creating a slip cover

The easiest slipcover I ever made was using a quilted bedspread. I removed the seat cushions from the couch, draped the spread over the couch inside out (in other words the backing fabric was facing me. Then I just pinned, cut and basted til I got the right fit, sewed the basted seams on the machine, put it back on the couch right side out, made some mock boxed cushion covers and had a long wearing slip cover that washed like a dream. Hippie Chic Teri

Teri, I absolutely love that Idea!!!!!!!! I have been racking my brain on a way to cover my recliner chairs. I was just about ready to start making a paper pattern when I read your super solution. I think thta would work just as easy on my recliner chairs. I intend to give it a try. Thanks a bunch!!!!

Marilyn

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If you don't mind a loose slipcover, try with an upholstery weight fabric and trim. The idea is to piece together panels of fabric so that the center panel is a full width. You can attach additional panels on either side (sort of like what you see on panels of duvet covers where the side panels are shorter in width). Trim around the edge helps tremendously with the drape, but it would depend on your hom dec style (piping, brush, beaded, bullion etc)

I had made an bullion-fringed tablecloth for the dining table from home dec fabric - while beautiful, wasn't the right colors I decided later. I put it over our not-quite-right futon and it's now perfect, the fringe helps with the drape and hides the ugly hard wood armrests. I placed coordinating pillows to surround the armrests so no one plops their noggin right on the wood by mistake. (ovals/circles involve folding the fabric in quarters and drawing a "curve" from one edge midpoint to the next/one corner to the next)

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