Seat Covers.

This shot shows the french seam in all its glory , i was really pleased with the french seam piping interface and once plumped up with the foam and wadding should look the business.

 You can clearly see the Tuck n Roll effect from these photos, not an easy task because i couldn't get any foam backed vinyl so ended up buying some inch thick vinyl and sticking it to the back of the vinyl.
 

 The seams were stitched folded and then stitched again which resulted in a hidden stitch seam.

When i designed these seat covers i had in mind the wonderful seats found on the Riva boats from Italy,but i didn't want to copy them just to provoke the same feeling i got from viewing the Riva's .

So with this in mind i made paper patterns and added on the required margins., i had to erase the design several times before i was happy with it and i think that the two tone colour scheme compliments the design very well without taking away from the overall appearance of the boat .      The vinyl i used is all marine quality and should last for a good few years if cared for and protected from harmful fluctuations in temperature throughout the year .

I started by cutting my paper design into seperate pattern pieces and then drawing around these onto the vinyl,then i cut the vinyl out which left me with all the pieces i needed for the final seat. I stitched the seat boarder together using a french seam method, then i made the tuck n roll inserts in a contrasting colour. I made enough piping to cover all of the seams and sandwiched these along the seams as i assembled the panels together. Not an easy job by any means but after having completed this part of the project i felt a great sense of achievement and satisfaction in the knowledge that this boat would indeed be entirely handmade by me and not just a compilation of other peoples work.