Monday, January 24, 2011

Valentine's Day Chair Backers

Are y'all already tired of me posting about Valentine's Day yet?  It's still a few weeks away, but I wanted to prepare ahead for it since I'm starting work (aka: student teaching) on Feb. 7.  I mentioned a while back how much I loved these chair backers from Pottery Barn Kids.


Aren't they precious?  I really wanted to order them but thought I could make them cheaper.  And then when I decided to just order them instead of spending the time to make them, they were sold out.  Story of my life!

Well, I did go ahead and make them.  Granted they aren't nearly as perfect as the PBK ones, but my kids love them all the same.  I found THIS wonderful tutorial that helped me achieve my goal. 



Here are the two I made for my kids.  They look wonky in this picture but actually look better in person.  I'm not a professional by any stretch of the imagination so there are definitely some imperfections!




This is the lining of Wyatt's bag.  I was originally going to use this one for Abby's but decided to go with something else.  I did the inset heart on the front in the same fabric.




Here is the lining of Abby's bag.  I knew I would regret using the soft minky fabric.  It's beautiful and soft but it is SO difficult to work with.  It is so slippery and I had the worst time trying to get the seams to stay lined up.  I just finished another project with it and had no idea what I was getting myself into!  If anyone has any tips for working with it, please let me know.




Instead of inseting the heart on Abby's bag, I appliqued it on and topstitched around it.  Then I used iron-on, flocked letters to personalize them.  Easy peasy!

I've already bought all the goodies to fill the bags with, so I can sit back and relax until Valentine's Day.  {Unless I come across something else that I just HAVE to make. ;) }



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8 comments:

Kalina said...

Those turned out so great! Goodness I wish I was that crafty :)

Kristy said...

very cute!

Love Being A Nonny said...

Will you give us a tutorial or something to show how you made them?

Anonymous said...

Those are PRESH!! I love the minky material. That's soooo BIG around here.

Thumbs up from me,girl. :o}

Unknown said...

very cute and so much better than the PB ones cause you made them :)

Debbie Griffin said...

They turned out so good. Love them.
Nana has stuff to put in them.I
can't wait!

DANA said...

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Tracy said...

Very cute!!! I love this idea....maybe I can make some before Valentine's Day!