As promised here is the newly created washable and reversible chair cover. I made a muslin pattern by draping the fabric over the chair cushion and continuously snipping and clipping until I had what I thought would be a pretty good fit. I used the muslin as the pattern, stipple quilted two pieces of fabric with batting, washed the piece, dried it, cut out the pattern and then bound it.
I then decided I wanted it to be reversible so I sewed double buttons on (a button over top of each other). Then I decided it needed darts in the front so I sewed them in to reduce the flair, tacking them down on both sides to maintain the ability to reverse it down the road. I must admit, the chair really does look better in person than these photos show. Oh well - I have said it before - I am a pretty good quilter, but a lousy photographer. We all have our specialties....
Either way, I just increased the lifespan of my most comfortable sewing chair. I am thinking i need to make a pillow that hangs over the top. What do you think? Oh, and I don't want to cover the chair back with the same fabric - I tested that out and it was just too much for the small room ... maybe that hanging pillow will pull it all together. I do have to remember, however, that old saying, "Sometimes more is just more."
As promised here is the newly created washable and reversible chair cover. I made a muslin pattern by draping the fabric over the chair cushion and continuously snipping and clipping until I had what I thought would be a pretty good fit. I used the muslin as the pattern, stipple quilted two pieces of fabric with batting, washed the piece, dried it, cut out the pattern and then bound it.
I then decided I wanted it to be reversible so I sewed double buttons on (a button over top of each other). Then I decided it needed darts in the front so I sewed them in to reduce the flair, tacking them down on both sides to maintain the ability to reverse it down the road. I must admit, the chair really does look better in person than these photos show. Oh well - I have said it before - I am a pretty good quilter, but a lousy photographer. We all have our specialties....
Either way, I just increased the lifespan of my most comfortable sewing chair. I am thinking i need to make a pillow that hangs over the top. What do you think? Oh, and I don't want to cover the chair back with the same fabric - I tested that out and it was just too much for the small room ... maybe that hanging pillow will pull it all together. I do have to remember, however, that old saying, "Sometimes more is just more."
