Somebody at my mother-in-law’s workplace gave her an old baby rocker to give to me. I liked that you could put a baby in there and rock it to sleep, as well as set it up so that it stays stationary. However, this is what it looked like-
The fabric was sewn into the frame of the rocker, so couldn’t be taken out and washed.
But it was a good brand-Mother’s Choice, and a freebie is a freebie. So I decided to give it a facelift.
I had some really soft cotton that I picked up at the opshop that I decide would look really good as a cover.
I also went to Spotlight today and picked up a metre of prepacked polyester wadding.
But before I did anything, I wanted to make sure that the fabric would look right on the rocker.
Looks just fine. So, I proceeded to make a pattern with newspaper.
I planned to sew the wadding onto the wrong side of the fabric, and then turning it inside out. So-I pinned the fabric rights sides together, with the wadding on top of the wrong side.
However, I left a hole in one of the short sides for turning the cover inside out.
Then I proceed to pull the fabric and wadding through the hole.
I’m going to close it up with iron-on hemming tape.
Iron-on hemming tape is a fusible adhesive which bonds 2 pieces of fabric together when heat is applied. It is usually used for making invisible hems. I only discovered it in Adelaide-I’m not sure if I’ve come across it in Malaysia.
The original rocker seat has a strap sewn unto it to hold the baby in. I wanted to transfer it to the new cover. So I cut it off. Snip snip.
I wanted the cover to have a quilted look, so…
This was a very quick and rewarding project-no precision needed, yet the finished product looked quite professional.
Here’s a before and after picture.
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