High Chair Seat

We have had this high chair...oh, plenty of years now and since I got it second hand, it didn't come with a seat cushion. So I finally got around to making one. I had a pattern already made. A few years ago, I had made one out of wax paper and I came across that pattern the other day. I found some fabric in my stash that my mother-in-law had given me and went to work!


The lines indicate where slits are in the highchair for elastic to hold the cushion onto the seat. They also indicate where the belts are to go. I made slits for the belt at the waist, but not at the shoulders.



I had some felt batting from a previous sewing project. So I used two layers of that and cut out the same pattern.



I layered the fabric with right sides of the green together, then the felt batting. I sewed all the way around, leaving an opening at the middle bottom. Then I turned it right side out and top-stitched all the way around, closing the hole as I did so.



Then I made pseudo button holes for where the elastic goes. I didn't take a picture of these steps, but basically, I cut a small piece (maybe 2.5-3 inches) of elastic and looped it on the back of the pseudo button hole and zig zagged it on. That went on four places. Then I made a real button holes for the waist belt holes.



The final product is not perfect, but I love it and I am happier that Evan has something more cushiony to sit on. Plus now the high chair doesn't look so ghetto. :)

My helper!


Checking out the new cover! I think he approves! Yay!