This weekend I completed a super simple project that’s been sitting on my desk since I printed out the pattern six months ago – right around the time Oscar started eating solids like they were going out of style. He was really scrawny back then, so a little extra cushioning seemed like a good idea. I never got around to it though, and at this point I’d characterize him as semi-plump…but I like to finish what I start, so here it is, just half-his-life late – a quilted Antilop highchair cushion. I know it’s a pretty ubiquitous highchair, so I wanted to share in case anyone wants to pretty-up their Ikea Antilop, too.
The pattern for the cover is a free download from the BurdaStyle website. It was fairly straightforward to put together, even though there wasn’t much guidance to do so. I had to muddle through a bit to figure out how to piece the pattern together, and you have to add seam allowances (why don’t patterns just come with seam allowances? I’m sure there’s some reason I’m missing, right?). But I like how it turned out. And it’s free. So I guess it was worth the extra little bit of brainpower it soaked up.
Yes, this is going to get food all over it and have to go through the wash every now and then, but I love to see pretty fabric everywhere I look, and this fulfills that love for the dining room.
I used Joel Dewberry’s Herringbone in Pond – I wanted something simple that I wouldn’t grow tired of looking at after a few months, and this fit the bill. You need between 3/4 and 1 yard of fabric (in length) to make this, and I only had a 1/2 yard, so I cut my 1/2 yard width-wise and pieced it back together the long way. Luckily his little tush will hide the seam.
The Herringbone came from my sponsor, Llama Fabrics, and that brings me to the really good giveaway. Chio is offering up FOUR yards of fabric to one lucky winner! You can break it up any way you like – one four-yard cut, four one-yard cuts, five different 1/2 yards and a 1.5-yard cut – you get the idea….no equation is too complicated 🙂
You should look around for yourself, but these are a few of my new favorites from Llama Fabrics – Bike Path by Alison Glass:
Anna Maria Horner’s Dowry:
And of course, these brand new Herringbone True Colors by Joel Dewberry:
She’s also ordered some beautiful fabric that’ll be coming in down the line, like Pat Bravo’s Rapture and Sarah Jane’s Wee Wander. And there’s much more – I’m pretty sure you’ll have no trouble finding four yards worth of good stuff if you’re the winner, and if you’re not, it’s not a bad place to do some shopping – great selection, great prices, and as I’ve come to learn over the past several months, a very kind and generous shop owner.
So browse if you like, and leave a comment here to be entered in the giveaway. International entries are welcome, and I’ll choose a random winner on Friday, November 15th!
And for no reason at all, I leave you with one gratuitous photo of Oscar on his birthday bee…
Oh, and one last order of business – the winner of the Compagnie-M Swing Skirt pattern giveaway is Erin A. Keith! Erin, you should have already received your copy of the pattern – happy sewing!
I love the highchair cover! There’s something lovely about that herringbone print! I’d love to win some fabric! I’ve got my eye on the new Sarah Jane! Thanks for the giveaway!
What a beautiful shop – I love the fabric selection. Great highchair cover too.
Very pretty highchair! And Oscar is very cute on his bee – we have the ladybird version and my 5-year-old still gets around on it sometimes. Fantastic fabric giveaway – please count me in!
Love that little cushion! I’ve made one for a friend but I totally need to re-do mine–always hated the print on it. Also such a great giveaway 🙂
I love the fabric you used for the cushion and super impressed by your pattern matching skills and I’d love to win some fabric
count me in! that is indeed a really good giveaway – thank you 🙂
You make the most darling things!
I’d love to win – lots of cute stuff on the site!
Love the high chair cover, great job 🙂
Love love love those fabrics, oh the things I could do with them if I won 😉
I love the highchair cover. Im going to have to make one, even though my baby is almost out of his chair. Fingers crossed I win some fabric 🙂
Oooh, love the new herringbone colors! And that highchair cover too! Thanks for the giveaway!
wauw, i really like your cover! i would love to join for the give away.. do they ship to belgium?
I love the Herringbone fabric and what you did for the highchair. It´s wonderful! And thanks for the giveaway.
Love Joel Dewberry’s Herringbone! Such great prints! Think I’d also like Michael Miller’s Crowd Pleasers and Windham Fbrics’ Cream and Sugar Collection.
