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 upholstery tips for beginners, let me share how I started. My first upholstery job (and I use that phrase loosely) was a ratty hand-me-down sofa that was given to me in college.  One of my classmates was moving out of his apartment and offered his sofa to us.  It was a small, gold, midcentury loveseat that had probably been passed around from one college apartment to the next for years.  It had good bones, but the fabric looked like a sofa that had been passed around from one college apartment to the next for years!  So, I bought some lightweight cotton fabric (a blue & green plaid) and tucked it into the seams with