Sewing for the Home ~ Sewing a Slipcover (Part Three) Sewing The Slipcover Use your muslin pieces as you would any regular pattern pieces.
If any of your pattern pieces are deficient in the 1″ seam allowance, you can add that onto the upholstery fabric before cutting (just measure 1″ from the masking tape on the pattern piece pinned to the upholstery fabric and mark with a fabric pencil or pin). Keep in mind that the OUTSIDE WING/ARMREST, INSIDE WING, and INSIDE ARMREST pattern pieces must have 2 pieces of the upholstery fabric cut out and that they must be mirror pieces (a right and a left). Turquoise 2010: Ottoman Slipcover. Put your feet up and ponder this age-old question: what's the difference between a footstool and an ottoman?
Besides the fact that an ottoman sounds way fancier than a footstool, the only real differences are: 1) an ottoman is always upholstered (footstools needn't be), and 2) sometimes an ottoman has another job: large ones fill in as coffee tables and hollow ones can open up and act as storage boxes. Our ottoman was a favorite kitty perch and had definitely seen better days.
Why buy new when you can make a simple cover? Sew4Home sewing to the rescue! Before: kitty-ravaged ottoman in need of rescue. Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » diy project: jane’s patchwork chair. Today’s second diy project comes from the incredible pool of entries we received this year in the d*s diy contest. based in the netherlands, jane schouten is a phenomenal graphic designer and artist who has a seriously impressive portfolio full of incredible textile-based projects (really, it’s a must, must see). jane’s beautiful doily-bowl was a finalist in the diy contest (full instructions coming next week) but she also sent along a fantastic re-upholstery project that i couldn’t resist sharing.
Jane’s Reupholstered Patchwork Chair You will need: 1. Remove any existing upholstery cleanly from your chair or ottoman. You will use this to make a pattern for your new upholstery pattern. Sew a pad for your patio chair.