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Sewing Cloth Pads

For beginners, just getting started:

Step by Step Overview

Get a quick glance at the steps, and then go to the expanded page for more info on each step.

cutting out paper pattern templates for sewing cloth pads

1

print pattern

sewing machine stitching core to topper fabric

6

stitch core

trimming pointed wing tips of the pad

11

clip corners

three colorful cloth pad parts laid out on a cutting mat

2

gather fabric

pinning fabric layers with sewing clips and pins

7

pin layers

hands turning fabric pad right side out

12

turn out

hand using a washable marker to trace sewing lines

3

draw line

sewing around the pad shape with a small gap left open

8

stitch layers

smoothing out corners of turned fabric with a blunt tool

13

poke seams

cutting muslin fabric with a rotary cutter

4

cut fabric

cutting down seam allowance on a fabric pad

9

trim seam

pad aligned with presser foot for topstitching

14

topstitch

core centered inside stitched guideline on fabric

5

center core

scissors clipping curved seam allowance

10

inner snips

applying snaps to fabric pad wings

15

add snaps

Info about cloth pads:

Discussion about some of the common concerns about using washable pads.

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