Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A little prim for the rear end

Sitting in the bleachers waiting for my little one to get through cheer practice can really drag on, so I always try to keep my hands busy. These chair pads have been on my 'to do' list for a while, as we have 2 captain chairs in my kitchen/bar area that need some help to make them look just a little primitive. Right now they squeal 1980's with their gold accents, so I really need to give them a thorough painting makeover too. However, I'm really not much of a painter (except for my walls), so I keep putting that project off.
So for now, I made these and they came together pretty quickly, since all of the details are done in black, and the stitching is easy, portable and fairly relaxing. A little batting, some machine sewing, and poof...they're ready for the usual crumbs and spills that kids dish out. And now that my daughter has a fondness for my iced coffees, that should just prim them up quite nicely!

4 comments:

  1. And how about a cushion for sitting on the bleachers...football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, track...

    We all have put many hours in there...I usually wad up my coat to sit on!! Have a terrific Tuesday evening. ~Natalie

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  2. Great idea, Natalie! I could use a nice fat one for just that purpose!

    Ilene

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  3. These are awesome! Do you sell them in your shop?

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  4. Carol - I don't have these listed, but would do a custom order for them. I made this a bit smaller to fit the chairs, so I would need to know what size of chair to make them for.

    Ilene

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