10. Brush a thin coat of Mod Podge onto the top lip of the long side of the bench. Press on a D piece, making sure it is centered and the bottom edge of the fabric just meets the corner underneath the lip. Press down the fabric and smooth out any air bubbles. Brush extra glue on the edges. Repeat with the other D piece on the opposite side, and then with the E pieces on the short sides of the top bench lip.
11. Hot glue the piping cord border around the underside of the bench lip.
12. Fold a one-inch border along three sides of the F and G pieces, and iron in place, leaving one long side of each unfolded.
13. Brush a thin coat of Mod Podge onto one of the long bench sides. Press on an F piece, making sure it is centered and the top hem is flush under the bench lip and the side hems are flush with the seams of the legs. Repeat with the other F piece on the opposite side, and then with the G pieces on the short side of the bench.
14. Fold a one-inch border along the top sides of the H pieces and iron in place. Brush Mod Podge on the outside sides of one leg of the bench. Press on an H piece, centering and making sure the top edge is flush with the lip of the bench. Fold a faux hem on each side at the top (along the bench sides, then once you reach the end of the bench side, cut a slit, and just wrap the fabric around the sides of the leg instead of a faux hem. Repeat on the remaining legs.
15. Flip the bench upside down, and Mod Podge or hot glue the piping along the outside leg edges and under the bench sides.
16. Fold a one-inch border along the long sides of the I pieces, and iron in place. Brush Mod Podge on the inside sides of one leg of the bench. Press on an I piece, centering and making sure the top edge is flush with the bottom of the bench side. Trim and Mod Podge any excess fabric or piping on the bottom of the leg. Repeat on the remaining legs.
17. Flip the bench right side up. Hot glue the bottom of the cushion onto the top of the bench to keep it from shifting around.
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