Shabby Chic Chair Cover Tutorial





After seeing this idea on the 
shabby chic website…. 
I decided to make one for myself.

Here is what I did 
(a few years ago I had these chairs but then  I sold when 
we moved to Texas)
 I am sad that I don’t have them anymore they were soo 
cute! 
But soon I will show you my new thrift store dining room chairs that 
I redid!!

1.  I made a pattern out of a paper bag by laying it on the chair 
and cutting it 
to match the shape of the seat and adding enough for seams.  I made  two 
small darts on the front..right above the legs to add a tailored look and make 
it more fitted. I cut out the shape from white canvas fabric.

2. I measured the outside of the chair seat… all around including the back. 
and doubled it to make the ruffle full. (I made the back piece separate from 
the front/side piece to allow room for legs of chair)

3. Sew the ruffle pieces onto your seat piece. Hem the ruffle.

4. Make 4 ties long enough and wide enough to attach to the chair cover 
around the legs and to help keep the cover in place. I think the finished size 
of the ties were 1 1/2 inches wide by how ever long you want. Leave space 
for sewing up the seam. You don’t want them too skinny or they will look funny

 I am linking to 
Furniture Feature Friday

Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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