She's pretty now!

I was thrilled when my mom gave me her pink chair. It is a great chair for relaxing in and both kids like to cuddle up in it, but it has seen better days with its threadbare arms and faded pink fabric. I had dreams of having it recovered, but I just don't have the money for that. I tried to find a slipcover for it, but it is deep and skinny, so it is hard to fit. Fed up with the kids picking at the stuffing and thread, I decided to make a slipcover for it.

I followed the slipcover tutorial at Pink and Polka Dot (don't you just love the name of that blog). I had to make my own adjustments and I ripped out a few seems, but the chair is all dolled up now. I chose an inexpensive quilter's cotton for the base of it because I didn't want to spend too much money in case it was a disaster. Maybe I will redo the base sometime in something a little heavier. The cushions are a thicker home decor fabric. Altogether I spent roughly 5 hours working on it and probably could have taken more time, but I kept getting lost in all of the fabric. It's not perfect, but I like it and it will do for now.

Before: (The cushions are missing in this picture because they were already recovered.)

After: