Our "New" free chair

I am all about buying used or get free stuff...within limits.

I always ask myself: 

can it be washed? 

or 

can it be wiped down with clorox? :)

We have had this chair in our living room for years. 

It was free.

Although you might like the pattern on the chair, 

the main problem with this was that the chair had lots

 and lots of stains.

Mostly size of a dime and smaller. 

That's why it was free.

I made a "sort of" slipcover when I was pregnant with my first child,

over 6 years ago.

But...

I never quite finished it,

and

it was one of my first sewing projects ever...

That said, it did stay on the chair for the last 6 years.

I finally decided to make a new and improved slipcover.

Just like I did for the love seat we bought off Craigslist for our sunroom.

This is what I call a "custom" made slipcover.

I first cut the lower part of the fabric, 

to show the legs.

I basically sew by hand most of the parts, with the fabric being on "reverse" on the chair

(make sure you don't actually stitch it to the original fabric on the chair).

Then I take the hand sew fabric and do the final stitches on the machine.

All is sew inside out.

Turn it over when done, 

and slip it over the chair.

Fits like a glove.

The fabric used is a grey dropcloth.

It was given to me as a "thank you" from a friend of ours.

So for me this was a completely free project.

HERE is how to make a pillow as the one in the above picture.

Stay Frugal, 

Daniela

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