Sewing chair make-over. Check.
I'm so pleased with how this turned out. It's basically two separate pieces slipped over the chair. The chair fabric underneath has a brushed nap to it and holds the slip-cover in place quite nicely, so no ties were needed.
Each slip-cover I've made has been a little bit different due to the dimensions and the hardware on the chairs. The back-rest on this one was slightly wider at the top--so to mitigate that, I made a small drawstring casing to pull in the extra fabric around the middle. It works!
I'm off to find more stuff to cover up now . . . including myself.
With a new smock in the making.
Eeeek!! Beautiful!!! Oh, that my desk chair at work looked that pretty...
Posted by: Sharon M. | April 11, 2008 at 09:55 AM
Wow! That is truly lovely. I'm jealous.
Cheryl
Posted by: Periwinkle Vintage | April 11, 2008 at 10:37 AM
Now come do my desk chair. Please?
Terri
Posted by: Terri Pollhein | April 11, 2008 at 10:49 AM
It's perfect, vicki...
Love the fabric!
Posted by: Dawn | April 11, 2008 at 10:54 AM
That looks great! You're making me really want to do the same thing here to our Very Ugly Office Chair. It's one of those things that I've always wanted to get rid of but had no good-enough-excuse. It's purely functional, but now I see that it can be so much more! :)
Posted by: kristena | April 11, 2008 at 10:59 AM
What a wonderful chair cover. It's beautiful. I think I'd fall off my chair, if I took the arms off. ;-)
Posted by: chris | April 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM
What a wonderful chair cover, I love it!
Kind regards
Sonnja
Beertje Zonn
Posted by: Sonnja | April 11, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Very cute! I've never tried covering office chairs before, but now I want to!
*Heidi*
Posted by: Heidi Woodruff | April 11, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Gorgeous!!! Your slipcovers are brilliant.
Posted by: Alesia | April 11, 2008 at 02:47 PM
Love the slipcover....can you show us a full view of the back---I'd love to see how you finished it from that view.
Thanks!
Posted by: Megan | April 11, 2008 at 02:52 PM
Gorgeous!!! Your slipcovers are brilliant.
Posted by: Alesia | April 11, 2008 at 03:08 PM
wow, you are just cranking out the chair covers--no more plain jane office chairs for you! they look wonderful.
Posted by: Toni | April 11, 2008 at 09:39 PM
Vicki,
Very pretty! Any chance there will be pattern in our futures?
Glenn
Posted by: Glenn Bliss | April 12, 2008 at 06:28 AM
Great job, and inspiration of course!
Posted by: dawn | April 12, 2008 at 07:27 AM
It's lovely.
Posted by: paula luckhurst | April 12, 2008 at 08:42 AM
this is inspiring...it turned out great!
Posted by: carolyn | April 12, 2008 at 09:25 AM
you are a genius! that is the cutest desk chair on the planet!
Posted by: texcilla | April 12, 2008 at 10:56 AM
I love your new header. Cherry blossoms are my favorite. I love the chair too. You do beautiful work. I've been a lurker for a while now. It took the cherry blossoms to bring me out of hiding!
Posted by: Senkyoshi | April 13, 2008 at 04:59 AM
I love the chair cover. My sewing chair is a hideous orange thrift shop job but it's totally comfortable. Why didn't I think of covering it???? Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: joyce | April 13, 2008 at 05:27 AM
The chair looks great! What a pretty cover. I think a bow would be pretty too. Then again I love the part in Disney's Fantasia where the hippos wear tutus and dance so I would like the bow on the chair.
Posted by: Jill | April 13, 2008 at 08:06 AM
What a lovely cover for your chair, you did a wonderful sewing job. You made me laugh with your comment about the "hippo". Love the fabric.
Posted by: lizzieJane | April 13, 2008 at 03:55 PM
That looks so lovely! You're inspiring me to tackle my chairs now. Yours have turned out so nicely.
Posted by: Blue Castle | April 14, 2008 at 05:27 AM
I am so grateful for the ideas about the desk chair makeover. Your project is beautiful.
Posted by: June | April 14, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Your chairs are so cute. Inspiring.
Posted by: nanette | April 14, 2008 at 01:27 PM
I recently came across your blog and am so inspired by that darling chair cover!! My sad little desk chair needs some pretty clothes... going up to sew one right now!! Thanks for the CUTE idea :)
Posted by: Holly | April 14, 2008 at 02:43 PM
What a pretty, happy chair...There's hope for my old klunker of an office chair--thanks for the inspiration! Happy spring days to you & yours((HUGS))
Posted by: Tracy | April 15, 2008 at 07:39 AM
ohhhh I love it! The fabric is so pretty and feminine. You did a great job making the cover. Love it.
Posted by: Judi | April 15, 2008 at 04:02 PM
Oh I was looking at my chair today and wondering if I could make a cover...how excellent to see this post!
Posted by: JudyC | April 16, 2008 at 07:50 PM
SEW cute! I've been toying with the idea of making a slip cover for my sewing chair and now you've given me the courage to do it! Thanks!!!
Posted by: Nan | April 21, 2008 at 05:24 PM