temporary chair fix

several weeks ago i dressed up the gazebo as a sitting room for a garden tour

and wanted to use this chair i picked up at a GW which is on the re-do list...

i got my thinking cap on and remembered some tucked away sheer fabric

and started on a temporary transformation with eight corsage pins

 from the many i had saved from our children's weddings.

it ended up loking like this...

i started with the arms by ripping four inch strips,

 winding it around the arm until the old fabric was covered,

then using two pins to keep it in place.

to cover the seat i ripped another panel,

making sure it was large enough to cover the seat and hang over all sides.

in the front, i cut the fabric on an angle to fit the seat width,

took the corners and tied it together in a ballet tie.

  tucking the fabric under the back of the seat,

then behind the chair i twisted the fabric and pinned that.

ripping four more strips, i wrapped two strips above the arm and two below the arm,

tying them in a knot around the back, giving it a bow-tied look

i also took a strip of fabric the width of the back 

to tuck up and down behind the cross-wise strips of fabric.

to give it a feminine flair,

 i pinned a fabric flower centered with a seashell to the front and side of the chair.

this was a quick and fun project to do

 and will stay like that until the right job is done.

right now, she's just sitting around looking pretty!

...blessedness!

ox

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