Pin the front fabric piece to the back pulling it taught to ensure a snug fit.
How to make dining room chair covers for the seat.
For this project the chair was 44 inches high x 20 inches wide x about 22 inches deep.
Add another inch if you plan to make cushioned seats.
Pin fabric around the sides of your dining room chair beginning with the chair back.
Take measurements of the chairs.
Use a tape measure to determine the width of the chairs you want to cover.
Sew a slipcover out of fabric.
If you are making a simple cover with no cushion cut the fabric to the size needed and also cut fabric to be the liner on the bottom of the seat cover.
Cut new fabric place your foam and seat on top of your new fabric.
Using a temporary fabric pen trace a line three inches out from the seat and cushion.
Include the width and the depth of your chair seat and add about a half inch for the seam allowance.
How to re cover a dining room chair.
You need about 3 yards of 45 inch wide fabric to cover one standard size dining room chair.