Calculating Yardage for Slipcovers - MADE EASY

Step 1
In order to get an accurate measurement, remove any cushions or existing covers from the furniture.
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Step 2
From top to bottom, you will measure the length of each section of the piece of furniture, from top to bottom.  Measure the outside back, inside back, seat, front, inside arms and outside arms.
For box-shaped chairs and couches, remember to include the top back and the top of the arms in your measurements.

                          
Length of each Section (or the piece of furniture)

                             Measurement   Seam Allowance
Piece of Furniture:   __________      add 2 Inches =  __________
--or--
Each Section:
Cushion 1                 ___________ add 2 Inches = __________
Cushion 2                 ___________ add 2 Inches = __________
Cushion 3                ___________  add 2 Inches = __________
Cushion 4                ___________  add 2 Inches = __________
Other                       ___________ add 2 Inches = __________ (Add any pillows you want to match)
Other                      ___________  add 2 Inches = __________
Outside Back          ___________  add 2 Inches = __________   
                                                      add 5 inches = __________ (To tuck between the inside back
                                                                                           and the seat)
Inside Back            ___________ add 2 Inches = __________
Inside Arms           ___________  add 2 Inches = __________
Outside Arms        ___________  add 2 Inches = __________

If furniture is box shaped, also measure the top back and the top of the arms in your measurement.

Top Back                 ________  add 2 Inches = __________
Top of Arms              ________ add 2 Inches = __________

For skirt, measure distance from bottom edge of piece to the floor
   Skirt Length             _______ add 2 Inches = __________

Measure around
the bottom of the
piece of furniture     ________ add 2 Inches = __________ 
      for Pleats Multiply by 2                                   X2 
                                                                = __________
      for Gathers Multiply by 3                                X3
                                                                = __________

    TOTAL OF ALL LENGTHS:                    __________
 Divide by 36 (for total yardardage)                       /36
                                                               =   __________
 
Add 2 Yards for stripes
or repeat patterns that
must be matched                                              + 2 yards
                                                                   ___________
Approximate Yardage 
Needed to make a
slipcover for this piece                                ___________
 

For wide pieces of furniture
(Step 3 multiply by number
of sections based upon
width of chosen fabric)                               __________
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Step 3 – Measuring for a Sofa, Couch or Loveseat
Measure the piece as for a chair, but note that home decorator fabrics are usually not wide enough to completely cover these longer pieces of furniture, so the slipcover will have to be made up of two or three sections. Determine the total yardage needed by multiplying the total yardage by the number of sections.
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Step 4
Remember to measure all of the cushions that will be covered as well and to add this yardage to the total yardage required for the piece.

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