Slipcovered Chair

This is what she looked like before.  I know it's only the cushion...Things were a little busy around here and I kept intending to take a photo before I got the slipcover finished and on the chair...

And here she is after...

First thing I do is measure out and sew all the piping...

Then I start with the largest pieces and cut the fabric for each of the sections of the chair.  For this piece it was the back because that's one large piece and I decided to make a large box pleat since the back of it will show...

For this chair I used almost 7 full yards of 54" wide upholstery fabric.  It has a loose back cushion and seat cushion so that definitely adds to the amount of fabric you need.

From there I pin it together piece by piece inside out...

 I just fell in love with this fabric...it's Annie Selke

 It has a nice texture like a linen almost....

 There's the box pleat in the back which will show where she'll sit in the room...and the chair rocks and swivels so I thought this would be best...

 The crispness of the pleat suits the style of fabric too

 Piping makes the slipcover I think.  Gives the appearance of being upholstered...

 Nice change...a great update for a perfectly great chair that just needs to be dressed up!

 Slipcovering is a lot of work...I have about 12 hours in this piece....but worth it if you want this look and you already have a good piece of furniture.  

And here she is in her "real" home!  Thanks for the photo friend...you know who you are...