FLIRTY FRENCH CHAIR SLIPS

Painted French chairs

with little pale slipcovers ...

love.

These carved French chairs are not old...

but they have the look I wanted

for my dining space.

I love their chippy finish and neutral colors.

White distressed painted wood,

carved floral details on their backs, apron and legs, petite scale

& upholstered in nubby linen fabric.

They came looking like they were already

wonderful shabby antiques.

They are perfect for a french cottage inspired dining room.

But they didn't come with those flirty little slips we all love

so I decided to try and make some myself.

Let me just start by saying ... I am not a seamstress.

I have made simple pleated slip covers for straight lined seats before and

laid one of those atop this chair for a few previous pictures

But these slips were a bit of a challenge to make.

A semi-fitted seat... ruffles...

I decided on a simple flirty skirt rather than ruffly ~ruffly~ ruffly.

I laid the drop cloth over the seats and

cut it following the seat edges.

I then cut about 6 inches of drop cloth in a long strip and pinned it to the seat piece~

creating a bit of a gather here and there as I went.

I sewed them together and finished the edges of the fabric.

After adding a couple of ties and a little ruffle for the back

I called it good.

Though not perfect

they came out darling and are so sweet on these chairs.

I am loving them.

Now just need to finish the rest of them

:)

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