Mustard gold wasn't really in keeping with my decor so I picked up some really soft ticking fabric, washed it and put it aside for 3 months. I HATE making slipcovers. Finally I felt motivated after Christmas and while watching the girls play the new Wii Lego Star Wars game, got it done.
It actually ended up fitting pretty well and I was left with one scrap at the end. Phew! Now all of my living room furniture has slipcovers and my furniture stays clean for a couple of days. Quite an accomplishment with 6 kids and two dogs.
The pleat in the middle wasn't planned but I was running out of fabric and came up with that solution. I kind of like it now. The slipcover looks loose because I pulled it off and put it on 1.2 million times to get a good fit. Once I wash it, it will shrink back up (I hope).
I still have a chair in my bedroom I need to slipcover but I'm in no rush. It will probably be done in a couple of years.
6 comments:
Most impressive!
You may hate doing slip covers, but you do an excellent job!
Your slipcover looks great! I trash picked a swivel chair that is similar but the slipcover I made looks crappy. Maybe I'll try again......
This is so inspirational. I (don't tell anyone) enjoy slipcovers but my youngest is six months old so I've not 'slipped' anything since before he was born. Love the ticking and the center pleat... beautiful!
It turned out great. I would have passed that chair over, I admit. I'm glad your creative imagination is better than mine!
Looks great! I'm trying to get up steam enough to slipcover my couch. It's taking awhile. :)
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