Five simple steps to follow to make a buttoned chair cover Place paper on seat of chair and draw around the seat to make template. Still working on paper template, extend 12cm from seat to form the four side drops of cover. Extend sides of back and ends of side drop by 4cm to wrap around back chair leg. Round off back corners, where fabric fits around legs. Place the template on the fabric and cut out, adding a 1.5cm seam allowance all round. Mark a 4cm wide back corner facing on a template. Cut out two facings from the fabric, adding a 1.5cm seam allowance. Turn and machine-stitch a hem around the outside edge of the facings. Place the facings on the chair cover, right sides together. Pin and machine-stitch, leaving a 1.5cm seam allowance. Snip the seam allowance at regular intervals around curve. Turn facings through and press flat. Pin the side drops of the front chair corners together, right sides facing. Machine-stitch leaving a 1.5cm seam allowance. On the right side, turn up a 1.5cm hem allowance on all sides.
Pin velvet ribbon into position around edge concealing raw edge of hem allowance. Machine-top-stitch around edge of back-leg facings. Place seat cover on chair, wrap extension around back chair legs and mark the button and buttonhole positions. Machine or hand-finish buttonholes to complete the cover.This easy-to-sew cover from Country Homes and Interiors just slips over a dining chair and requires no upholstery skills Make mismatched chairs look like a set by using the same fabric, or pick contrasting fabrics for a mix-and-match look. Step 1) To begin you will need to make pattern pieces for each section of the chair cover: the outside back; the narrow gusset strips at the sides of the chair back; Step 2) To make a pattern piece for the outside back, use masking tape to stick a sheet of newspaper around the outside back of your chair. Tape it so that it curves around the edges and sticks to the inside back. Once taped in place, take a soft leaded pencil and rub around the sides and top so that the edge is clearly defined.
To mark the bottom edge, draw a line parallel with the seat. newspaper and cut out along the pencilled areas. Repeat to mark and cut out pattern pieces for the inside back, the narrow gusset strips at the sides of the chair back, and the seat. Step 3) Remembering to pattern match as necessary, lay out and pin all your pattern pieces on the fabric. Cut out, adding 2cm all round. Remember to cut 2 gusset strips. Use tailor’s chalk to mark which piece is which and which are the top edges on the right side of each piece of fabric. Step 4) Right sides facing and matching raw edges, stitch the bottom edge of the inside back to the back edge of the seat, taking aTrim and press open seam allowances. Step 5) Repeat to stitch the top edge of the inside back to the top edge of the outside back. The seat, inside and outside chair back will now be joined in one strip. Step 6) Right sides facing and matching raw edges, pin one gusset strip between the two chair back pieces.
taking a 1.5cm seam and trim and press open seam allowances. stitch the remaining gusset piece in place on the other side of theLeaving the cover inside out, slip in place on your Step 7) To work out the size of the frill, measure all around the perimeter of the seat and the back of the chair. Double this measurement and add 3cm. Cut a 17cm-wide strip of main fabric to your total measurement, joining pieces as necessary. Step 8) Along one long edge, turn under 2.5cm then 3cm. Pin, press and machine stitch the hem in place. Right sides facing and matching raw edges, join along the short edges, taking a 1.5cm seam to form a ring. Step 9) To make gathering stitches for your frill, use the longest stitch setting on your machine and run a line of stitches 1cm from the raw edge all around the frill. strength, you may find it better to use a polyester threadStop stitching 1cm from where you started and liftCarefully pull away your fabric to leave a good 20cm
of thread before snipping off. Leave these threads loose, but secure the threads where you began stitching with a knot on one side of theRepeat with a second line of stitching 1cm below the first, snipping and securing the thread as before. all the loose threads to one side of the fabric and knot them all together 2cm from the ends. Holding these threads securely with one hand, gradually push the fabric along the thread to gather, working slowly and evening out the gathers as you go. Keep testing if you’ve gathered the frill enough to fit the bottom edge of the chair cover by slipping it over the chair and around the seat. until you are happy with the fit. Knot the gathering threads to hold the Step 11) Remove the cover from the chair and, right sides facing and matching raw edges all round, pin, then tack the frill in place around the bottom edge of the chair cover. all round, taking a 1.5cm seam. Remove pins, tacking and gathering
stitches, and trim back the seam allowances. Turn the cover through, press and slip in place on your chair.Find more of our craft ideas on Country Homes and Interiors‘ website. Plus, be first to hear about our favourite buys and exclusive competitions on Facebook and Twitter.We are a family run company based in Chelmsford that provides bespoke Chair Covers for weddings & events in the Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk & surrounding areas along with Candy Buffets, Centrepieces and Table Plans.We offer a personal service and have over 60 different coloured sashes in organza, satin and taffeta to choose from. We are confident that for whichever theme you are looking for we will have something that will add some extra sparkle to your big day!If you are here to look at candy buffets & centrepieces and feel that chair covers are not for you, please see if we can convince you with our before & after photos.Please take your time to explore our website and also please take a look at our Facebook and Twitter pages for more updates of our work.