What a great giveaway … I have been eyeing the new herringbone fabrics too …
Thank you for the chance
Amazing how just a sweet little cover can totally change-up the look of that highchar! Super cute.
Love that shop too, such a great selection of pretty fabrics.
that fabric is perfect for the highchair!!
looked through her shop, and all i can say is… everything is just soooo pretty!! i would love to win some fabric!
I am currently obsessed with sewing for my 16 month old little girl – I would LOVE to win 4 yards – 4 more dresses!
Wow, that’s a great highchair cover! So much gorgeous fabrics on the site. Fingers crossed!!
I’d love to own some of those gorgeous fabrics. Thanks for the chance to win.
Gosh I love your blog. I have a nearly seven month old boy and find so much inspiration from you to make him things because it is hard to find great boy fabric let alone things to make. Llama Fabrics have lots of boy fabric to choose from so here’s hoping…
Great beautifying of the ubiquitous white plastic IKEA highchair! And no, I do not understand the no-seam-allowances-added thing either
I can never say no to more fabric, count me in, thanks!
What a great cover! Is it easy to take off and wash? My babies are out of high chairs but you could of are making me want another one. Wee Wanderer looks like really cute fabric.
Beautiful fabric! Lots of ideas. Thanks for the chance!
Tiffany
Love it! I have been planning on recovering our tired high chair pad. Thinking I might try iron on vinyl to keep it wipe-able.
Oh great Christmas present idea! My husband likes lots of the prints at Llama so in the draw to make a MAN shirt.
Great job on the highchair cover! I really like bike path and herringbone fabrics too.
I love Dowry right now! And I love the high chair cover!
That bike path fabric by Alison Glass is something else – love, love, love!! Thanks for the giveaway and the cute pics of your son:)
Such cute fabric! I’d love some!
Such cute fabric – I’d love some!
What a great idea to add a cushion to the IKEA highchair! And Oscar is so cute! I can’t believe he’s one already!?
I love that highchair and the cover is pretty neat too, beautiful fabric.
great idea on the chair cover. we have that one too and poor violet has a super bony butt.
Pretty little project! You have always have great fabric choices! How fun for the chance to win some pretty fabric, thanks!!
That high chair cover is adorable. Love the selection at llama fabrics – so much to choose from. I like just for fun.
Great fabrics. And nice that international people are allowed. Greetings from Belgium!
Great cushion, love the herringbone fabric. Such beautiful colors
Lovely shop–thanks for the chance to win!
Love the highchair! And I would be absolutely thrilled to win some of that gorgeous fabric, I agree with you, love the herringbone fabrics.
What a fabulous giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂
The herringbone fabric was a really nice choice! I am looking forward to the Wee Wander collection as well.
Cute high chair. And I love that herringbone fabric
The high chair looks great! Thanks for the chance to win.
Love this! I tried to piece together a high chair pad/cover for a graco high chair…. No pattern. I was new to sewing. I have enough trouble cutting fabric WITH a pattern. But I was determined.
And it was not pretty. Lol
Thanks for the awesome giveaway. You’re right. It would be NO trouble to find 4 yards of fabric….
Cute project!!! Love all the fabrics!! AND a giveaway, too??!! Icing on the cake.
I love that fabric! So much nicer than the plain highchair. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the highchair cover! Great fabric choice! Thanks for the chance to win some great fabric!
Wow, that Wee Wander line looks gorgeous!
Love your highchair cover! Awesome giveaway!!!
I love the Herringbone fabric! Thanks from the giveaway. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland, Becks
Love it! Great Giveaway!
Love the selection in this shop, thanks for the great giveaway!
Beautiful seat cover! I agree, all projects can’t be practical – sometimes we need pretty things even when we know they’ll be messed up.
I’ve been eyeing the Sarah Jane fabric for a baby quilt.
Love Llama fabrics. I’ve been browsing and they have such cute selections!
Very cute highchair cover! Wonderful giveaway! I would love to purchase some AMH Dowry and I am looking forward to the release of Wee Wander.
Please, please, please let it be me!
i would love to turn those herringbone prints into a 1950s style dress. 🙂
Love the colors of everything you make! Would love the chance to choose some fun fabrics.
This is so cute! Love that herringbone pattern… And that last picture of Oscar is adorable. That belly! Anywho, I would love to win this giveaway! thanks for the chance!
