So, in the rush out the door to school/work one morning this week, I noticed a piece of fuzz on the seat of the sofa. Upon further inspection, the fuzz turned out to be a snag/rip/hole in the seat cushion. Drat. Well, actually, this could be a "good news/bad news" situation. The bad news is there's a rip in the seat cushion. The good news is I have 10+ yards of fabric in the basement, meant to recover another couch, but could certainly be used for this project.
Pat walked through and flipped the cushion. "Problem solved!" he says. ;-)
But, I've got an extra day off work on Monday, so I figure this is as good a time as any to try and make slipcovers for those couches.
So far, I've
- Dug the fabric and supplies out of the basement, and taken inventory. Well, I have a list of all the supplies; I haven't measured the fabric out. (Because I don't want to find out that I don't have enough!!)
- Guesstimated at some of the required supplies - how much cording I'll need to edge the couch cushions, how much velcro I'll need to keep the covers together, etc.
- Washed the fabric
- Called Mom for a little "you can do it!" message. :-)
- Made the trip to the fabric store to buy contrasting trim fabric, accent material for the toss pillows, and more thread and new needles for the sewing machine.
I figure the place to start is to make the piping, which will be a challenge to my math/geometry skills. The trim fabric is in the wash, and I'm Googling sewing tips to try and get this straight in my head.
Updates to follow!!
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