Sunroom Slipcovers

These slipcovers are for the same customer I did the Paris Chic Slipcover.   She had bought these chairs at garage sales for a great bargain and had visions of white slipcovers.  Wow!  What a difference.  The slipcovered chairs really brighten her sunroom.

These are great before and after views of the chair and ottoman.

The channel back chair with exposed wood arms.  Before and after.

   My customer gave me this magazine picture which was her inspiration for the skirt style from Better Homes and Gardens magazine Dec 2011.

Rock-a-bye Baby

A fresh new slipcover to soothe the mom while she rocks her baby to sleep. I pre-washed this brushed denim fabric in HOT water, and dried with a HOT setting to induce maximum shrinkage before constructing the slipcover. This slipcover was constructed a little looser anticipating that it may need frequent washing, and I recommended that she spray protect the fabric to prepare for the new baby.

 side view

bow ties down the back

Paris chic slipcover

This slipcover is for one of my favorite repeat customers. This was a nice change from the slipcovers I always create. This pink slipcover with black cording and a corset detail in the back was so much fun to make. My customer has great taste, and has a lot of fun decorating.

This was my first time creating a corset detail and it was a lot of fun. I hope I get more requests for this in the future.

The rounded back was a challenge. Whenever you see a picture of a slipcover for a rounded back chair there will always be a pillow on the seat to cover the wrinkles on the inside back. It is hard to get a smooth fit in this area especially without a seat cushion. I wanted to show one picture without a pillow because I was so pleased with the results. I used advice from the slipcover master Shirley Hendry Walsh on how to manage the tuck-in area with a pleated collar. The back tucked in smooth and neat. Thank you Shirley for your expertise and willingness to share your slipcover knowledge.

Side view

Before pictureI have a couple more chairs I am working on for this same customer- one in a drop cloth fabric another in white denim. Stay tuned for more pictures to come after the New Year.

A Chair and a Loveseat

I really need to make my blog titles more creative. Instead I get right to the point. This is a beautiful slipcover done in a white denim with black cording. I took several pictures from different angles to show how the black cording defines the shape of the chair. I fell in love with this slipcover. She wanted the legs to show so I made the skirt a little longer than the existing skirt. This customer called me after winning one of my office chair slipcovers in a raffle. It was nice to see the slipcovered office chair being used in her office. Darn, I forgot to take a picture of it when I dropped off the slipcovers.



Front view



Side view



Back view

I also did a loveseat slipcover for this same customer. The fabric is a mattelasse and washed beautifully. I added the cording down the center of the back to help the slipcover conform to the shape of the loveseat and finished the bottom with the ever popular mini knife-pleats. I copied what the upholsterer had done. I gave new life to the seat cushions by wrapping them in dacron.



Here is the before picture.

Animal print Slipcover

This slipcover was done in a beautiful animal print chenille. This fabric had great stretch to it and worked very well. The chenille washed beautifully and the customer will be able to wash this at home. It was a lot of fun working with the animal print after working on so many white slipcovers recently.



Before:




Here is the slipcover back at the customer's home. Bella is happy to have her settee back.

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.