How to Make a Slipcover Part 2: Slipcover Reveal!

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To read Part 1 of How to Make a Couch Slipcover click here Here it is!  What do you think? PS I am aware of the crookedness of the stuff on the wall.  We just ran out of time but we'll fix it later.  :)  I have washed it again so it's still a little wrinkled but seriously, am I going to spend hours ironing my slipcover?  No! And here it is with the quilt.  I plan on doing some more pillows and stuff but I need a little sewing … [Read more...]

How to Make a Couch Slipcover Part 1

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Wanna know how to make a couch slipcover? I did it!  It was a little rough going in the end but I powered through and finished.  What a conquest! Do you remember my original couch? It actually doesn't look half bad in this picture...but believe me, the material was terribly worn and the dirt was just ground in.  I might have revitalized it if I'd paid someone to come clean it professionally, but I was really tired of the red.  It is … [Read more...]

My Aqua Zig Zag Quilt!

So things have been progressing. Remember my original Living Room Plans?  I've been working on that Zig Zag Quilt. I refuse to call it a Chevron quilt. Chevron is a gas station. My quilts are zig zagged.  (Sorry Jen!) I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I quilted the zig zags straight with about three lines in a row around each seam. Then I decided to free-motion quilt the border.  I made this quilt specifically for … [Read more...]