How to sew chair covers in an hour

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

If your chairs have already lost their former exquisite look, and buying new ones or restoring existing ones is too expensive and expensive,

or if their design simply doesn't fit the overall dining room interior, then you can decorate them in the most simple way - sew universal chair covers. They can cover this piece of furniture both together with the legs, and only the back, be festive or everyday - it all depends on your imagination. If you don’t have time or desire to mess around with a sewing machine, you can simply throw a large piece of light fabric over the chair, tighten it in shape and fasten it with a knot or bow on the back. And here are some options for sewing.

The easiest case

If you need to decorate only the back of a chair, then you can do this task in just half an hour. To do this, you will need a cut of any fabric, embroidery threads or multi-colored patches for appliqué, as well as two parameters: the height and width of the back. There is no simpler option than how to sew chair covers like simple pillowcases. So, we fold the fabric in half and make a pattern on it (it isa rectangle with sides equal to our measurements + 7-10 cm on each side for the seams and the thickness of the chair). It remains only to stitch the seams along the top and side edges of the cover, and the bottom should remain empty for putting on furniture. Both of its surfaces - or only the back - should be decorated with embroidery or patchwork appliqué. It is recommended to involve children in this activity. They may not know how to sew chair covers, but they have no equal in the variety of creative ideas. Therefore, we entrust them with the choice of a pattern, and then transfer it to our product. Done!

Kids version

In anticipation of winter, thematic options will be relevant. Now we will tell you how to sew chair covers in the form of caps with pompons. In addition, this decoration will greatly please the kids. To do this, first we measure the height and width of the back of the chairs, choose a red and green fabric with the same pattern, a plain white one and buy a skein of yarn. Naturally, before sewing chair covers, patterns need to be marked on paper or immediately on fabric. To do this, lay out the material on the table, draw a rectangle on it, as in the first case, and add a triangle of arbitrary height to its upper line. Cut out, overcast the edges and sew everything except the bottom side. We turn it inside out and sew a white strip along the edge. Now we make a pompom and sew it outside to the top of the triangle. Done!

Strict option

Now let's look at how to sew chair covers for every day. ForTo do this, we need a dense fabric that holds its shape, a wide silk ribbon, strong threads and an hour of free time. So, we draw a pattern on the newspaper. To do this, first measure the value No. 1 - from the upper edge of the back to the floor (subtract 2 cm), No. 2 - from it to the front edge of the seat (the centimeter should fit snugly against all surfaces when taking measurements). In addition, we need measurement No. 3 - the width of the chair and No. 4 - the length of the legs (again subtract 2 cm). Now on the newspaper we draw two rectangles with a length equal to measurements No. 1 and 2, and a width equal to measure No. 3, and three more rectangles with sides equal to measurements No. 3 and 4. We transfer everything to the fabric, cut it out, process all the edges. We sew the first two patterns along the border of the upper edge of the chair, and sew the remaining pieces along the edges of the seat location. It remains only to put the products on the furniture and fix with a ribbon in the form of a bow.