High Chair Cover

By Kathryn

(Sorry, I don't know why the pictures are being crazy...)

My friend wanted me to recover her high chair cover. 

It was girly, and now she wanted it for her baby boy. 

I had never attempted this kind-of project, but my friend was sure I could figure it out. 

I found basic instruction from this website, then tailored it to fit my needs.

We choose dark brown for the seat, to make the food hide better, 

and all the fabric is washable.I made button holes so the straps could still fit through, and secured them through all layers. Following guides from the original cover, I ran a stitch where the seat would need to fold, making it fit nicely into the high chair.

We added rick-rack trim for fun, and bias tape to finish the edge. 

Next time I would use larger bias tape because it is easier to work with. 

It was fun to help my friend with something I had done before, 

and she was so excited with the end result. 

High Chair Makeover

Since we moved into a bigger house, we now have room for a bigger high chair. We've loved our little clip on, but this one is nice to have in the kitchen area while I'm cooking. I found a high chair on Craigslist for $10 (total steal!), but it didn't have a cover. So I made one.

I'm pretty proud of this baby. I just looked at some pictures online (I found an amazing tutorial here),  measured the dimensions, then I just guessed and did the best I can. It would have been easier if I could have used the old one as a template, but I just did a mock up with some scrap fabric and tweaked it from there.

 I kind of love this fabric. I think it could go either boy or girl. It's totally washable too.

I feel so good about this one! I'm so thankful that my mom taught me how to sew. I found some places on etsy selling high chair covers for $50+. No thanks.

Flower Headband

 Kat and I whipped some of these headbands out while we were home for Christmas. It was really fun and easy.

There's about a bazillion tutorials for these kind of flowers, I liked this one. I think the biggest thing is to make sure the fabric you're using is synthetic, so when you burn the edges the whole piece of fabric doesn't start on fire. Also, she used a lighter, but I think it's easier to light a candle and do it that way. 

You can really customize it however you want. I used 12 layers to get the look I liked. You could use thinner elastic, different beads in the center, layers that are different colors. Whatever. Quick and easy, perfect for a baby gift too!