Pottery Barn Anytime Chair Knock-Off Tutorial

By Chelsea at getyourcraptogether.blogspot.com

Supplies Needed:Foam 3”x24”x72” Muslin ½ yardBatting 2 bags2 ½ yards of fabric2 22” zippersMatching ThreadGlue (if you want)

You might want to start by measuring out all of your pieces. I’ll list the dimensions I used below. I left room for a 5/8” seam allowance.

FabricBack 21” x 19”—cut 1

Top (Around) 44” x 5”—cut 1Top Front 22” x 14” —cut 1Seat 13 ½” x 15 ½ "—cut 1

Seat Sides 22 ½” x 8” —cut 2Arm Rest 14” x 14 1/2” —cut 2Arm Rest Front 14” x 8” —cut 2

Seat Front 13” x 8” —cut 1Bottom 20” x 20” —cut 1

Muslin28” x 21”—cut 2

FoamBase 20” x 20” x 6”Back 20” x 14” x 6”

I needed several layers to make my 6” for my seat. Just stack your layers however works best for you.

6”

20”

1. Cut out all your fabric pieces and your foam. I used a marker to mark my foam and an exacto knife to cut it.

2. Cut out 2 of your 28” x 21” muslin pieces. These will be your arm rests.

3. Fold them in half with your 21” sides together. Sew down the front leaving an opening in the middle.

4. Sew the ends of your arm rests closed. Turn right side out through your opening.

5. Stuff very full with batting.6. Stitch closed using slipstitch.

It should look something like this once your foam is all cut and your arm rests are done.

7. Take the back piece and the top round piece. Find the middle of each piece and pin them with right sides together. Sew.

8. Take seat sides and pin them to the back just below your top round. Make sure you pin up the side and then pin the seat side to the bottom edge of your top round piece.

9. Do this to both sides of your seat and then sew them right sides together.

It should kind of look like this.

10. Set this piece aside for now. Pick up your seat piece and your arm rest pieces.

11. Pin them together on the sides and sew.

To make your arm rest front:

12. You’ll need to create a pattern from your arm rests. It should look a bit like this one on the right. Make sure it is long enough and cut it out.

13. This is the tricky part. You need to pin the rounded edges of the arm rest front to the arm rest. Notice the arrows on 12 & 13. That hopefully will help you to understand a little better. Sew

14. Take the seat front. Pin it to the arm rest fronts and the seat. Sew together.

15.Pick

up your Top Front piece.16. Lay your top front piece flat on a table with the right side facing up.

17. Take your sewn up “seat” piece flip it upside down so that the wrong side is facing out and the back part of the seat is on the bottom of the Top Front.

18. Pin the bottom edge of the Top Front to the back edge of the seat back in the middle.

19. Now a tricky part. Take your pattern for the arm rest front and trace it onto your Top Front. Do this on both sides. (This is where you will sew your arm rest to the back of the chair.)

20. Pin your arm rest piece around where you traced the pattern.

21. Now sew from the middle out around your arm rest pieces.

22. You’ve survived so far!!! Now match your Top Front and your back pieces with right sides together.

23. Pin the Top Front and the Back pieces all the way around. Make sure the pin the Seat Sides and the Arm Rest together correctly. Sew from the top middle out.

24. Before you sew the bottom on, slip your cover onto your foam and make

sure everything seems to fit alright.

25. Now sew your Bottom piece on. Sew the front and one side down. (right sides together)

26. Now insert your zipper for the other side and the back. Make sure the top of the zippers are facing one another.

27. Slip your cover on and you are done.