Part three of the Epic Saga of the Dining Room will finally be the tutorial for the Parson Chair Slipcovers!
Step 2: Cut out all your pieces! This type of slipcover has 3 pieces….chair back, chair front and seat! I cut all 24 pieces at once (YIKES that is another reason this is an EPIC SAGA…3 pieces times 8 chairs!!!)
Anyway…if you cut all the pieces at once, you can save fabric…I was able to do a layout that left me with enough fabric for a whole extra chair…in case we ever have a stain that won’t come out!
Step 3: Lay the seat piece on the chair. Make a cut that leaves the”tuck in” as well as the side flap for joining to the back piece.
Step 4: Pin and then stitch the miter which will form the tight corner on the front of the seat.
Trim this excess away after you are certain that the fit is correct.
Step 5: Pin the front and back pieces together with wrong side out….
I also use a pencil to trace the actual line of the frame….it seems no matter how carefully you cut your pieces…they don’t match up perfectly. The pencil line lets me sew the perfect line and the finished seem doesn’t have bumps or puckers.
Step 6: Of course I forgot to take any pictures of this…but you simply sew the front and back together along your pencil line. The back is attached using the extensions from the seat piece.
This photo shows the “loop” of fabric that will become the pleat at the back corner of the seat.
Step 6: Do a final fitting of the three pieces….tucking in your “tuck ins”. I did not sew this together like many tutorials do. I thought it would be easier to get a good fit.
Because I may need to wash these….I did finish all the edges with the serger.
Step 7: Use a ruler to measure and pin the hem. When you sew the pieces together…the bottom often shifts so this is critical for an even hem on each chair. I was awfully glad this pattern was so forgiving.
Step 8: Make the pleat by tucking and hand sewing the back seat corner. I find that I have more control when I do this by hand….but maybe one of you experts out there know a secret for doing this better!
I am really pleased with the look of both rooms….just a few more tweaks in the next weeks and I’ll be done with the updated rooms!
So ends my EPIC SAGA…..
Did you know….that it took Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War in the Epic Saga the Odyssey….so I am awfully glad my EPIC SAGA didn’t take quite that long.
Have a Great Day!
You did an awesome job! We did something similar a few years ago and it was not even a full cover chair, and while it was not that difficult it was time consuming. It's great to see the end result.
Great Job! Love your new look in your dining room. Have a great day.
Sarah