How to Make a Highchair Cover

A great way to get creative with your little one's high chair is to make a custom cover for it. It will allow you to have numerous covers, allowing you to wash one if it gets dirty. Also, you can create high chair covers that match your dining room- it can be one room that doesn't get taken over by teddy bear or zoo animal prints. Sewing a custom high chair cover is really rather simple and can cost under $10. All you need is a few simple items and a basic sewing machine. If you don't have a sewing machine the project is still do-able, it will just take a little longer since you will be stitching things by hand.

The first thing you're going to want to do is make a pattern for the type of high chair you have. The pattern doesn't need to be elaborate; it can simply be a rectangle cut into cardboard. The basis for the pattern is really just to make sure you purchase enough fabric, and to make sure you cut it correctly. If you want to get creative and give the cover a different shape, feel free. Just make sure you purchase the appropriate amount of fabric.

Next, it's time to head to the craft store. Your shopping list is simple and includes:

-fabric

-thread that matches the fabric you chose

-stuffing

For the simple cover that I chose to make, I purchased 1 ½ yards of fabric. This allows for extra fabric to use for making the ties that hold the cover to the chair. If you want to purchase less fabric, you could use 1 yard of fabric and purchase a matching ribbon or rope for attachment. If you're unsure of how much you need, take your pattern along with you. Keep in mind your cover needs to have two sides like a pillow, and stuffed in between. Fabric is typically sold folded in half, but if it's not you'll need to purchase a little more.

The stuffing or filler that you want to purchase should be washable and hypoallergenic. The washable function allows for you to simply throw the cover in the washing machine if your little one spills something on it. If you choose not to buy washable stuffing, and you wash it anyway the stuffing will clump very badly, and you'll likely ruin your hard work.