I just finished a set of cushion covers for a screen porch wicker set. The client had some beautiful but faded fabric from Thailand that needed an update. She chose a P/Kaufman Lifestyles outdoor fabric in a dramatic black and white damask. Here is the finished product!
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I just finished this chair for a client. The fabric was once a chenille stripe (see below) which had become dirty very quickly. Now it’s in a canvas, with the stripes woven into the material.
Here was the chair before the reupholstery:
But even with the dirt on the fabric, the foam was in decent condition. Below, [...]
I just finished one of a pair of wingback chairs, and I couldn’t wait until the second was finished to show the results. Here is the pair with the original upholstery (mauve velvet):
And below is the first finished one, covered with red striped fabric with roosters woven into the fabric. The client has an almost [...]
I have been working on this wall hanging for the last two months, partly with my mom and partly on my own. It is a double wedding ring quilt for one of my best friend’s marriage.
The four-squares where the rings intersect are red and blue, to match my friend’s and her new husband’s living room. [...]
I was recently commissioned to make 13 table runners for a wedding coming up soon. Each 13 inch wide, 7-foot runner will go on a 5-foot round table, so it will drape 1 foot over each side.
Here are three draped over my banister.
The print is so pretty, she could probably get away with not having [...]
I know there are about a million tutorials out there about these little round fabric wonders, but I thought I’d put in my two cents too.
Making yo-yos, like all sewing skills, takes practice to get it down and get your own feel for it. But here are some starting points. First, you don’t need anything [...]
I have finally finished the bouquet for my friend’s wedding, with its flowers and experiments seen here and here. I am so excited for her to receive it (not to mention the wedding itself)!
Here is the bouquet partially finished, so you can see the architecture of the stems (which are wire coat hangers wrapped in [...]
Although the true goal of this week is to finish any works in progress, i.e. ones that have been started already, this skirt has been started in my head since January. I bought the fabrics in New York City; it was $1/yard for the solid orange I used as the lining and $2/yard for the [...]
Continuing with the row house doll carrier started here.
Once the walls were all connected, I sewed the “floor” on, so now the shape was like a bucket. Here’s a picture of the whole thing inside-out and upside-down (which is pretty much how you sew it).
Even though I started out with the felt matching the calico [...]
Background: I live in DC and I have a love/hate relationship with the city. When I love it, I really love it, but when I hate it, oh boy…you get the idea. Currently, I madly adore it. I’ve been taking lots of meandering walks around my neighborhood while I run errands, taking pictures to document [...]