Stool Seat Cover
| February 3, 2011 | Posted by Jessie under Kitchen, Sewing Projects |
Our cute little stool that is in our built-in desk area was your basic bland stool (from Walmart) when we bought it. Similar to this:
After a mini-makeover, it now adds some country charm to go with our metal buckets and table legs.
Here is the tutorial.
This first thing I did was trace the size of the seat to our foam and fabric. I then cut the foam and fabric to size and hot glued the fabric to the foam. Then I started on the skirt.
Start by cutting your fabric to size-mine is a 5″ skirt but you could adjust it to fit the look you want. Really, 5″ was all the fabric I had left.
Pin, iron, and hem all the way around:
After you have the skirt hemmed, you will make your pleats. I first just kind of guessed and checked to see how big my pleats could be and still fit around the whole seat. I’m sure there is a more mathematical way to do it but I didn’t think that through. My very professional measuring ways lead me to make 3″ wide pleats with 3/4″ folds.
I laid my fabric out and measured, folded, and pinned the whole skirt. It will end in a circle and look like a pretty little wreath.
Then sew around the top of the skirt to finish off your pleats.
Finally, I pinned the skirt to the foam to hold it in place while I hot glued the skirt to the foam cushion.
Then I put some velcro strips on my stool to keep the cushion in place.
I love how it turned out. The skirt and cushion was simple and free! I just used some scrap fabric and foam I had and pieced it together to cover this seat.
Here are a few more views:
so cute, great job!
Thanks, Kathy!
Hi, I just found you on UCreate and I think your things are great! I’m following. If you get the chance follow me too, you might like what I do also! Have a great weekend!
Susan
Thanks, Susan! Thanks for checking out my blog:) I just looked at yours and it looks like we have similar styles!
Also a Dave fan!
I like this project. I am not good at decorating at all I will be back for more tips.
Hi Jacqueline! Glad to have a fellow Ramsey follower around:) Thanks for checking out my blog and hopefully there will be some tips you can use!
[...] top and and bottom a little and hemmed all sides. Then I folded my pleats (just as I did for the stool seat) and pinned them. Before I sewed the skirt on, I used a very professional way of filling out the [...]
Really cute! I made a ruffled stool cover last year, but haven’t been able to figure out how to keep it on the stool. I’m going to have to steal your velcro idea!
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