Making cushions

I hate starting a project when one isn't finished yet (nav station/electrical) but this one can be done at home when it's too cold outside, so I decided to start the cushions now, I think they turned out excellent considering this is the first thing I have ever sewed that wasn't a button.

For this project I referenced two Good Old Boat articles. The 'Big Bed Mod" in the July/August 2001 issue (#19) and the "DIY Boat Cushions" in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue (#69). The big bed issue (Which was also a Hunter 27! )the author made new cushions for the middle and left the old ones alone. I made all new cushions and modified the shape of them instead. The old ones went into the head through little openings so a 6'er can lay down, well since I can't even get my feet through the little openings that was never going to happen, so I made a modification. The settee bottom cushions will go in the middle, and the settee backs will then lay flat on the settee's, making almost a queen sized bed across the width of the cabin. The settee backs are 3" taller than the old ones, when everything is flat the bed will be 58"x78" with a good foot to spare.

The cushions article is great, but it assums things...like the fact that you know how to sew, I do not. But I do now! So it was a little frustrating until I got the hang of it.