Joel Dewberry’s Herrinbone is one of my favorite prints. I have a few scraps left of some, but could definitely use those new colors. Thanks!
The herringbone is perfect for the high chair. Great job trying to squeeze it out of your leftover fabric. Would love a chance to choose some fun fabric. Cute pic of Oscar on his bee! Always love seeing Lila, too. Thanks!
LOVE LOVE LOVE all of your projects!!! I always look forward to seeing updates on your blog – you are a creative inspiration! Please enter me for your giveaway – so tough to find great fabrics like this in northern Ontario, Canada!
Wow, I’d love to win and choose some of their fabrics!
I’m so glad you shared this pattern! We’ll be needing a high chair soon and I was thinking of this one. Now I’m sold!!
I would love some new fabric to make my girls each a new quilt for their new beds. We’ve recently moved and there are no fabric stores closeby, so this would be great!
Those bundles look like so much fun!
Love the cushion and the last beautiful photo of your baby. And thank you for making the giveaway international. I would love to win me some fabric!
I absolutely LOVE your blog! You have inspired many projects in my household! I would love some free, beautiful fabric so count me in for your great giveaway!
Kate and Julian have one the lady bug version of your bee. It’s a hit. And more fabric please.
Love your highchair cover. Thanks for the giveaway, hope I win!
Oh my goodness, LOVE this giveaway! Beautiful prints. Also–great work on the high chair cover. The color + print go really well together!
Sarah M
Awesome giveaway! Thank you!
I love that herringbone pattern– how perfect for a high chair cover!
And what a great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!
Love the cushion! Thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway!
Love the high chair cover – I have a brand new niece arriving today which means even my procrastinating self should have enough time to make one for her by the time she needs it – thanks so much for the link!
Love the highchair cover. We have 2 antilops in use at the moment for our youngest 2, but they’re so messy I don’t think I can face adding to the washing pile by making covers!
Another fantastic giveaway – thanks for the chance!
That highchair cover is great! So cute.
Great idea! I’ve actually been eyeing the same herringbone print just haven’t put an order together yet!
I really like your sewing. I’m trying to beautify my everyday surroundings with some pretty fabrics and some sewing. You have great ideas.
I’ve long-admired the Briar Rose fabric line…..! Thanks for introducing us to a new shop on Etsy….and for the opportunity to win some pretty fabric!
That is lovely. How nice to make such a practical item also beautiful.
Thanks again for paticipating in my pattern tour! And of course I could use some extra fabric, so count me in! M
I love the bike path prints and some of the Dowry, too!
Love your cover – I’m trying to figure out how to get that highchair out to Hawaii. Thanks for the giveaway!
I’ve loved those herringbone fabrics for a while, and I’m pumped to see the new colours! They might end up being my new dining room curtains…
Great cover and fantastic giveaway! I’m hoping to try out some vintage children’s patterns I picked up at the thrift store, some fresh new fabric would be great to add to my stash.
Love those new herringbone colors! Thank you for the opportunity for this very generous giveaway! 🙂
Love the fabrics shown and would be happy to win. Thanks for another great giveaway!
Great colors and prints, thanks!
I had the same question about having to add seam allowances after the fact- there must be some hidden benefit I’ve yet to discover! This is such a generous giveaway. The Wee Wander line looks fantastic!
Love this! I wouldn’t mind washing it either….a small price to pay in order to see lovely fabric.
Love those lovely fabrics!
So lovely! And I love his little toes in that pic where he’s in the seat. EEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Baby toes!!!!!!!!!
Great job! I have a few similar projects to do before my baby boy arrives in February!
The high chair looks so cute! I need to get crackin’ on some winter jammies before my kids freeze in their beds.
Very cool! Great pattern for the high chair.
What a wonderful giveaway! Thank you so much for the opportunity 🙂
Why didn’t I do that with my high chair? Looks lovely and why not add lovely fabrics wherever you can? Great give-away!
gorgeous fabric!
Wishing I’d known about the highchair pattern like two years ago! Herringbone is just the fabric for it too….
Super cute high chair cover (good call on the “pretty fabric everywhere” philosophy) and woah, awesome giveaway! I don’t even know what I’d pick – too much good stuff in there.
