I had this cushion laying around and I wanted this chair to have something softer for the landing so I decided to make a cover for it and I knew I wanted it to be a chevron pattern because I'm a chevron virgin!!
I made a quick stop to Hobby Lobby for the chevron fabric. The sales lady told me that is was a brand new bolt they had received yesterday. I was practically gushing over the fabric. She also told me that my 1/2 yard was the first cut!!
I headed home with Krylon spray paint in Ocean Breeze and my new fabric. I started out spray painting the chair but that was an epic fail. The paint came out sputtering, splatting and in a very uneven pattern. After I gave it 100% attempt at making it work, I decided that I hated the color and I wanted something more muted. After digging around in my shed, I found the perfect shade in the blue family.
This is my