Terre was on a mission to pull together her living room for her daughter’s high school graduation and the faded striped chair and fraying ottoman either had to go or get a redo. The Pennsylvania House chair was in good shape except for the faded fabric and dated red stripe that didn’t go with her new neutral and relaxed room.
The ottoman on the other hand was questionable. She wasn’t sure it was salvageable and neither was I. The top fabric had worn so thin that it had frayed. With my newly acquired samples from Big Duck in hand, we found the perfect shade of fabric. 
Unfortunately, they wouldn’t have the yardage she needed until after the graduation so she picked a second choice, a Bull Denim Cotton Poly Blend in Sand. It washed up beautifully with very little wrinkles. Although it was preshrunk, I was advised by the fabric company to wash it again as there still might be up to 3% shrinkage left. I didn’t want to take any chances as she definitely wanted to be able to wash the slipcovers.
With just four days until the festivities there wasn’t any time to waste. I went to work first on the chair. Following the lines of the chair, the fabric covered the red perfectly and felt so soft to the touch. We kept it simple with cording on the bottom to show off the wood legs. It would be a great chair to snuggle up on, put your feet up on the ottoman and read a book….or take a nap.
The ottoman took a bit of research and thinking. I mended what I could, pressed on a fusible interfacing and finally made a muslin wrap to pull the ottoman all together, hiding the top fix and giving it a clean start before making the slipcover.
Once I took the time to fix the ottoman, the construction of the cover was pretty straight forward. Again, we kept it simple with a corded bottom to match the chair. The cover fits like a glove and the new ensemble really brightens up that corner of the room, pulling it all together. And the best thing is, it’s washable! I’d say this chair and ottoman graduated with honors.
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