My personalized high chair

We found the perfect highchair at IKEA the other day. It suits my needs quite well: It's small, easy to clean, and for $25 I couldn't pass it up. It's not fancy by any means but that's okay. I think I am going to enjoy it very much.

The only thing I found wrong with it is that there wasn't a cushion or support that came with it and right now Ella is still a bit floppy. So I found the BARNSLIG support cushion at IKEA which fits nicely in the chair but the material it's made up is definitely not designed for sloppy, messy baby food. And although its machine washable, I'd have to wash it everyday which didn't really appeal to me...

So I decided to make a waterproof cover for it... I made the cover so that it can come on/off in case it gets really dirty. I used snaps, but you could probably use Velcro or even string to be easier.

It would be ideal to use laminated cotton for this project, but they didn't have any at Fabricland, so I found some PUL fabric. It's a polyester/polyurethane laminate that's waterproof, breathable and machine washable. It's actually the material that's used for most cloth diapers. I wasn't sure if it stains easily or not so I got one with a crazy print on it just in case. :)

I also got some ribbon to make loops for the high chair straps to go through.

It was a pretty easy fabric to work with. It's a bit slippery but you can pin it like normal cotton. I didn't really have a pattern- I just worked it from my head- but I think it turned out pretty good!

Total High Chair Cost: About $45

PUL fabric and some matching ribbon

The original BARNSLIG support cushion

The front of the finished covering

The back of the finished covering (snaps and all)

Ribbon turned into strap loops

How it all works together