I had to look up Alison Glass and WOW! Lovely fabrics. New designer to covet 🙂
Oscar is so cute! We have that chair as a back up and everyone always trips over the legs..maybe having it covered in cute fabric will cushion the blow…
Such a cute high chair makeover — that print can go everywhere as far as I’m concerned. What a huge giveaway! If I won, I’d definitely use a fair bit of it on the Dowry Twill Bouquet print. I love that one! thanks!
Thats awesome! We just bought the Ikea highchair, I’d love to win 🙂
cute highchair cover! i have some of the same herringbone set aside to make a stroller seat liner 🙂
Cute project! And this giveaway is amazing! I think I’d have to get me some of the True Colors fabrics but how could I resist some Alison Glass too!?!
Gorgeous fabrics! Your high chair cover turned out fabulous. Great job!
Love that herringbone! I think I will be sewing up one of these, too.
I’d love to win thi giveaway! Thanks for hosting.
I love Sarah Jane’s new line!
I am obsessed with that herringbone! I would love it in every color! Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for the give away!
What a lovely selection! Thanks for the recommendation 🙂 xx
Love the fabric on the highchair, it looks so calming!
love the herringbone! thanks for having this open to international visitors too 🙂
I would LOVE some new fabric to do more sewing for our just arrived baby #4! It has been sweet to watch little Oscar ‘growing up’ through your blog photos!
Love the highchair re-cover. Love the fabric. What fun. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I agree that it is fun to see pretty fabric around the house!
Wow, you weren’t kidding in the title! Great giveaway! Thanks! Lovely job on the cover, as always. =)
Love the highchair cushion! And thanks for the chance for the giveaway!
Looks like a new chair! Yay for pretty fabric.
Beautiful! And why didn’t I ever think of doing that?!?! 🙂 Love Llama fabrics since you “introduced” us. Thanks for the chance!
Love the fabric you chose! Do you like that high chair? We may need one 🙂 Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
He is getting SO big!! I have a four month old boy, our third and final – and they truly grow way too fast!! Sniff sniff.. 😦 Thank you for sharing your creations with us, and thank you for the generous give-away!!
Love this highchair cushion, my girl is jyst out of her antilop 😦
Beautiful Fabric choice too. I will definitely be having a browse!
That is a great fabric color!
Now I wish I had that highchair just so I could make the cover. I’d love to win some yardage! That AMH Dowry line is GORGEOUS.
Oscar is so cute! He looks so much like Lila. Thanks to both Chio and you for the giveaway.
I love how the highchair came out. Too cute!
The highchair cover turned out great! I love the colors of the fabric you used. Thanks for the giveaway. I’m off right now to check out Llama Fabrics to see what they have.;)
Hi! I hopped over here from Flickr because I have that same highchair and my little one does bop her head on the back from time to time. Thanks so much for sharing the Burda link and wooohoo for the giveaway! Thanks!
For some reason that bunny on scooter fabric kills me with cuteness! Pjs maybe?
So many pretty fabrics… one thing I admire about your sewing is your eye for patterns – I love the fabrics you choose and how you combine them! Thanks for the giveaway!
That high chair cushion/cover is such a good idea! I have maxed out my fabric budget for this year so I would LOVE to win this!!
wow, so generous! thank you llama fabrics!
Hurray for finishing projects! Wish my little one would nap long enough 🙂 If you ever want a re-do, Nicole of Nicole at Home has a great looking tutorial I have yet to try: http://www.nicoleathome.com/2011/06/tutorial-cushioned-cover-with-pocket.html fingers crossed for some free goodies! Love your site, thanks.
Just bought some of that herringbone in green for an Oliver and S puppet theater, thanks to this post showcasing how fun and modern it is. Thanks for a great giveaway.
Love the fabrics. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to win some fabric.. that herringb0ne print is beautiful..I’m sure i could come up with several projects for my house!
I love that herringbone print; how exciting to see it in new colors! Thanks for the giveaway!
I’m a new viewer of you blog and I love it! Would love to win fabric too!
how wonderful, what a treat it would be to win! thanks for sharing this idea – would be a lovely present for a new mum!
Great high chair cover! That is another thing to the ‘to-sew’ list 🙂
I love the pad! I wish I had thought of it when my LO was in a high chair…
Beautiful high-chair cushion! I have my eye on that herringbone fabric!
these fabrics are gorgeous, what a great giveaway!!
