Toilet Seat Pad

This project is good for people dealing with an injury or surgery or something along those lines. Commercially available padded toilet seats are generally cheaply made and not very useful if you actually need a padded toilet seat. This project is somewhat makeshift, but it does the job quite well in terms of providing padding.

1. Paper to trace toilet seat shape. I used a grocery bag.
2. Metallic Sharpie pen to trace paper shape onto foam.
3. Good, firm, quality foam. I used Rebond Foam from FoamOnline.com.
4. Knife to cut foam. Swiss Army Knife works well.
5. Cover material. Material should have some flexibility, but not be too stretchy in order to avoid it bunching up. I used a fleece blanket that had a good thickness to it but wasn't too thick.
6. Velcro strips. Should be wide to help ensure the cover stays on. I used 2 inch wide strips.
7. Sewing machine to create cover.

Put the paper under the seat and trace around one half.

Metallic Sharpies worked good when tracing the shape onto the foam.

Cut foam along the shape. You only need a shape that covers where you will actually sit. Avoid using a serrated knife which will potentially cause a mess. This will probably be the hardest step, just take your time with it.

Use a test strip to determine just how wide the cover needs to be, stretching it as you would if you were attaching it. For the length cut it a few inches longer than the foam piece to make sure it covers the entire piece. Sew Velcro strips to the cover material, on opposite sides as shown in the picture, as the cover will wrap around the foam and the seat. Create an extra set of covers so you can swap them out for cleaning.

When attaching the foam pull the cover tight to help keep it all in place, with the Velcro on the bottom side and the final flap pointing outwards as shown in the photo. Swap out the covers and clean as needed.