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Updating Couch Cushion Covers/Minimal Sewing Skill Required
I enjoy sewing and have experience making things like valances and envelope pillow covers. I love looking at all the fabrics and textures available when beginning a project. All the beautiful choices can be overwhelming! Recently I was lucky enough to score a beautiful couch at a nearby yard sale. The only thing I didn’t care for was the color. That I changed to more my liking with fabric dye. If you would like to see how I did this you can find the method and products in a previous blog I recently wrote. The couch that is the subject in this blog was still a very good piece of…
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Recover A Cube Seat Using Thrifted Denim/Adding Feet Part II
Our sewing/craft/guest bedroom is a never ending work in progress. It always ends up as the “catchall” when unexpected guests arrive or when I’m just to lazy to put things where they actually belong. When I last painted, the color didn’t come out as expected, it’s to blue and the bed could use a new mattress and box spring. There isn’t a piece of furniture that is a dedicated nightstand and the window treatments need updating. Nevertheless, it can be my favorite room, because of the crafts and sewing, or it can be the room that is never opened for the public to see, because of the state of disarray.…
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Recover A Cube Seat Using Thrifted Denim/NO SEWING
My daughter and I enjoy sewing and have been using this cube as our seat over the last few years. It’s lightweight, has a padded seat and fits into the opening under the sewing machine nicely. The problem is the fabric covering it… The pattern isn’t something I would ever use in my home. It has also gotten quite a bit of damage on the corners from one of our feline friends. This cube isn’t a storage container either. It was bought for my daughters bedroom as an extra little seat that just happens to fit perfectly under the sewing machine table. I decided to cover it with a durable…