So here is a catch up post (aka brag post) all about some of my sewing/crafting of late!!
#1 Early in the summer I started working on an awesome plan to recover
the kitchen chairs we purchased last fall!!
I had planned on doing a tutorial but there are quite a few things
I would change about my process so I canned that idea!!
Instead here are some awesome pictures of all the work it
took and how good they looked in the end!!
K so for starters here are the lovely chairs which I ADORE!
(they have so much potential!!)
Here's a closer look at the mid 90's fabric covering the pads.
Dissassemble the seat . . . .
Take out about a thousand staples
and find lovely gold velvet from the late 70's . . . .
Take out another thousand staples
and find the lovely green and gold original cover
and the disintigrating pad underneath.
Awesomeness of this is that I actually think this was
probably quite gorgeous in its original 1969 state!!
And I would have totally recovered them in something close to this
if I was not in baby mode.
(therefore I chose Vinyl, but that's coming up!)
Next take new soft foam cushioning . . .
place now naked chair seat on top . . .
Draw around it with lovely red sharpie marker
and cut to size with scissors or exact-o knife of choice.
Then place on top of chosen fabric and cut yourself a generous piece.
Almost finished, pull fabric around foam and board,
stapling another thousand staples all the way around
Reassemble chair pad to body and wala!!
Fantastic new chairs that are just a bit more user friendly for my toddlers!!
Now don't go getting it in your head that I did all six chairs in a day!!
This took a couple of months and some serious thinking before I even got started
but I love the way they turned out!
#2 Shower gifts.
These two little friends were gifts for a lovely new baby girl!
I found the tutorials online and wanted desperately to try them out.
I Loved how soft and plush the turtle turned out.
It is a plushy white and the stripes are flannel.
Coordinating play mat was also fun!! again with soft flannel and plush.
There were some pockets on the sides as well to hold diapers etc.
Also folds up nice and small so it can go to church or on other outings!!
#3 Ironing Board Recover
In the last few months I have been working for a small scale interior designer
doing some sewing and my Ironing board was
SUPER Icky from lack of use/water damage.
So I decided it too needed a bit of a facelift.
To make me happy and also protect the projects
I have been working on!
The original was cream canvas,
which I simply laid on the three pieces and cut along the edge.
Add some double fold bias tape and whala!!
#4 Brand New Apron
I know it matches my Ironing board!!
This I love as I have a Christmas themed apron but not one for just normal use!
and yes i know it matches my ironing board!!
#5 My 1 hour project
Diaper box turned music box!!
So easy and I loved how it turned out and that I have a home for all my sheet music!!
And that my friends is the end of my list for now.
Hope you enjoyed the peek inside my slightly messy house!!
Next up is July Date night!!
