Monday, July 22, 2013

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!