Sunbrella fabric was chosen for its durability towards the elements. Including the sun and seawater.

Considering that this fabric had some really beautiful repeating stripes to work with. I wanted to do my best to work with them and pattern match as much as possible. So, from the beginning, I laid out my templates and pattern pieces in a way that kept the pattern in mind.

The seating configuration required one very long cushion on one side and three smaller cushions on the opposite side. At times, the long cushion caused spacing issues and I had to get creative with my table.

I also had to get very creative with the side panels for the cushions as the took up a lot of vertical fabric, and I really wanted to keep those patterns matching and interesting. Choosing which portion of the fabric to use for the side band took a couple of tries.

Once I got moving, patternmaking for this project wasn't that difficult.

First I laid out the foam template pieces. Just like you do with normal fabric. Bonus is you don't have to worry about grain lines.

I wanted the template pieces laid out so that I could easily cut around each piece, but I still wanted to not waste material.

I used a bread knife to cut the foam. I started out by separating the pattern pieces. Then I went back in and did the detailed cuts.

It wasn't as easy as I was led to believe, but I think I did good considering it was the first time cutting foam into custom shapes.

Now that the foam is cut out, I can finally confirm that the template pieces fit, and I start sewing the cushion coverings.

Max desperate for my attention while I finish closing up the cushion cases.

Finished sailboat cushions waiting to be picked up by their new owner.