seemed the thing to do.
The outside cushions were first. No, I don't have a picture, but they are great, though not spectacular. The inside cushions are now aboard, in the picture below. Janet made the piping, following the directions on the Sailrite site, and I helped with the matching and all of the cutting using a hot knife. There was a lot of matching with the fabric she chose, but the results are well worth the extra effort.