I’ve just finished my first upholstery project, after four sessions with Louise at Sussex Upholstery – a drop-in seat pad that was very saggy and rather nasty to sit on. I just wish I’d taken a photo of it before I started – DUH – a rookie error. Anyhow, I did take some pics on week 1, and here are the last few stages:
![Top layer of fabric on and rough tacked.](https://eastbournediary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/seat-pad1.jpg)
The fabric was a small curtain I found in the remnants basket at C & H Fabrics, with a nice cotton lining which will come in useful for another project. The only thing that made it a bit tricky were the stripes – I had to be careful when pulling the fabric taut that the stripes didn’t start getting bendy! Plus, it’s not a symmetrical design, so there was no obvious central point. I chose to place it so that the thin chartreuse-coloured stripes were equidistant from each side.
![Tacking finished and fabric trimmed.](https://eastbournediary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/seat-pad2.jpg)
![The backing fabric tacked down.](https://eastbournediary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/seat-pad3.jpg)
![Finished upholstered seat pad.](https://eastbournediary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/seat-pad4.jpg)
I couldn’t wait to get it home and drop it into the chair! And I was really pleased with the final look. Now I have the upholstery bug (and tools!) I need a new project…
![The finished chair with reupholstered seat.](https://eastbournediary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/seat-pad_finished.jpg)
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