If the sofa is upholstered in light fabric, then it is advisable to use a cape on the sofa, otherwise the new sofa will very quickly look like very old. The original sofa cape can be sewn with your own hands.
Of course, you can buy a ready-made bedspread and not bother with sewing, but a hand-made thing is still more convenient, because you need to sew according to individual sizes, which means that the cover will not be too large or too small, as is the case with ready-made things. …
The simplest sofa cover is a regular rectangular cover made of thick fabric. Perfectly suits, for example, furniture tapestry, it has been proven for many years of using such fabric for upholstery and sewing covers for furniture.
Another option for a sofa cover is in the photo. Its pattern, as you can see, is extremely simple - you need to cut out a large rectangle and two small ones (in the diagram it is a dark gray rectangle, and two light gray ones).
The calculation of the size of the pattern parts must be done individually, depending on the size of the sofa:
1. The dark gray rectangle should have a width equal to the width of the sofa seat + 4-6 cm for the edge hem, a length equal to AB + BC + CD (AB is the height of the back + back thickness + approximately 30 cm + 2 cm for the hem, BC this is the width of the seat, CD is the thickness of the seat + 10 to 30 cm + 2 cm per hem).
2. Two light gray rectangles, measuring each line segment CE on BC, where CE equals the height of the handle + the thickness of the handle + approximately 40 cm + 2 cm for the hem, BC is the width of the seat + 2 cm for the hem on each side.
The sewing process is simple - we hem each piece and sew rectangles according to the pattern.
If you want, make pockets for little things like a remote control, a TV program guide. Pockets are cut out according to individual sizes, but not less than 20 by 30 cm each, sewn onto the cape on the sides.
