{"id":1069,"date":"2014-06-13T18:07:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T22:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2014-06-26T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T17:37:46","slug":"wedding-or-holiday-chair-backs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/wedding-or-holiday-chair-backs\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding or Holiday Chair Backs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c2\u00a0Another wedding repost.\u00c2\u00a0 Quick and easy to make, these chair covers could be embroidered for birthdays, Christmas or other holidays.\u00c2\u00a0 Any event that calls for a guest’s special recognition is a good reason to whip up a few.<\/em><\/p>\n

The BRIDE and GROOM chair backs lived with the trunk show samples I displayed when I taught classes.\u00c2\u00a0 At every event, they got a lot of positive attention, with students measuring and making notes on the construction. \u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you ever made chair covers?\u00c2\u00a0 Please share pictures.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sewing for a wedding is just about as much fun as sewing for babies.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 It’s like the prelude to grandchildren.<\/p>\n

When our daughter was married at our several years ago, the sewing\/embroidery machine ran almost non-stop for the 10 months we had to get ready.<\/p>\n

Arrangements had already been made for the standard white chair covers with gold organza bows.\u00c2\u00a0 But I wanted something special for the bride and groom.<\/p>\n

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A few weeks before the wedding, I came across these plain white damask cap style chair tie backs at a linen outlet.\u00c2\u00a0 They were marked down several times and then an additional\u00c2\u00a030% clearance discount was applied.\u00c2\u00a0 I don’t recall the original price, but I paid $10 each.\u00c2\u00a0 So they must have been quite pricey.<\/p>\n

After seeing how easy they would be to make, I\u00c2\u00a0justified\u00c2\u00a0the purchase as the cost of a pattern.\u00c2\u00a0And then I got busy with the machine embroidery and lace attachment.<\/p>\n

Aside from the pure joy of machine embroidery, one of the things I like best\u00c2\u00a0 is the ability to personalize almost anything.\u00c2\u00a0 The floral embroidery design was stitched in colors to match the\u00c2\u00a0flowers and wedding colors, bright rose, pink and gold.<\/p>\n

The parchment colored lace edging at the bottom of the chair back and on the ends of the ties features King Tut and pyramids.\u00c2\u00a0 It is an antique piece from the late 1920’s, when so called “Tutmania” hit the country.\u00c2\u00a0 The tomb had just been discovered and there was a surge of interest in all things Tut and Egyptian.\u00c2\u00a0 This lace reflects that interest.<\/p>\n

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So what does that have to do with the bride and groom?\u00c2\u00a0 Before they were married, Rebecca and Harvey took a trip to Africa where they visited the pyramids, went on safari\u00c2\u00a0and then climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.\u00c2\u00a0 At the peak of Mt. Kilamanjaro, on Christmas Day, Harvey knelt before Rebecca, pulled an engagement\u00c2\u00a0ring from deep in his parka\u00c2\u00a0and proposed.<\/p>\n

How romantic is that!\u00c2\u00a0 Rebecca said yes she would marry him, but did she have to take off her gloves?\u00c2\u00a0 She was never one to suffer the cold gracefully, but he married her anyway.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0At the wedding, no one but Rebecca and Harvey noticed the lace on the chair backs, but who else mattered?<\/p>\n

Back to the sewing…..<\/p>\n

How to:<\/p>\n