A few of you noticed the new dining room set when I shared the fall tablescape earlier this week. We bought an antique dining set last year just a few days before Christmas off of Facebook...
While I had the sewing machines out and my mom's help, I decided to make seat covers for the barrel-back French chairs I've had for years. I have wanted to cover the vintage cushions on these...
Shortly after we moved in, I bought a manual wingchair recliner off of Facebook Marketplace for $40. I had a feeling it would be a "placeholder" for a nicer recliner in the future, but it seemed...
If you've followed me for while (even through this most recent move out of our MN home), you know that I'm pretty game to sell just about anything. I can't tell you how many times Jeff has come...
Do you remember the linen slipcovers I made last year about this time? I made a pair of linen slipcovers to cover the stained end chairs at our kitchen table... You can find the tutorials and...
I get a lot of questions about upholstery, so I thought I would write a post consolidating some of the advice that I've shared in various posts and tutorials into one place. Before I share some...
Between gardening projects and everything else I've been working on, I've also been getting some sewing projects knocked out. A couple of weekends ago, I cut out the pieces and made piping for this...
I hope you had a good three-day weekend! We ended up doing a lot of work in our yard when it wasn't raining. It was hard, muddy work, but we got so much accomplished! We dug up a bunch of plants...
I know that my house usually looks clean and tidy in the pictures I share here and on social media. And, I will admit, that I am a bit of a neat freak. I generally like to clean and I love having...
If you missed part one of this slipcover tutorial, you can find it HERE. In part one, I show how to make the "body" of the slipcover. This chair slipcover tutorial works for almost any armless...
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