Thanks Ray. Figuring out how to make the panels and how they go together is a bit difficult without having a pattern. Slowly worked through it. Sewed a lot of sample cuts together to see what they would look like. Happy to have the main upholstery work almost completed. I may have to disassemble the rear seat bottom fabric and start over. Still pondering what to do there.70th Division wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 3:02 pmHello Zeph,
That is really looking good !
I can imagine it is very precise work that you are doing to create these cushions from scratch !
Most people cant do that, so I am impressed with your production.
Best Regards,
Ray
lol...yes, I did sit on them for fit and feel. The six inch HD foam bottom feels great. I was worried it would be too soft, but it's pretty nice and firm. Couldn't get my wife to sit on them. The dogs liked them and used them as a trampoline for a bit.
Here's some shots from today. Finished the front seat back. Turned out the best of the four sections. Primarily due to receiving a cording presser foot for my industrial machine. Really a game changer. It has a channel that guides the cord in the ideal spot for sewing. I had to do it by sight where I could not see the cord on the inside when I sewed the first three seat covers.
Now on to cutting the sheet metal backs for the seats. I actually had an original VC metal seat back that I can copy for the front, and part of it will come in hand for a template for the back seat:
Now I need to blast the seat frames and the top bows. I wanted to get the seats mostly completed while it was raining here. Looks like next week will be bear the 70's. Rained hard this am, but as this afternoon, Spring has sprung...