The problems were that in my childless state I underestimated the dirt and grime that children produce, I reused the original cushions, and I used quilting cotton. But hey, it looked good and it matched the valance that I couldn't use because we needed heavy light-blocking curtains for the window (it faced west).
At one point I washed the bottom cushion and arm pads, and they got totally twisted and warped and basically unusable. Also, it didn't match anything in our new house. I kind of wanted to just buy a different used chair, but I bit the bullet and redid the whole chair again.
This time I used home decor fabric and I bought a new bottom cushion and made new arm pads. The problem was that the arm pads snap into place, so I had to figure out a way to use the original snaps.
I think it turned out pretty well. I only used the white fabric (leftover from curtains I whipped up for our bat apartment) in places that wouldn't get much dirt, so the seat back and the side pocket. The cushion is washable, and arms pads should be too, since I just used two layers of batting.
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