Making chair backpacks
with pillow cases is a much quicker project then purchasing the material to
make them from scratch. Here are the step-by-step directions with pictures.
1. The first thing
you will need to do is to purchase some standard size pillow cases. I found a
set of two at Walmart for something like $5.74. I can’t remember exactly, but
it was less than $3.00 per case.
2. Once you take the
pillow case out of the packaging you will want to iron it before you get
started.
3.
Measure the width
of the back of the chair you are going to use. I use a small chair with the width of 12” at its
widest part. This means I will want to add two inches to my measurement.
4. Turn the pillow
case inside out. Make sure it is flat and measure 14” across the width. Mark it
with chalk, eyeliner pencil, or whatever you have handy. Make a few marks, so
that you can then cut straight up using the markings to guide the cut.
5. Sew around the
open edges, but leave an opening of about 2”.
6. Trim the strings
and turn the pillow case right side out.
7. Iron the pillow
case again making sure to flatten the sides. Tuck in the 2” opening that was
not sewn shut and iron it down as well.
8. Fold up the
material to form a 9” pocket. Pin the sides. If they don’t line up then pin
them so that they do.
9. Flip the pillow
case over. Fold the material to form a 6” pocket and pin the sides.
10. This next step is optional, but if you want you can
tuck in the corners of the material and pin. This gives it an angled look vs
the sharp corners, either way works.
11. The last step is to just sew down both sides making
sure to include all layers as you sew. Trim away the string, remove the pins,
and you are done.
My granddaughter made a video of me making this. You can view it on YouTube if you like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deORF4W9-X8
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