Trying a different way...

I have been sewing cushion covers for the seating set on the front porch.  When doing the upper/back cushions I wanted to try something a little different as I ran into this problem:

As you can see the elastic on the back stretched out over time.

So this time I bought thicker/wider elastic and triple stitched it to the beige fabric and then when joining everything together I triple stitched it again.

I slip it over the back of the chair and it holds it nice and secure.

I only hope it holds up better this time.

Now everything is all done it looks a bit better.

I ended up with over 3 yards of fabric leftover, so have listed it on Facebook Marketplace for $30.  If I can manage to sell it, this project will have cost around $80, including all supplies, which is a heck of a lot cheaper than buying new cushions.  If I can get three years out of this set, that's less than $30 a year.