Can you reupholster a glider

This way, when I pinned the two pieces together, I could account for the pleats. The main bottom cushion piece got sewn together on the machine. Then, I moved onto the zipper. I cut out the pieces, hemmed them, and then pinned in the zipper. Before sewing it in, I switched out the regular foot on my sewing machine to the zipper foot which allows you to sew close to the metal teeth without damaging your machine.

With the two large pieces constructed and the zipper piece sewn, I was ready to bring them together. Pinning the zipper inside out to the large piece was a little bit tricky, but with some measurement and patience it got done. After attaching the zipper to the rest of the fabric, I flipped the cover right side out and stuffed the cushion back in. It was a nice, snug fit, which is exactly what I wanted. Our chair had the unique feature of also having some padding actually stapled into the chair, which we considered scrapping but then just decided to go for it.

We pretty much just reconstructed it and stapled a piece of fabric around the sides. You may notice that there is some other progress in the nursery since you last saw it here. Check out what the glider looked before we got our hands on it. Amazing Job! I see more and more moms going to Pinterest or other mommy blogs and DIY a nursery glider. I wish I had the DIY skills to pull this off! Thanks for sharing. Wonderful job. I do not have the courage to attempt things like this.

Thanks for showing the steps. Nice upholstery work and thanks for sharing the reupholstery process with us Vicky. You made it look like a first hand stork craft glider! Fold the open end in and top stitch over it to secure it closed.

Then, I sewed the velcro onto the finished tab to allow it to loop around the rung in the back of the chair. For my particular seat cushions, there was a piece of foam that was inserted inside the cushion. So, to start, I simply pinned the two fabric pieces, right sides together. Next, I flipped the fabric so everything was right side out. Insert the new piece of foam into the cushion cover.

I folded the edge towards the inside of the cushion and pinned it. Then, I topstitched over the edge to close up the cushion.

For the back cushion, there was batting that was sewn into the front side of the cushion. I started by laying out the front piece of fabric, right side down, and pinned the batting to the wrong side of the fabric. I sewed three straight lines through the batting and the fabric to keep it all from shifting.

Note: This was the way the original was pieced together so it made it easier for me to figure out how to create my new cushion. Then, I pinned the top and bottom pieces of the back cushion right sides together, and sewed around the outside edge, leaving the bottom open.

Again, I turned the fabric right side out and then inserted the foam piece that went inside the cushion. I tucked the edges under and topstitched along the bottom edge. Helpful Tip: I found it easier to kind of push the foam piece up further inside the cushion while I sewed.

It was easy to manipulate it back in place when I was finished sewing. This is the easiest part of the entire project. Remove the top fabric and wood piece from the frame of the ottoman using a screwdriver or Allen wrench, depending on how yours is assembled.

Remove the fabric. It is usually stapled on, so a flat head screwdriver and pliers work well to pry up the staples. Use the old fabric as a template to cut a new piece for your ottoman. I also replaced the foam to give everything a fresh start. Using an electric carving knife is the easiest way to cut thick foam. Lay out your fabric right side down , then the foam, then the wood. Be sure to center your foam and wood on the fabric piece. Helpful Tip: If you are using fabric with a pattern that needs to be lined up more evenly for example, stripes or plaid , start by laying out your wood base, then foam, then fabric right side up.

Carefully flip everything over and staple the fabric to the back side of the wood. I like to start stapling by doing opposite sides of the fabric so I can make sure everything is straight and tight.

Then I will move on to the opposite ends. Fold over the corners and staple them in place last. I am so happy with how this project turned out. I removed that fabric and put it to the side to use for other projects. I laid my padding onto the fabric I am using to reupholster the chair.

This was really quite generous and I may have been better doing a slightly smaller one, at least along the sides and top; my intent was to leave enough extra that I could stitch down the middle of the cushion back as well, like the original had.

You need the extra around the bottom. Then I cut out the piece, as well as a matching sized piece for the other side of the cover. Then face the fabrics right sides together for each pad cover and pin. Sew them right sides together, leaving a large opening at the bottom of the back pad cover and at the back of the bottom cushion cover.

I left the whole side open. If you want to make sure everything fits, put the cushion inside while the fabrics are still right sides together and then pin if you need to take it in at all.

That makes it impossible to use as a removable cover. I took the unfinished opening, tucked the edges under until the cover was tight, and then sewed a straight stitch across.

Unless I opt to hand sew the middle, this pad is now finished. I decided to make the bottom cushion removable. I finished the edges of the back side I used binding but you could fold over edge too and sew, or serge the edges and then added three snaps along the opening so I could close it that way.

Worked perfect. I seam ripped off the old covering I made for it last time. My armrests come apart into two separate pieces: the armrest portion and then the pocket portion. I laid the old armrest onto some fabric and cut out a piece, leaving extra around the edge for a seam allowance. My new fabric is actually folded over so I only had three sides to sew to make a sort of pillow case for the armrest.