Vintage Linens Chair-Back Slips

About six weeks ago, I decided it was time to "lighten up".

So I've had one project after another

to try to lighten and brighten my interior spaces.

A few weeks ago I did chair slip covers

 for my bergere chairs in the Living Room.

I surprised myself at getting them accomplished,

because...

I really don't like to sew.

Sorry to say, I'm sort of a klutz when it comes to sewing.

But since I redid my Dining Room,

my heavy wood dining chairs seemed to be

 bigger and darker and heavier than ever.

(Oh My!)

They taunted me to start another "project".

It's taken some thought,

because I wanted to recover the seat cushions.

(a relative easy job)

So I didn't want to do a seat slip,

even though it would have been

flirty with ruffles.

Two kitties with gray fur,

who love to lounge, talked me out of that idea.

I need to find some heavier flax or linen upholstery fabric

for the seats themselves.

What I have here is too lightweight,

but the right color and texture.

I had three "must haves" in choosing the material for these chair slips.

1. needs to be lightweight and somewhat transparent.

2. needs to be easy to work with.

3. Has to be inexpensive,

 because I have ten chairs to eventually slip.

So... I just chose a plain white cotton.

Then to dress them up,

I added pieces of vintage dresser scarves with crocheted lace,

that I found recently at a barn sale.

(see my header photo)

Depending on the time of day and the light,

you can see the silhouette of my chair backs.

I made a template pattern by tracing the backs onto poster board.

Then to add a little fun,

 I used a vintage button in back to tighten up the fit.

I have another project I'm working on,

so I'll show you soon.

This involves paint again,

just not on the walls.

(thank goodness!)

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love,

Debra