Wingback Chair

I have been working on this chair for a few weeks. The chair itself was not too bad, but the cushion.......that's another story. This was my first attempt to fabricate a new cushion, foam and all. I thought i had it all figured out. I just traced the old fabric as a pattern for my new fabric, measured the side-piece, and sewed it all together. It took me approximately 5 hrs to do that, my minimal sewing experience from back in Jr. High was just barely enough to manage, but it worked. I was so happy and proud of my new cushion! I went upstairs to put it in the chair, so I could admire my handywork. Much to my dismay, it was too small. It looked very bad sitting in a beautiful chair. I was pretty upset, all that work, time, and frustration (trying to remember/relearn how to sew). Not to mention, the zipper looked terrible. So, I had to throw that one to the wind, and start all over again. I went to the store and bought more fabric at $17.99/yd, yeah I know, expensive mistake. This time, I cut the cushion to fit the chair first, leaving appr. 1/2" all the way around for dakron. Then I traced my pattern off of it. I also learned a few tricks on sewing the zipper. I also sewed the top and side pieces, then placed it over the cushion to make sure it fit before sewing the bottom on. This one only took me about 3 1/2 hrs, much improvement from the first time. This one turned out great! Its sitting in our bedroom now as a reading chair.