Vintage Fabric Remnant

Last week I told you here about this wonderful chair that I scored at an auction.

She's a little sad, been beat up, neglected,

but she's still got hope that it's gonna get better.

And it shall.

Soon.

Very soon.

I've been considering just what material to use to reupholster the seat.

I've seen some wonderful bright and fun patterns on chairs lately.

I've seen neutrals in the form of burlap and drop cloth.

I've seen some gorgeous vintage grain sacks.

Last night I had ten minutes to kill,

so I dropped in the flea market.

A long roll of vintage upholstery fabric was leaning against the wall.

They were only asking $5.

How could I not buy it?

One of the ends has some water staining.

I'll probably take the stained pieces and soak them in some strong coffee.

 The usable fabric measure about 3'x6',

which means I'll get tons of use out of it.

This will be incredible to cover my chair seat.

The label shows that it was mailed in January of 1970.

I love this fabric and am thinking of using it on the set of dining chairs that need recovered, or maybe on the cane chairs, or perhaps on a bench. 

Lots of projects to do and never enough time!