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Daybed Mattress Box Edge Cover
Materials:
4" foam
fabric (Mobile Fiesta Fabric, #7956147), duck cloth (Periwinkle, #7701584) - Jo-Ann, ETC.
snaps

Steps:
1. Measure foam piece. Cut the top fabric piece and bottom duck cloth piece plus a boxing strip the length of three sides, adding desired seam allowance to all sides.
2. Cut a boxing strip the length of the remaining side plus two seam allowances by the height of the pillow plus four seam allowances. Attach snaps according to the manufacturer's directions.
3. With right sides together and the boxing side up, stitch bottom section to the bottom seam line of the boxing. Spread the boxing seam allowances open at the corners; stitch across the corners to blunt them.
4. With right sides together and boxing side up, sew top section to the top seam line of the boxing.
5. Turn right side out and cover foam.