Welcome to part three in this updated version of my slipcover series. In part one, I covered how to make custom piping and in part two, I show how I cut my fabric pieces to get ready for pinning and...
slipcover series | part two | cutting the fabric
Hello, all! I hope you had a great holiday weekend. We just got back from visiting Jeff's family in Raleigh, which is always a fun trip. I had the chance to meet up with some readers for a day of...
how to sew custom piping | slipcover series part 1
I finally did it. I've been promising to do it for years and I have, at long last, made good. Years ago, I made a six part video slipcover series on how to make a slipcover. I tried to write posts...
how to sew a zipper closure on a box cushion
We've been chatting about sewing lately and I have something to confess. Zippers terrified me for years. Well, maybe not terrified, but I thought they were too complicated and I avoided and...
dear reader | to the one who is scared to sew
This time of reassessing my business and blog has been so rejuvenating for me. I find myself flooded with ideas, anxious to create, bubbling to write...almost to the point of being overwhelmed by...
hemp sheet slipcovers
One project that's been on my to-do list for a couple of years was making new slipcovers for the wing chairs in the family room. When things linger on a list that long, it's because I don't really...
design ramblings | mixing fabric patterns
Once Lucketts was over, Kriste and I turned our attention to the finishing details of my house. We have a big shoot coming up and I really wanted all of the half-done and 3/4-done and almost-done...
the chairs with the ticking skirts
Sewing slipcovers is not my very favorite thing to do, so I saved these until the very end. I kept looking at them, debating if I should just upholster them, which would be much faster or if I...
Sailrite Sewing Machine Giveaway
I have a really, really awesome giveaway today...just so you know. But, let me start from the beginning. A couple of years ago, I was upholstering a channel back chair and I found the end of my...
wing chair drop cloth slipcovers
I try not to get too engrossed in my blog analytics and all of the numbers, but it's interesting sometimes to check them out...see what's popular and what is most often pinned. One trend I've...