Seat Crates: Creative, Comfy, and Functional

     The newest Pinterest craze are these wonderful crates turned into seats! The norm has been to use fabric, padding, and a staple gun to construct this comfy seat! I am going to put a spin on this creation because I have a habit of changing my classroom theme quite often. This method of creating the seat cushion will allow you to remove the cushion to be washed or change your theme.

Materials: Crate, wooden seat frame, fabric, padding, 1/4 inch elastic, sewing machine, and thread.


Step 1. Cut out your fabric to fit and allow for at least an 1 inch seam allowance.







Step 2. Cut the corners of the fabric as
            pictured, this will create a mitered 
            corner for your cover. These 
           corners will help your cushion fit 
           into the slip cover. 





Step 3. The right sides of the fabric
            should face each other 
            while the fabric is folded.
            Sew the two sides 
            together to create this 
            pocket corner. Complete
            this step for each  corner.
                                                                  

Step 4. While the fabric is on the wrong
            side, using a ½ inch seam
            allowance, sew around the 
            edges leaving space to fit your 
            elastic through.

Step 5. Run the elastic through the seam
            and sew to seal it. I use a safety
            pin to run the elastic through 
            the seam.



Step 6. Turn the cushion on the
            right side and place on 
            your crate!






My 14 month old is trying it out :)