Dude, that’s lookin so much better! I really like the leather patch idea. The placement of that would be interesting to explore, like if you upholstered the main cushion maybe the leather could be where you’d contact the seat or backrest? It would wear differently over time too.
Pardon my upholstering ignorance, but how do you do the quilting effect? what causes the squares to loft like that, do you just pin them closer together as you sew?