Custom Seat Cover Patterns

[RonnieSan]

Can any of you talented people that are making their own interiors provide the rest of us with a pattern for custom-fitted seat covers? That would be awesome. Then the rest of us no-talent shmucks can make a nice interior without paying the crazy prices of Katzkin covers and use any material we want.

Maybe you can even sell the patterns.

[hyunelan2]

Maybe you can even sell the patterns.

Maybe some real profiteering mofo will actually make seat covers for people and sell them (at a cost not unreasonable). I don't think I took enough home-ec to successfully do my seats.

[04Elantra]

I understand that.....I hope someone does cater to our needs for a little bit of a profit!

There was a time when home ec had me sewing tons of stuff.....wish I would have paid attention and realized it was useful for more than altering my dress clothes! :cool:

[babyfur]

made my own seat covers once. Turned out pretty cheesy lol. Better material selection is a must next time. THere is a place in British Columbia that makes custom leather seats with or without heaters. I bet if there were enough of us they would start making them for hyundai's too. I think they only do trucks right now.

[DragoZERO]

umm..if you have side airbags, you can't use seat covers b/c it'll intefer with the deployment of the side airbags. soo yeah.

[04Elantra]

not if the right stitching is used on the sides to allow tearing for the airbag to deploy.........thats what KATZKIN cover have!

[babyfur]

that is easy if you are making your own. Just handstich the part of the seam that covers the airbag and do the rest with a serger or sewing machine.

[XDGT03]

If you want a pattern, get and old seat and cut it apart into each panal. Now you have a pattern.

However, u better have some skills in both sewing and upholstering. It aint easy, either one. Ask silet.

Plus the material, especially leather is pretty expensive. I can do all that stuff but if it were me (I have the skills and tools), but i would order them from a place like katskin instead.

[strawb3rrygash3]

hmm. im not suzie homemaker but i know how to sew and im soon going to be making my own seat covers once i do maybe ill beable to make a pattern... we'll have to see

[SuperGLS]

Good luck. Whatever you do make sure the seems are very strong. It takes a lot of stretching and bending to get the upholstery on the seat and if the seems aren't strong they will rip for sure.

[KeWLKaT]

LOL

For a second I thought "DAMN Ronnie is back!" but as I opened the thread I understood ;)