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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Seat cover

I sew on an office chair that I've had for years. It's been asking to be recovered for some time so I finally did it:

No idea how it got so dirty!!

This is what I made:
I added elastic but didn't pull it tight enough. It works though:


I'm thinking I may need to do the back, too! Oh and it didn't make a dent in the bag!!

18 comments:

  1. OH!!! I need to do that for my office chair! I have lots of selvages I can use. Great idea!

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  2. Such a clever idea Randy! It is so pretty too!

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  3. Very fun! Come now, did you really think it would make a dent? : )

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  4. Oh yes, this is a DIY that I need to do. My chair is looking dingy too and that is such a neat idea. Thanks for the inspiration. You did a great job.

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  5. Great seat cover.I love making little projects with selvages too.

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  6. don't make me laugh....those scrappy piles never seem to go down....LOL...very nice seat cover and yes, you must do the top as well!

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  7. So fun--I need to do something like this for my chair---soon!

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  8. very very clever and so so cute. I'm going to copy you, I'm sure. (big grin)

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  9. I love it! What a cool way to use strings!

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  10. That looks so cute. I took my chair like that apart and pulled off the old fabric and then stapled the fabric on and put it back together. It was part of a project I did at the quilt shop. Several people tried to get out the door with it. I kept my eye on it.

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  11. great job my blogger friend,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,do a back for it, its a awesome little project, might get me motivated also, thats way cool, the fabric strips, i cant remember what you call them, lol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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  12. That's wonderful!!!!
    Terri in Texas

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  13. I love it!!! it definitely needs the back rest to match!!!

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  14. Looks fabulous! Such a wonderful idea! What I found to work to pull up the slack, is to make a sleeve, all around the outside edge, to thread a string through, and then knot it. (Like an ironing board cover). Just be careful not to pull too tight, or it could pull away from the seam. (experience) LOL

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  15. Love your new chair! It looks wonderful!

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