Burlap and ribbon striped curtains

Last June I made 14 of the these square burlap table covers for a reception.  Contact Mary Schieber from Congerville if you would like to rent them from her!  :)

I tried out a square coffee sack pouf.  Find this one up at Objects in Eureka or I could make another for you!  :)  size: 24x24x18 inches

I initially made these curtains with just the off white circle fabric.  They were too plain, so we decided to spruce them up with stripes!  I  love how they turned out!  I think the bands add to the look!

Ruffled crib skirt

This crib skirt was made with love for a baby girl coming home from Ethiopia!  My coffee table had to be the model for this pic:)  Fun fabrics and ruffles all mixed together!  How much better can it get?

Slipcover, slipcover, and slipcover!

First up. . .

Kitchen chair slipcovers.  I made 2 chair covers, one for each end of the table.  It adds so much color and a pop to the room!  Tiffany did a great job picking out coordinating fabric.  It goes so well with her decor!

Heidi contacted me to do a slipcover for her couch.  She wanted to try to piece different fabrics for her slipcover.  It turned out really well and is so unique!  She added fun pillows later that I never got a picture of, but they really pulled the fabrics together and look great!

Last but not least I recovered this chair and ottoman.  They turned out so cute and look great in Michelle's daughter's room they recently redecorated!

Striped slipcover

Couch before. . .

Couch after!

My first time matching the fabric design!  I matched the stripes from the arm rest onto the cushions.

And matched the stripes across each cushion!  

Also, matched the stripes on the front of the couch from the cushions to the skirt.

Lawn chair makeover

Mike's aunt gave me this challenge:)  She loves this lawn chair because of the height and fit of it, but unfortunately it got a rip in it.  She turned it over to me to makeover however I wanted!  I was excited and took the challenge!

I chose this fun blue swirl outdoor fabric.  It was fairly easy to carefully cut the old pieces off the chair and use them as a pattern to cut new pieces.  But then the problem came:(  I knew it would be a challenge to awkwardly sew the pieces onto the chair but didn't realize til I tried that the chair legs wouldn't fit under my presser foot!  Bummer!  So, I got out the upholstery thread and carefully HAND-STITCHED all the pieces on!  I made a double row on the seat for added strength.  When I was done I CAREFULLY sat on it to try it out, and it held!  Yay!  Success!

Another catch up!

I guess the newness of a blog has worn off because I'm not doing so well keeping this updated!  But it is still fun to show some of the projects I've been working on and I've had requests to continue on.  Here you go!

A few pillows I've done. . .

This first one I was challenged with figuring out how to make an oxford pillowcase (well actually it is completely enclosed).  This just means it has that the extra fabric around the edges of the pillow.

I got to just use my imagination on this pillow.  She wanted a solid color and an embellished pillow.  This is what I came up with!

A few curtains I've done. . .

Don't feel like you always have to start from scratch on your curtains.  A friend of mine bought these valances for her kitchen and we changed them a bit to fit her kitchen style a little more.  So we went from this . . .

 To this!

I liked this more tailored look and added white ribbon to the bottom to finish it off.

This is a blue panel curtain that I just added the white stripes to.

Look at all the ruffles!  These will be going in 2 girls' rooms.  So fun!  I added ruffles to plain white bed skirts to match these curtains too!

My sister had me paint and redo the curtains in her condo.  What fun!!!  These are her kitchen curtains.

Some clothing items. . .

I made this mustard skirt for myself.  I thought it would be fun to try a kick pleat, so here it is!

But my favorite part is sneaking this fun fabric in for the lining of the waistband!  Don't the polka dots just make you smile?  :)  I know, no one sees it but me, but it still is fun!

Look how horrendously stained this shirt is!  Yes, I really do not enjoy laundry and it shows!  

But I saved the shirt, cut it up a bit and turned it into this dress!  Super fun!!

A friend of mine was heading to Disney last month.  She made a Cinderella shirt for her daughter and wanted a prince charming shirt for her son.  So, we put together her idea and my sewing to come up with this t-shirt turned prince charming shirt!  Cuteness!

A few random projects. . .

I just can't resist taking pics and showing the poufs I make!  Loved this choice of fabric!!!

A "frugal" friend of mine took an idea from a Pottery Barn comforter and made her own for a fraction of the price!  She found the pink blanket for super cheap and then cut out the flower petals from fun fabrics.  I just had the job of sewing them on!  Love to share other peoples great ideas!

And then a few projects that I didn't get pics of. . .

recovering bench cushions 

curtains and more curtains:)

tablecloths

mending

lamp shade

Let me know if I can do anything for you!  I'd love to!

Little kid chair slipcover

Kayla got this "thrifty find" at the Eureka Etcetera shop.  The chair is probably only waist high so just perfect for kids.  She was planning to put it in her daughter's room.

The legs on the chair were nice enough that she decided to not have a skirt on the finished product.  I just love how it turned out!

Catch up

Wow!  I am behind!  So, I present this catch up post:)

It must be the time to have babies because at the end of last year I was working on quite a few nursery sets. So fun to see each person's taste and personality coming out in their choices of fabric!

I recovered this bumper and remade the crib skirt for a little "boy" to be:)

This is a Pottery Barn bumper pad, and I made this crib skirt to match.  We cut up sheer curtains, put a bright pink fabric underneath, and then added the pink gingham checked fabric.  Turned out cute and a pretty close coordinate, I must say!  :)

I'm bummed that I forgot to get pictures of the crib skirt and changing pad cover I made to go with this bedding, but it was out of the cute gray chevron on this owl's belly!  We were coordinating with a line from Pottery Barn on this bedding too.  Then I got to try out this owl mat.  I had the picture on the right from pinterest.  What a cozy little mat!

I needed a few gifts for the new babies coming, so decided to try my hand at embellishing onesies.  Oh what fun this is!  Grab your scraps and let your imagination go!

I just finished up these Roman Shades today.  These are for a boys' room.  They have a red rug, and then their sheets have multicolored stripes.  So, we brought the two together by embellishing the curtains with stripes of ribbon.  It really pulls the room all together!