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I am making a new cover for the seat of my son's highchair and need to create wipe-off, waterproof fabric. Can I cover it in clear contact paper, or will that eventually come apart? I found some iron-on clear fabric coating, but it isn't wide enough. I could see if I could find it in wider widths or maybe just layer it together, but I already have clear contact paper at home and wondered if it would last. Does anyone have experience with this? Thank you!

The craft place I used to go to in Texas sold fabric like you have a pic nic table cloth out of by the yard. I recently purchased a couple table cloths to cover the seats of some furniture that goes out on my porch. I would think that would be easier.

I already bought the fabric. The fabric store didn't have any picnic tablecloth fabric that I liked, and I found some other fabric that I love! I got impatient and went ahead and tried the contact paper tonight. I am sewing the edges of it, so they won't come up, but I'm not sure how durable it will be, especially where the needle went through. I guess I'll find out! Thanks.

You can try, next time, using the clear plastic sheeting they sell to cover tables and chair seats with at the dollar store--or even painter dropcloths in clear pastic. Layer it over the fabric, cut to fit and then sew using a metal foot on the machine using a zig zag or similar stitch on the edges. I did this in the past with nylon sewing thread, to make dining room chair seat covers, so my young son couldn't ruin them. If the plastic is thin enough it sews easily but you definitley need a metal foot to hold the layers together as you sew--the lightweight plastic feet just won't do.

I like your idea of using clear contact paper, as it is thin enough and should stick to the fabric w/no slipping as you sew.

Let us know how the project went!

Oilcloth is really good too!