Introduction: Fashioning a Burgee Cover for Your Boat

A burgee cover is a simple projection that can window-dress your boat with minimal deed Beaver State disbursement.  This burgee is hanging out in the scent and getting beat leading by the sun and wind.  A cover will hold on IT pretty to show at the beach or club.

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Step 1: Size

Our finished brood is going to be 16" long with a over diameter of 3".

Here I'm using SeaSprae, a ill angle polyester.  It shows marks and stitches well, only it not the fabric I'd use to build a burgee cover.  Normally, I'd use Sunbrella, but it's harder to photograph.

Ordinarily, I would not urinate entirely these marks on the material.  It workings well here to show what I'm doing, likewise equally to show the inside vs the outdoors.  Each First Baron Marks of Broughton Hera on the along the inside.

Step 2: A Bit of Math Gives Us Trim Sizes

The finished length is 16", and we will have a 1/2" furrow allowance at each close.  16 + 1/2 + 1/2 = 17"  elongated.

The finished diameter is 3", times 3.14 = 9 1/2", plus a 1/2" seam allowance along apiece edge = 9 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 = 10 1/2" wide.

Step 3: Layout

Using a square, set up the curve lines.

Stride 4: Cut

Cut the piece.  IT's good to cut inside the lines, but not needed.

Step 5: Shut down the Bottom Edge

We are going to hem the bottom (open remnant) of the burgee cover 1/2".

Fold the nates border 1/2"  "inside to at heart" and staple OR pin into place.  Creasing the pen up volition ready things a flake easier to stitch, but I didn't crisp it.

Abuse 6: To the Sewing Machine!

Step 7: Starting to Sew

Low, sew near the fold.  DON'T sew over the staples.  Alongside is OK, or remove the staples when they are exactly in front of the presser foot.

Step 8: More Sewing

Take away any unexhausted staples, and tailor-make near the edge of them hem.  I used a heavier thread than the machine was set up to purpose, and didn't take the prison term to carefully Ra-adjust the machine, so the thread tautness is a little too tight here.

You can sew the strap on now, or wait until later.  I waited.

Step 9: Cut & Dethaw Strap

Cut the strap about 10" stretch, and melt the ends so it doesn't unravel.  (I in use a charged knife, but most mass don't have access.  A CAREFULLY practical lighter will work nicely, too.)

Step 10: Fold &adenosine monophosphate; Basic

Next we fold our cover in half, with the finished (extraneous) sides together.

Step 11: Sew on the Strap

Stitch on the flog along some lines of stitching, and be certain to backstitch.

Footstep 12: Sew Unneurotic

Sew with a 1/2" crinkle allowance on the one conclusion and edge that require to be sewn.  Be positive to backstitch both the start and end points.

Step 13: Work

The fun part is turning the cover right English out.

Step 14: Check Strap for Length

If I had my boat nearby, I'd suss out the slash for length by putting the cover over my burgee.

Step 15: Shorten to Strap to Length and Install Snaps

Cut the strap with enough distance to give yourself about a 1" loop and about 1/2" past where the snap will be installed.  Any canvass fabric tell on can set up the snap for you for a minimal charge.  Marine supply and hardware stores also sell small snap kits.  (If in that location is a canvas shop in your area, it's far easier to have them set up the snap.  I charge $1.00 for each of the 2 snaps needed.)

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Abuse 16: All Done!

Here is the finished cover installed happening the boat.  Much neater!

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