Material and Supplies

This year I'm making new deck cushions for our Meadowcraft wrought iron deck furniture, purchased in 2008.   At the time there was a 15 year warranty on the frames.  The frames still look great and I think can go many more years.

The new cushions for the chairs are from CushionSource, "Deluxe Cumuplush" outdoor cushion material cut to order 21" x 22.5" x 4".  With tax & shipping it came out to about $34 for each cushion.

The fabric for the chairs is Sunbrella Cultivate Tandoori bought in several pieces from online retailers.  Piping for all is a lighter solid weight red Sunbrella bought at Short Sheets.

I found some nice 27" #5 upholstery zippers in dark brown from Wawak.

5/32" polypropylene cording from Sailrite.

Silk film for wrapping - the first piece was 54" from Amazon, then later bought 48" from Baytrim on Etsy.  The 48" was plenty wide and easier to deal with.

3/4" dacron cushion wrap to start.  I later had to order more and was only able to find 1/2".

3M general purpose spray glue for adhering the cushion wrap to the cushion

Gutterman heavy duty thread for hand sewing the seat back cushions closed

Sailrite hot knife and tempered glass - $140 for the hot knife and $40 for the tempered glass, but I'll be able to re-use this any time I'm working with synthetic upholstery fabric

Covered buttons:  Sailrite didn't have the 1-1/8" size snap-together buttons in stock, so I'm re-using the old buttons

Waxed tufting thread from Sailrite

I also have cushions and material for two benches, and materials to make lumbar pillows.

By the time all this was done I spent about $1700.  That includes 5 chair backs and seats, my small kidney-shaped bench and small garden bench, and I have a lot of fabric left over because as usual I over-ordered.  That also includes the Sailrite hot knife and tempered glass which I'll use in future, fabric for a footstool I'll make one of these days, outdoor lumbar pillow fillers which I'll make into pillows in future, and lots of leftover supplies.