Matelasse Slipcovers

I just finished slipcovers for a sofa and a loveseat in a gorgeous matelasse fabric.  This matelasse is a dream to work with and washes beautifully.  I love the way the pattern pops after washing. My customers house is beautifully decorated and I couldn't wait to get pictures of the slipcovers.  

The sofa slipcover. 

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Side view of the loveseat.

 

Here is a closeup of the pattern.  You can see a butterfly, a flower and fern leaf in the design.

 

The other side of the loveseat. 

 Full view of the living room showing both slipcovers.  Two completely different furniture styles unified by using the same fabric really pulls the room together.

 
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Mini knife pleats 2

Here is the latest slipcover I have finished. This fun slipcover goes perfect in my customers beautiful home. The sofa has casters in front and we did not want to cover them up plus it is easier to sweep underneath. The mini knife pleats add to the beauty of the slipcover.

The pleats were so fast and easy with my new Quick Pleater by Angie Knowles.




Closer side view

My last couple deliveries have been in the evening and I don't like the way the pictures turn out.

Ticking and Ruffles

Two of my favorites - Ticking and Ruffles - look so good together in my latest slipcover. My customer's pillows go perfect with the black ticking.







My customer's adorable dog "Jack" loves the new slipcover too.

Linen Blend Slipcover

My latest slipcovers were done in a beautiful linen/cotton blend. This fabric was a dream to work with. It looked even better after it was washed. The back cushions were a little limp so I added a dacron wrap and plumped them back up. The cushions were good as new.





sofa before

sofa after- with perky back cushions.

Striped Slipcover

Here is a picture of the latest slipcover I have finished. These stripes were asymmetrical and added an extra challenge. I have found that the trick for matching stripes is to make the cushions first and then let them determine the stripe placement for everything else. I am working on more slipcovers for this room and I will have more pictures to share.

Quilted Slipcover

This slipcover was made from 3 full/queen sized quilts my customer purchased from Marshalls. Sewing the slipcover from quilts was easier than I originally thought. The quilted fabric stretched and conformed beautifully to the shape of the sofa. I pre-washed the quilts in HOT water and dried on a HOT setting. I recommended that the customer use a commercial size washing machine for future washings. Yet another sofa calling me to curl up with a book.



Here is the before picture of the sofa.



The after picture. I don't like photographing my slipcovers in the outdoors, however since my customer is in the middle of moving I was unable to place the slipcover on the sofa at her house.


The side view pictures show how well the quilted fabric conformed to the shape of the sofa.

More fun with ticking!

Another beautiful slipcover done in a traditional ticking fabric. I love the look of one long sofa cushion. It is calling me to snuggle up. With the customers permission I ended up cutting the original back cushions and pillow covers off. It looked much softer after they were removed. I love it so much that I want to make a slipcover in this same fabric for my own sofa.



Many cute slipcovers are featured including my settee slipcover done in ticking over on the Pink and Polka Dot Blog.

Findlay Holiday Home Tour

Main Street looked like Christmas central at the Findlay Holiday Home Tour (minus the snow of course). I snapped a few additional pictures of the slipcovers. I only wish I could have spent more time in this beautiful town.

Although all of the homes were beautiful, I have to admit without bias, my customer's home stood out above the rest.





This is a peak through a doorway into the living room.










My customer's daughter has a blog called Bova Goods and If you would like to see more pictures of the beautiful homes on the tour check out her blog in the next couple days at Bova Goods

White Slipcovers with Mini Knife Pleats

I had a lot of fun working with my latest client. She wanted all white slipcovers with some cute knife pleat details. The wooden arm chair slipcover was inspired by a picture of a slipcover on the Country Living Magazine website.

Her home is going to be featured in the 2009 Biennial Holiday Homes Tour in Findlay, OH.

The slipcovers turned out beautiful!!

Here are some before and after photos. I included close up photos of the knife pleat details.



These Ethan Allen wingchairs were a real challenge to slipcover with the exposed wood and open backs. They have kind of a french country feel to them. I am so happy the way the slipcovers turned out. They are sooooooo beautiful! They are my favorite slipcovers so far.


Here is a picture of the open back with ties.


Close up photo of the detail around the exposed wood arms.


Living room sofa and loveseat before photo


Sofa and Loveseat with new white slipcovers!


Armchair with new slipcover and the inspiration photo from Country Living website




close up photo of arm chair detail


The theme this year is 'The Magic of Mistletoe'.
Saturday, November 14th,2009
Home Tour Info
Findlay Home tour info can be found at this link
I will be attending the tour and I hope to get more pictures after the Living room is decorated for Christmas.

Fernleaf Textured Fabric

The fabric used on this beautiful sofa slipcover is the Natural Fernleaf pattern from Summerhouse Textiles. The fabric became softer and the texture really emerged after washing.

Summerhouse Textiles

Fernleaf in Natural

Santa Rita in Natural

I have added Summerhouse Textile's line of fabrics to the list of fabrics I offer. These 100% cotton textured fabrics from Summerhouse Textiles are great to use for slipcovers.
You can see all the Summerhouse Textile fabrics on their website http://www.summerhousetextile.com/

This romantic slipcover was made using the Santa Rita fabric in White.