What a great idea! I just bought some AMH laminated fabric to make drop cloth under the high chairs, and now I can do matching cushions 🙂
I would do so much damage in that shop!!!!!! lol
The highchair cover is adorable! And thanks for such a great giveaway! I’m keeping my fingers crossed
What a great way to sophisticate a high chair for the dining room. At least until it gets covered with spinach and apple sauce.
We have the same highchair, however, only having sewn 2 baby blankets, I don’t know that I’m brave enough to take on the project. But, I’d love to win some fabric and try!!! 🙂
Love the high chair. I have been meaning to recover mine for awhile. It is 10 years old from my first baby! Yuck. Yours looks so fresh and pretty. You inspire me!
oh I do love bike paths!!!
Oh man they have so many awesome prints! I love the herringbone also! thank you for the chance to win!
Just requested a custom order from her! Of 4.25 yards…. 🙂 I think I’d save my yardage for Sarah Jane’s wee wander fabric that I can’t stop looking at. Glad Llama is going to carry it 🙂
4 yards? Wow. I would definitely order Wee Wander when it arrives. It is so beautiful!
P.S. Cutest high chair cover ever. 🙂
That herringbone print is irresistible! Thanks for the chance!
OOO this is an excellent giveaway!
Great idea to make a high chair cushion. Could do with one for my little lad. And those are some lovely fabrics! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
I am always getting such amazing inspiration from your projects. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for the giveaway! Beautiful work, as always. Hopefully it doesn’t get too many stains!
Thanks for the giveaway! You are a busy gal!
What a: great giveaway, lovely chair cover, adorable baby!
What a darling high chair cover! And a beautiful fabric shop… Thank you for the opportunity!! And happy birthday to Oscar!
Happy Birthday to your little guy:) Your blog is one of my favorites.. Thanks for sharing your sewing projects – they are all super:)))))))
As many have stated, your blog, style, sewista-skills and beautiful photography are such an inspiration. The Compagnie-M skirt is such a fabulous find. I can’t wait to try it. Please count me in for the giveaway, too. Thank you so much.
The Llama fabrics are devine, all the fabrics are loving and would help as to build up my confidence with using a sewing machine.
Happy birthday to your son, you’re right having a one year old is fun x
the herringbone is really cute and fresh. love it. and thanks for the giveaway chance. We have the same high chair over here in Oz. So perhaps i should consider the cover for my messy boy!
Oh I would love to win! Anna Maria Horners new collection is so beautiful! Best Barbara
I love seeing pretty fabric everywhere, too! Please enter me into the Llama Fabrics giveaway.
I love the herringbone fabric on the highchair! Thanks for a great giveaway
I love this! A great idea paired with a gorgeous fabric = awesome. We have a different high chair but oh, the things I could see with such pretty fabric choices!
I love reading your blog – you have a lovely style, and a great way of writing. You first inspired me to try Oliver + S patterns with your beautiful Jump Rope dress, and I’ve been following you happily ever since then. I would love to be entered into your fabric giveaway – I’m really pleased it’s open to internationals – I’m across the pond in the UK!
Ooooo, the Herringbone is lovely. I particularly love the bright yellow. 🙂
What a pretty highchair. Happy birthday little guy.
Love it!
You are such an insperation for me, thanks for that an thanks for the chance to win…
Four yards of fabric?!?! Oh how lovely!
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Thanks for the chance to win some of those beautiful fabrics – the herringbone is a definite favourite!
Thanks for the chance! I bought some fabric from Llama fabrics and it got here quickly and everything was perfect.
I hope the contest is still open. And I love the bee. Congratulations for his first birthday!!
I’m trying to “Muddle” my way through this pattern……I just can’t seem to get it!!!! any advice on putting it together? Looks like it only gives you half the pattern…..HELP!
I know, so weird! I ended up printing it out twice and taping them together. The finished chair pad is about 9.5 inches across at the widest part. Hope that helps!
That are the moments when I have those sad “too late” moments. I’d love to have made a cushion for my little son but he’s outgrown of this seat. When I think that time passes too fast or that I didn’t enjoy those moments enough. Sigh. But that’s how life goes. Love the cushion you made.
Hi, love the high chair cover, but the link to the pattern doesn’t work?
sorry, it doesn’t seem to be available anymore!
Hi! Do you have a copy of the pattern? The link does not work.
I’m sorry, I don’t!