Well, 2 weeks ago I pinned & traced & cut muslin to fit my Good-For-Will chair. And that is as far as I have got! I have bought a commercial grade Consew sewing machine. Off craigslist. I am very happy about this purchase. Let me tell you though, my daughter has named it Big Bertha. No joke, this thing is a monster. And sews lightining fast. I definately have a learning curve to conquer with it!!
Last weekend I painted our dining room, and THIS weekend I am likely painting the master bedroom & the master bathroom. No, I don't like painting. It just needs to be done. I have been lurking on multiple blogs & websites of folks that are doing slipcovers and I am SO EXCITED to get started. Honestly? I have been surfing craigslist looking for furniture that can be slipcovered. What am I going to do with it when it gets done? Gosh, I just don't know. Maybe I can do something really nice in my formal living room? It's so dark in there. I WANT too. Don't know if Prince Charming is up for a change in there, as that furniture is only 3 years old. No I can't slipcover THAT furniture because #1 is Ashley furniture, which means the back seat cushions are sewn to the back of the couch #2 it's only 3 years old....#3 I don't know why not.
I'll post more as I get farther!
Sam
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
1st Victim
yesterday on my way home, I stopped @ Goodwill & picked up an arm chair that I am going to try & slip cover as my first project! Let me see if I can get a picture for you on this post.
some 13 years ago, when we moved into our house in Alabama, I TRIED to do some reupholstery. I had bought a white couch & a white loveseat. They matched & were the right size. Well, white was not a good color with 2 adults that work in a LANDFILL environment & 2 kids & a cat & then shortly a (short) dog. So I thought I would try to reupholster the couch. How hard can it be? Harder than I wanted it to be. And more dirty than I wanted. Fast forward to 2012 & I am flailing around trying to find yet ANOTHER hobby to keep me busy. It looks interesting. It looks challenging. It looks like it would be easier than actual re-upholstering. We shall see.
I bought 2 DVD's. One from Slipcovers by Shelly & the other by John French. I watched Shelly's last night. She breaks it down in easy to understand steps and she doesn't make it super difficult or PRECISE. It's not like a paper pattern or soemthing. She fits the individual chair/couch/item as she goes & she showed HOW to do it. I don't have the 2nd set of DVD's yet. I'll weigh in on those after I have read them.
sam
some 13 years ago, when we moved into our house in Alabama, I TRIED to do some reupholstery. I had bought a white couch & a white loveseat. They matched & were the right size. Well, white was not a good color with 2 adults that work in a LANDFILL environment & 2 kids & a cat & then shortly a (short) dog. So I thought I would try to reupholster the couch. How hard can it be? Harder than I wanted it to be. And more dirty than I wanted. Fast forward to 2012 & I am flailing around trying to find yet ANOTHER hobby to keep me busy. It looks interesting. It looks challenging. It looks like it would be easier than actual re-upholstering. We shall see.
I bought 2 DVD's. One from Slipcovers by Shelly & the other by John French. I watched Shelly's last night. She breaks it down in easy to understand steps and she doesn't make it super difficult or PRECISE. It's not like a paper pattern or soemthing. She fits the individual chair/couch/item as she goes & she showed HOW to do it. I don't have the 2nd set of DVD's yet. I'll weigh in on those after I have read them.
sam
Monday, January 16, 2012
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