Chair Seat Covers

Several years ago I bought some seat covers for my dinning room chairs. They were very simple and were perfect for my wood backed chairs. Three years ago we bought a condo in Florida that we rent to vacationers. When we were furnishing the condo we found a dinning room set that was the perfect size and look. The bad part was that chairs had white seat cushions. They held up for about a year, and after so many people had sat on them with wet bathing suits, or dropped food on them, they needed an update.

This is one of the chairs in the condo.  Beachy looking. The cushion looks clean in this picture.

The couch in the condo is denim, so I thought why not make my own covers for the chairs out of denim. I used the covers on my dinning room chairs as a pattern and I was on my way.

I laid the cover on a piece of packing paper and added about a 1/2 inch extra for a hem. I cut it out and turned a 1/4 inch under and ironed it in place, then turned another 1/4 inch under all the way around and machine stitched the hem. I put button holes on the front two corners to thread the ties through for the front chair legs. I made two ties for each chair about 18 inches long. The ties were long enough to tie into a square knot. I attached (sewn) a piece of Velcro on each back flap to fasten it closed in the back. Last I made a decorative pin to keep the back closed tight.

Here is one of the covers cut, hemmed, with button holes and Velcro attached

Now you lay the cover on the chair and push the back flap under the back of the chair so it hangs over the back of the cushion.

Pull the back flap as far as you can down the back of the cushion

Pull the Velcro flaps around the back legs and attach over the back flap. Pull them as far as you can without wrinkling the top and sides of the cover.

Velcro flaps pulled tight

Go to the front and thread a tie in one of the button holes, back around the front leg and back out the other button hole. Tie them in a square knot in the front of the cover. Repeat on the other front leg.

Tie threaded through the button holes on the front leg corner

Tied in a square knot

Cannot use this type of safety pin.  Need craft pins without the loop at the end.

I bought some craft safety pins at Michaels. These are pins without the loop at the back end.
I bought some fish beads and pearl beads to string on the pin.

How cute is that fish bead?

 I then used the pin to keep the back Velcro flaps closed and reinforced. It also looks cute and beachy.

The finished product!

Ok, stop looking at the Gulf  and pool in the background and look at my cute chair!