Modifying an existing seat cover

[WIDESIDE72]

I bought a 70 Longhorn a year or so ago and the p.o. had the seat recovered. its a decent job but he cheaped out and just had the seating area done smooth, no pleats or pattern of any sort, so it looks cheap. Does anyone know if i could pull it off and have some pleats sewn in just on the seating area an re install it, or would it make it too small to fit back on?
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[SS Tim]

Show me a picture but probably not as far as ading pleats. If you want to sew in a new insert it may work out or just punch a new set of holes that will soon tear out. But if you wanted to take the existing seat cover and sew a flat pattern in against a padding you can probably add a design without changing the fit of the cover.