I know I live in a hot, humid, sunny climate but, really?!   When I touched the fabric, it just disintegrated into fabric dust — Gross!  The only option I had because I couldn’t find my receipt (don’t you hate that?!) was to either purchase new cushions or make them. 

I decided to make new cushions.  I bought outdoor fabric from Hancock’s and repurposed the fill and cording from the original cushions.  After only four cushions, somehow, I had run out of cording.  When the manufacturer made the cushions, they must’ve been magical because I used the same cording. –Go figure.

This year, my plan was to finish what I started.  Unfortunately, the leaves, birds, bug guts and general dirt were showing on the ones I made last year. 

I tried Scotchguard cleaner but didn’t have much success.  So, I googled and Martha Stewart came to the rescue!  Fels-Naptha soap.  The soap is apparently readily available at any grocery store everywhere except here.  I searched everywhere — the grocery stores, the drugstores, the health food stores.  Nobody knew what I was talking about and then, Honey Do made a random trip into Fred’s and found it.  Only a couple of dollars, this bar did the job!