Chair pockets!

Hi friends!

I had a sweet follower email me the other day about the chair pockets that I appliqued last week. {click here to read that post}

She was interested about how I made the pockets. I actually didn't make them myself - they were handed down to me from my wonderful old-teammate (moving to 4th grade :( BUT I am crafty like that ;) so I knew I could figure out how to make them! My sewing abilities are ok.. I can sew basic things.  Like this shopping cart cover I made last year for my mister sir.

Anyway, I made it a challenge!

I took a few pictures of the chair pockets I have for dimensions:

This is the part that goes over the back of the chair - 7"

 This is the pocket that your kids will put their books, etc in: 10"

I forgot to take a picture of the entire length, but it was 13 1/2".

I made a little "pattern" with a piece of paper - sorry it is not to scale, but you get the idea, right?!

This would be your entire piece of fabric - 31" long by 14" wide. You will need to serge or sew each end that is 14" so that you don't have any unfinished edges once folded.

 

First, you will fold a 10" section down. This will be the pocket that your kids will put their books in. Tack it down with pins.

Next, flip your piece of fabric over and fold down 7". This will be the flap that will go over the back of your chairs.
 Tack it down with pins again.

Then, sew along each edge where the dotted lines are (where you have pinned down)
Easy peasy!

Here is a better look at the dimensions:

Back side {the flap that goes over your chairs}

Front side {the pocket side}

Does that make sense?! I would use fabric that has a teeny bit of stretch in it but not too much! I would love to hear from you if you use this tutorial!