Slip cover (of sorts) for couch back
 

We have leather furniture in our living room & DH likes the back of the couch covered in the winter time because he says it's cold. Has anyone ever made a sort of slip cover for just the back of a couch? I've made a toaster cover & think it would be sort of like that. I will have to "bypass" the arms & make the cover go down lower than the arms (if that makes sense). Also, I want the back to go about half way down the back on the outside so that it doesn't slip off the top. Right now he's using an old chennell (sp) bedspread to cover the back but I want something a bit more attractive. :) I'm thinking of quilting it. Any suggestions for a tutorial that would show just how to measure something like this? I'm thinking this would be a good Christmas gift for next year.

Couldn't you just fold a full size quilt over the back and it could be adjusted as needed? I Have quilts on the backs of all our recliners and couches.

I have a fleece blanket over the back of the couch my husband sits on. It works great.

I'm not sure how you would get it to stay in place without including the arms being covered as well. Then again, I could be missing something here.

Some stores sell covers for couches and chairs. I think they are called protectors? Most are quilted fabric and easy to take off for laundering. Yes, I think you could make one similar to a toaster cover and perhaps make the front longer that it could go under the cushions to "anchor" it in place.

I've tried the quilt on the back but it keeps slipping down & he doesn't like that.
Illinois, that's what I was thinking about the front of it (longer so it would tuck under the cushions). I don't want to put a lot of time or $ into this in case it doesn't work but I want something for it when he needs it. Maybe I could make something out of fleece & not get involved in quilting it (especially for the first (prototype) one. Thanks for the suggestions.

Make a "pillow case". I made some pillow case type covers for our daughters chairs. The chairs had been covered in white fabric, and the corners were wearing out. The slip covers matched the drapes in the kitchen. (Drapes were St. Vinney's find. Four of them were put on the windows and the other four were made into chair covers.)
You could make them with one end much longer than the other. And you can make box corners to fit the thickness of the chair back.
And use thick fabric.

Use the non skid shelf liner on the inside of the part that goes down the back, should help keep it from slipping

great idea!

Oh maviskw, I like that pillowcase idea better than the form fitted toaster cover idea. It would be so much easier & box corners are so easy to make instead of set in pieces. Thanks.
rainbowzebra, that's a brilliant idea about the non skid shelf liner.
This is why I love this board soooo much. Helpful, brilliant ideas to get me through times like this. THANKS!

http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...rial+slipcover

I saw this a while ago, and am hoping to accomplish making two to fit my needs. Perhaps you might get some ideas for your couch as well????

I bought a ready made fleece blanket that matched the leather sofa. That was too hot for the hubs. So plan B was a towel that matched. Because the towel is cotton, it seems to breathe. We've had it there since June. So far, so good. Easy to wash and maintain. Do whatever is easiest. Remember whatever it is will probably eventually develop stains from skin and hair oil.

I would take newsprint, and make a pattern. I know you can do it.

My husband asked for the same thing yesterday. He suggested making a large pillowcase to cover the back where his head is and back because the leather is cold during the winter. Thanks for starting this thread. LOL Maybe I will get it done before summer.

I'd give my eye teeth for a solution to this one. Everything just slides off leather!

That's what we do! It's a large one so can do a little tuck and it covers the bottom cushions too.

grmamrtha1, thank you so much for that link to the tutorial. AnitaSt did a fabulous job on the tutorial. I've printed it out & will use that as my guide.
coopah, I made one out of a couple of large towels for a recliner we once had years ago & it worked really well. It was just a "hit & miss" put together but he used it for years. Then we gave the recliner to DD & DSIL and they are still using the towel cover. :)

That's why the pillow case idea works. It can't go anywhere, and it doesn't care what is under it.

Some great ideas here !!

The biggest issue you face with any type of covering on leather is that it slides. You could make one that only covers the back and the seat but it needs to have a way to anchor it to chair without using the traditional pins.

I put my quilts under the cushions and then up and over the back of the couch. Since the quilt is secured under the cushions it doesn't fall off.

If you put the pillow case thing over the back of the leather chair. It can't slide off. It may move around a little, but it will stay on the chair.