Funky Felt Bumstead Chair


Materials:

  • The Bumstead By #30056
  • 1 1/2 yds. each of Kunin Shaggy Plush feltTM in Groovy Green (J4X), Moody Blue (J6X), Purple Passion (J7X) and Marmalade Sky (J2X)
  • API's Ultimate glue
  • Firm scraper to spread glue (You can use the removable strips from the Bumstead)
  • scissors

 

Steps:

1. Marking the chair: Assemble chair and with a pencil, mark all of the areas where the boards meet, creating pattern sections and gluing guide lines for the fabric. Note that the inner seat support inside areas of seat supports will not have to be fully covered with fabric. The back of the seat can be covered as you would like. Pick three colors you would like for the seat and back area. The fourth color will be an accent to the sides and front of the base pieces and will cover the two outer seat supports.

2. Cutting the swoosh! Place fabric over seat. Use the upper corner of the fabric and mark as close as you can to the edge of the fabric, minimizing waste. With your finger, mark a swoosh in the fabric. On the seat, the "swoosh" should go diagonally from the center back edge over the front edge. To change swoosh, brush fabric flat and start again. Take another color of fabric and place it over the corner of the seat where it will be glued on, lining it up with the back edge of the seat and allowing roll over onto side edge of chair. (For easier cutting, trim down the size of this piece, giving a 1" additional cutting allowance.) Place your original swoosh on top of the second color. Both pieces should be placed exactly where they will be glued. Cut along the edge of the "swoosh" line, cutting out the second color. You will do the same thing for the other side of the "swoosh" line. Glue down pieces (refer to gluing section).

Do the same for the back of the chair. Start with the "swoosh", lining up with the seat pattern for a flow in your design. Match your colors, cut and glue down. (refer to gluing section). Tip: Slide seat and seat back together. Mark on the back of the chair where the swoosh starts. Lay down fabric and finger mark swoosh. Minimize waste!

3. For all the other pieces, remove the piece from the assembled chair. Lay fabric down on piece, minding fabric nap (direction). Using your pencil lines as a guide, cut out sections while holding down in place. Once a basic pattern shape is cut, use it to cut out all other pieces.

Tips: You can cut pieces down to manageable sizes, using a 1" overlap as a safety zone. Remember to leave enough room to cover edge. Use this a guide for cutting out all the other colors. Glue down the one edge of the section along the pencil line, then glue down the section close to the other pencil line, and then cut. The glue prevents the section from moving.
Pieces to be cut: 2 full arm support outer edges; 4 partial arm supports (four inches shorter than full ; 5 front corner covers; 2 seat support rectangles; Back of seat and seat support cut as needed.

Gluing down the pieces: Cut a large opening on the top of the glue bottle. Squeeze ample glue all around the area to be glued. Use a scraper to evenly spread a thin layer of glue. Cover the entire section, or glue may get on subsequent pieces . Along edges, glue and hold in place until glue sets. Trim excess off edges after glue is set or dry.

Tips: Keep direction of fabric lined up. If you mis-cut, don't cut away the piece as it can be glued down without a problem. If you slightly miscut, Shaggy Plush will stretch slightly, so hold in place till glue sets!


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