Hi! I’m Rachelle from the blog Adventures In Creating where I do everything from sewing to welding. I am thrilled to be guest posting on one of my favorite blogs. Thank you so much Cassity for this opportunity!
Today I’m going to share one of my recent sewing projects where I reupholstered this old lounge chair. It first belonged to my parents who bought it when they got married. They gave it to me when I got married and needed furniture for our new home. I always thought I’d reupholster it or slipcover it. Well, after almost 5 years I finally got around to slipcovering it! And ended up with this:
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I’ve never slipcovered anything before so first I did some research on slipcover instructions and read a few articles:
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Then sewed the whole thing up. It was a little cumbersome with all the fabric laying everywhere but I was afraid to unpin anything and loose my shape.
I can’t believe that was your first time sewing a slipcover. It turned out very professional.
oh, my! oh, my! you are my hero! i’m in the same boat with the whole hand-me-down furniture for our starter home and want desperatly to make the ugly mix-matched fabrics disappear! i’m officially adding you to my list of fav sites on my blog! yaaaaay!!!!!! looks like a great holiday project
THANKS!
Thanks for sharing this. I am thinking of recovering a rocker/recliner and your tutorial will help. Cherrie
Great first job! I’m about to do two sofas and two wing chairs. My advice for removable covers is to attach them with velcro. Staple one side of the velcro to the underside of the chair and sew the other piece to the fabric.
That is a great idea!
How many yards did you buy???? THANKS!!
To give us a little more insight – would you mind saying approximately how many hours this BEAUTIFUL project took you (such a lovely job)? We are considering taking on a similar project.
You are my hero but I am totally craft/DIY challenged >.< but it is a beautiful project!
Great work! Just from a stickler for spelling, though, there are too many people spelling ‘lose’ as ‘loose’ these days, all over the internet. Let’s break that habit. You didn’t want to lose your pinning, in case the cover got too tight or too loose.
Also, a snugly made slip cover is the perfect place your snuggly relaxation after a hard day’s sewing.
It was obviously a typo
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Susan…….Loose was obviously a typo.
Fabulous job! Yay! That is “alotta” work.
You did an AWESOME job! Love the fabric! I am a beginner at sewing but you have inspired me to DIY cover two deadbeat slipper chairs that I have now in my family room – they will be posh and fabulous as a reading area in my bedroom in the new house we’re about to move into. They are much simpler than the chair you did, so I know I can do it! Wish me luck!
i have the same question as Jennifer. How long did this awesome project take?
thanks!!
How many yards of fabric did you use for your chair?? I love the outcome of your project. I have an old faded leather Pottery Barn club chair that I am going to try to salvage.
Club chairs usually take 5-6 yards of fabric, depending if you are using a pattern. This is a good article on estimating fabric: http://www.marthastewart.com/268571/how-much-fabric-do-you-need
This was really informative. I started to recover my sofa with old sheets and I had some questions, which is how I found your site. It seems like I am on the right track… I will definitely write the name of each piece of the sheet/muslin to make it easier.
We are glad you found it informative and we are glad you found our site. We hope that you can keep finding good information from our site. Good luck with the recovering!
That is amazing! I didn’t even see the amazing lines that chair had until you recovered it. Now I really want to start another project!
This is wonderful! You did such a great job. I have been wanting to reupholster this awesome huge lounge chair I have but a little nervous to attempt it. You definitly helped me out with the tips and I look forward to trying. Thanks!
Christine Lozano
I thought that your instructions were really good. Your results LOOK upholstered! I have only one comment. Upholstering is no harder than what you have done. I have made slip covers, and you have to be so careful with your fitting. For me, it just gave me fits! When you upholster, you just need basic rectangles large enough to cover each piece. You cut away the excess after you staple or tack. The cushion is, of course, the same struggle that you had with your slipcovered one. Plus, I will admit, you cannot just pull off upholstery to clean it. If you have children, that is definitely a plus. If you can find the time….
Dude! I never comment on blog posts but your slip cover is soooo awesome!!! I will defs be using your tips! I’m a fairly new sewer too!
GOOD LUCK! You can do it!
SO helpful!!!
I LOVE your detailed instructions and plan to use it on 2 old and orange Laz-y-boy swivel rockers. Kind of uncertain about not using the skirt as it hides the ugly legs but your look is gorgeous! You’ve given me the confidence to get this thing started! Thanks so much!
If your need a skirt, you can always add it! Good luck!