There was a pair of these chairs that Lila wanted me to slipcover, using some of her fabric that she designs for Riley Blake. She had a trade show coming up and wanted to use these chairs in her booth.

Here is the before…on old kitchen chair on wheels from the thrift store. Lila’s planning on using them in her office after the trade show…kind of like office chairs since they roll and spin.

Here is the after we piped with the on fabric and did the skirt in the other.

I was concerned how the tuck in would stay…so when I felt under the chair there was a small gap that led up through the tuck in area. I sewed a small piece of ribbon onto the seam allowance in the center back where the skirt was sewn on and then I sewed the other piece of ribbon on the section of the main body that tucked into the crevice. Then I put a safety pin on the end of the ribbon so I could feed it down the crevice and through the small gap….then the two ribbons met and I could tie them together to help keep the tuck in from coming out.

Skirt

Lila’s fabrics…how exciting to have your name on the selvage!!! Her fabric are quilt fabric that are 45″ wide…so I self lined the skirts to give them a little more weight.

These items were for a designers client for their office. This client likes to get all his drop cloths from Sherwin Williams, they seem to be a little bit better quality than the Home Depot or Lowes drop cloths…less flaws and bare/ thin spots.

Here is the chair before…light blue plaid with a coordinating floral.

And here is the matching couch in the same floral.

Chair after in drop cloths with french welt.

On the top back of the chair…I decided to keep the original seams and “boxed” the top edge. I played with it and decided it looked better to keep the original lines.

Close up of “french welt” which is basically piping with out the cording inside. So it’s a 2″ strip of fabric folded in half and sewn in the seams. Then on the corners you have to “kiss pleat” the french welting so it’ll bend around the corners.

Here is the couch AFTER. Love the cleaner look without the floral and plaid…much better for a man’s office.

Front of couch

Another front shot of the couch.

— Side note… I am on the home stretch, we leave to camp at Carlsbad State beach in 2 1/2 weeks. I still have several items I am trying to finish and drop off before we leave. I am utilizing Heber (husband) for most of my drop offs. I still have a couch, 3 chairs, and two ottomans that I need to get done this week, and then I have 2 chairs, some cushions, and some bedskirts to finish the following week. Then I am going to be hanging out on the beach in Southern California for a week. Nothing like working hard before a trip!!!!
Oh did I mention…Heber has enlisted me to make a cover for our new air mattress. The last one we bought only lasted for two uses. So this time he spent alot more money hoping the higher quality will help (maybe if the kids don’t jump on it…that might help too). I have some navy blue cable knit sweater looking fabric that’s soft and stretchy…so I think I may use it for this project. I don’t know when I am supposed to get it done though. Most likely the night before we leave.

This ottoman was for a client that I did baby bumpers for about 18 months ago…She decided this white ottoman wasn’t very practical with a one year old. She ordered this amazing gray hexagon fabric that mimicked the shape of the ottoman. I love this fabric!!!

Ottoman Before…darling but not washable.

After…ottoman slipcovered in gray hexagon fabric.

I matched the band to the skirt…I didn’t worry about the matching on the top edge, since it was angled and not really possible to match on all sides. Plus we were a little tight on fabric.

Random Story about me– When I was little I used to watch my mom sew…I would sew purses and doll clothes. When I was in 6th grade, I was going to take guitar lessons at school. My mom had an old guitar for me to use, but one problem….no case. So what was a girl to do???? I made one out of my brothers old jeans. I pieced it together and made a button opening…so kind of like a box cushion, but for a guitar and made out of white and blue levis. So I guess this would be my first “official” slipcover.