Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Design Wall-Couch is done

The couch is done. I like the way it looks and when we have the covers on the chairs I'll post of pic of how I dye them. When I look at this one compared to the current couch, it looks like a dolls couch, but we're going to get a small table and the two chairs are small as well. The room will look finished but not overfull. Covering this wasn't terribly hard. If you can sew curves at all, you can do it. The only places I had any trouble were at the corners of the arms and the back a bit. I think the secret was pinning the fabric to the pieces so that it was taut and fit, then measuring a half inch seam allowance. I then unpinned and just sewed the parts together with a half inch seam allowance and when I put it on the couch part it fit. Of course it's not perfect, but it is good enough for me!

If you decide you might want to try upholstery, I say, go for it...you can do it!!

To see more design walls, check out Judy's blog.

10 comments:

Allie said...

Wow I love it, it looks fabulous! That fabric is wonderful, much better than plain white. I've made cushion covers for my chair before, but I sure don't like doing it. *G*

Lynette said...

Awesome!! I love the fabric

Vicki H. said...

great job and I love your fabrics. I have not had the courage to try upholstery but I have helped my friend do a few things. I think your room will look great!

Gari in AL said...

Very impressive.

Melinda said...

Your couch looks great! You did a good job.

AnnieO said...

What a cheerful piece of furniture to sit upon! You did a fine job.

Margaret said...

it looks great, makes me want to redo my chair

The Twilight Quilters Coven said...

Awesome! Ha!! I've don't think I've ever seen a couch on the design wall. LOL Great Job!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

That is quite impressive!

Judy Laquidara said...

WOW! Every now and then I think about folks who do upholstery but I don't think I would ever try it. Yours looks so good. I love how you did your UFO Challenge progress on your sidebar.

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