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Can you make teddy sofa covers for my own mattresses, plus the backrests?

Also asked as:Covers for my own mattresses?I'm creating my own teddy floor sofa.

Some of the loveliest floor sofas begin as two plain mattresses on a rug. DIY floor sofa mattress covers are what turn them into a sofa.

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The Colorist of New Orleans · · Updated

Crimson woven linen-look cushion on a white IKEA Hemnes daybed, cream piping and matching round bolstersSave
A low angle along the daybed shows the cream piping drawing one clean line from the bolster to the far end of the mattress.

The quick answer

Yes: empty covers can be sewn to fit your own floor sofa mattresses, with matching L-shaped backrests. Write each mattress size in the order notes. Two 75 x 35 in (190 x 90 cm) mattresses were paired with 35 x 37 in (90 x 95 cm) backrests. Backrests come as covers only or filled, and filling costs extra.

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Key facts

  • Empty covers are sewn to fit mattresses you already own.
  • Mattress sizes go in the order notes.
  • Two 75 x 35 in (190 x 90 cm) mattresses were paired with 35 x 37 in (90 x 95 cm) L-shaped backrest covers.
  • Backrests can be ordered as covers only or filled.
  • Filling the backrests costs extra.
  • Unfilled mattress covers with filled backrests go through a custom option on the daybed cover listing.

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Describe the room at four in the afternoon: the floor, the wall, the one color you love. That is where a good fabric choice begins. — Élodie

Leave your details and the workshop will call you to confirm measurements, fabric, foam and piping. No prices, dates or payment on this page: it is a request, not an order.

Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
The cover cloth: weave, color and care code.
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
The corded seam edge: matching, contrast or none.
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In inches: length × depth × thickness, plus any angles or cut corners.

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Your checklist before the teddy is cut

  • Measure each mattress: length, width and thickness, such as 75 x 35 x 10 in.
  • Write every size in the order notes, not only in a chat message.
  • Count your backrests: two mattresses took two L-shaped backs.
  • Choose covers-only backrests or filled ones; filling is charged extra.
  • Keep one teddy color for every piece so the sofa reads as one shape.
  • For empty mattress covers with filled backrests, ask for the custom option on the daybed cover listing.

Why the backrest is sized from the mattress

A floor sofa is a mattress wearing a good coat. When a buyer wrote to the workshop about building one from two 75 x 35 in mattresses, the workshop sized the backrests from them: two L-shaped backs at 35 x 37 in, each as wide as a mattress, so the seams fall in line.

Teddy suits a homemade base. Its deep, soft pile in oat, cream or warm caramel makes two plain mattresses look like furniture. Browse the bouclé and teddy family, read covers only for foam you already own, and see the shelf of made-to-measure cushion covers. The term is in the glossary under teddy sofa.

What do your mattresses measure, my friends, once the tape is laid flat?

Tufting, snug backrests, full sets: three assumptions to drop

  • Tufting on a zippered cover: tufted floor cushions are stitched closed after filling, so made-to-fit covers stay plain.
  • A snug fit for another maker's backrest: in covers cut to standard sizes, it may sit slightly loose.
  • A whole new set when one cover fails: single base, backrest, corner and armrest covers are sold on their own.

Two 75 x 35 in mattresses become a teddy floor sofa with two L-shaped backrests at 35 x 37 in, sewn as empty covers or filled for an extra charge.

Élodie Marchand
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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    I'm putting together my own floor sofa. Could you sew covers for my mattresses and the backrests too?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. For two 75 x 35 in (190 x 90 cm) mattresses, the workshop suggested L-shaped backrest covers at 35 x 37 in (90 x 95 cm). Covers only is the base option; filling the backrests is extra.

  2. A common question

    My mattresses are 10 x 35 x 75 in. Can I have empty covers for them but filled teddy backrests?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Two unfilled mattress covers and two filled teddy backrests were set up as one order through a custom option on the daybed cover listing.

  3. A common question

    Will your replacement covers fit a teddy floor sofa from another maker?

    The workshop's answer

    Usually, if the sizes match: seats of 79 x 39 x 6.7 in (200 x 100 x 17 cm) and L-backrests of 39 x 39 x 15.4 in (100 x 100 x 39 cm). Check each piece's height.

Questions buyers ask next

Can a made-to-fit mattress cover handle an in-between thickness?

Yes. Covers follow the thickness you give, and odd sizes such as 5.5 in (14 cm) are fine. Write length, width and thickness for every mattress, with your fabric code.

Can the covers for my own mattresses be tufted like the ready-made floor sofas?

No. Tufted floor cushions are hand-stitched closed after filling, so they have no zipper. Covers for your own mattresses are plain and zippered, which is what lets them come off.

Do mattresses of different sizes need separate orders?

Yes: one order per size, with the exact length, width, thickness and fabric code in the personalization box. Mixed sets, like empty covers with filled backrests, use the custom option instead.