Today I thought I'd share the sofa cover I am starting for one of our living room's settees. Perhaps you have thought about doing the same with your favorite, comfortable but worn sofa! Well, they aren't that difficult to do. :)
Start by taking your sofa's measurements. Draw pictures on paper of your sofa and put all of the sofa's measurements. These details may seem very simplistic, but I find that many things my daughter and I try to create from the internet aren't detailed enough. (upper photo)
Sofa's main measurements I was looking specifically at the "from-the-floor" to the "seat-deck" height. This sofa's height is 12-3/4". I used this height to place quilter's pins all the way around the sofa at that height. This will be my height where the sofa' skirt and welting will be sewn in later-on.
Measure twice -- As the old saying goes before you decide to start cutting. I bleached a super large painter's drop cloth from a big box building supply store, the 9' x 12' one, specifically for this project. This took about two days to get it to bleach out enough. After I get it all sewed together, I may bleach it again.
I am trying for a Shabby Chic white-look. These canvas cloths are tough, a whole lot of fabric and the cost is Perfect! Just over $20.
Welting can be seen here in this photo, above, on a chair cover I made a few years ago. Welting is the self-covered cording used to stabilize and add decoration to chair cushions and covers. In another post I will discuss how to create welting.
Well, this is where we will stop for today. Have a super weekend!
***To be continued***
*Update 2018*
*Update 2018*
Here are the links to the following four posts.
A long series but I was really thorough when I wrote
this as I thought I might create a lot of sewing and
craft posts ~ and I do.
:)
Making a Settee Cover ~ Part 2
Part 3
Ruching ~ Part 4
Making a Sofa/Settee Cover ~ The Reveal
Part 3
Ruching ~ Part 4
Making a Sofa/Settee Cover ~ The Reveal
Sharing with
Happiness is Homemade ~ The Painted Hinge
Wow ~ Savvy Southern Style
Happy
Sewing!
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