I've been wanting to cover my sewing machine chair for some time now. It was nasty and full of holes from years of use and abuse. (I think I bought it in 1987, the same year I got my sewing machine).
I love bloggers!! From them I got the idea to make my own fabric using selvedges. So much fun and so much color! I used a piece of muslin to trace the back and seat and filled up the area with selvedges and a few pieces of polka dot fabrics. I couldn't undo the seat part so I pushed the piece in with a screwdriver. The back came off and I wrapped that piece around and hot glued it before I put it back together. Now I have a comfy, beautiful chair!
Don't you just love it? Zoom in for a closer look!
I'm so excited! Karen is featuring my chair on Selvage Blog. If you love inspiration, you'll love her posts!!
32 comments:
Love the cover! The idea of using selvedge is so clever, sometimes the selvedge is just as nice as the fabric, and with such nice fonts too! Now your chair looks fab and can inspire your sewing every time you sit on it! Great project and great result!
What a fabulous idea! So perfect for a sewing chair too :-)
Thats very clever and a very pretty chair!
Wow! What an awesome idea. Looks great!
I love using what would otherwise be trashed! I recently covered my chair to match the room. This looks amazing. Stop by sometime, domesticdeadline.blogspot.com
Wow, it is gorgeous! I want one!
That is brilliant!!! Love the way it turned out! You are clever :)
This looks so amazing! Don't you love it when you are able to act on an inspiring project seen in the blog world? And with such awesome results!
Awesome chair. What a clever idea! Reallt pretty result!
p.s. I forgot to say... looking forward to seeing your bunting :-)
I think I have to be a copy cat! Love it!
That is awesome! I am originally from Louisiana, so when I saw your blog mentioned on another that I follow, I immediately hopped over and added you to my google reader.
Mary
http://www.quiltgenius.com
So cool! I may have to try this myself.
I have dreamed of this chair in my sewing room for so long! It is so nice to see it done. What a lovely thing.
Oh, great! now my chair looks dowdy.
Yes, dowdy.
You've done a FANTASTIC job on this re-do! ! !
Guess I'm going to have to turn my chair over so I can see what 'harm' I can create.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Hugs,
Gerry
You chair is absolutely wonderful. I've been wanting to do something like that for a long time, I've even been saving my selvages for a project just like this. You've definitely inspired me to get off my duff and just do it.
You chair is absolutely wonderful, Thanks for the inspiration.
Hello I am sew pleased Karen featured you...I would love to have you as a guest at stashmanicure.blogspot.com
on how you did this..or even the story behind it..I am sure sew many would love it too...as us quilters sit a lot lol
Thanks to you all for your comments! Sorry I couldn't get back to some of you without blogs or restricted blogs. I loved doing this and hope to do more things with selvedges!!
That is fabulous! I also have been bitten hard by the selvage bug! I just love your chair!!
Happy Pink Saturday, Sue.
Oh, wow! I am in love this this. May I bring my chair over? ;-)
So creative!
This is FABULOUS! What a great idea -- it's way too cute!
Hello,
I love this chair, you did a fabulous job!
Thanks for visiting me!
~ Gabriela ~
Look what you did! It's wonderful! Now get on over here and make mine pretty too.... :)
I like the chair's cover. It's fun and whimsical.
A great chair cover so much better than a plain old chair!
Deb
If only I have that many times with 6...I can do as such! I love your chair new look!
this chair gets my vote - I would have never thought of something like this! Creative use of selvages and it motives me to cover my chair!
That is so cool, I'd never thought about saving the selvages - always thought they were pretty but didn't cross my mind to find a use for them - now I can see lots of possibilities -thanks
Awesome! You really did it great! Have no skills on sewing like this but I appreciate what you did. You made an old chair into a brand new looking fashionable chair!
Very clever!! I'm going to start saving my selvedges!
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