Shelley, Author at Slipcovers by Shelley

White Curvy Couch Slipcover

August 31, 2012 by Shelley

First off— I am booked until OCT 30th–email me if you want on my list for November (limited spots available). Don’t forget, I will not be taking any clients during the month of December.

My client loved her couch and the way it snuggled into her small space…she just wasn’t loving all the flowers anymore.

Couch—BEFORE— great curvy lines!

Couch—AFTER—white denim with a kick pleat skirt—-brightened up the room!

FRont of Arm– she picked up some great throw pillows out of a flax printed linen.

The back cushions—I kept the style the same as the original with the “kiss pleats” on the upper corners of them.

Whole room— LOVE that WINDOW/ SHUTTER thing!

SIde Note- #1— I AM BOOKED UNTIL OCTOBER 30TH! please email me if you want on my list. for NOVEMBER—limited spots (I always take December off).

Side Note #2–

This past weekend I headed to Reno to meet up with the rest of my family (all 6 siblings with their families came as well as my parents).

My oldest nephew returned from his mission for our church, so it was his homecoming! It happened to be his younger brother’s birthday on the same day…so I racked my brain trying to come up with a birthday gift for an 18 yr. old boy.

Here’s what I came up with. I made him a wallet out of some of my grandpa’s old shirts (his great grandpa). I even took a tag out of one of the shirts that had grandpa’s initials on it and sewed it on the inside as a label. Then I asked all my siblings and parents to chip in some cash to fill it up.

He LOVED it!

Tutorial for wallet can be found here…

Here’s a pic of my little family with Seth—he served in Paraguay for 2 years.

Here’s Seth with his two brothers. It was so great to see everyone and hang out. We had a BBQ and played volleyball, went to the pool, and some of the boys went shooting. I even squeezed in a fitting for a chair and ottoman while I was there.

Felted Wool Couch Slipcover

August 23, 2012 by Shelley

Couch- BEFORE— Burgandy tufted silky fabric. It also had a skirt, but my client wanted to switch it up, so she grabbed a few screwdrivers and pliers and we pulled it off and removed the staples.

Couch–AFTER

She had amazing silk drapes that were tan and light blue that framed the window with the couch. LOVED it!

Camel color felted wool. Lots of texture and it was soft and washed up AMAZINGLY! It was also a bit heavier…so it covered the tufting well.

She loved the shape of the couch because it fit perfectly in her window nook. So instead of trying to find some bulky new couch that didn’t fit, she hired me to slipcover the one she had.

Front of the arm (they call these English rolled arms)

No skirt, just ended it with piping and topstitched it up.

She had amazing silk drapes that were tan and light blue that framed the window with the couch. LOVED it!

Navy/Tan Herringbone Couch Slipcover

August 9, 2012 by Shelley

I am offering a promo code for my “Pillow Talk” ebook… It’s posted on my Facebook page. So head on over and “like” my page and get the code for $5 off through the end of August. Makes it $15 instant download!

My client was moving to Alaska—so we were on a deadline with this one. We had one week from the time the fabric finally arrived till the movers were coming. She ordered her fabric from Calico Corners…amazing navy blue/tan herringbone.

Couch—BEFORE

Couch–AFTER

I worked very hard to match up all the stripes! Even from the front of the arm going across to match up with the front of the couch (if that makes sense).

Close up of upper back cushion

Cushions…check out those stripes…I had to make sure the diagonal on the band was matching up as well.

SIDE NOTE #1

Today is our 15 yr anniversary!

Our Wedding Day!

Here is a pic from our anniversary date a few days ago…we went to the outdoor theatre at Sundance to see “7 Brides for 7 Brothers”. Then we headed up to our cabin for the night. The next day we rented tubes and floated down the Provo river. Awesome date! I love this man!

Heber used to work at Sundance when we were dating, so we had spent a lot of time there. I used to meet up with him and ride in the snow cat with him while he groomed the ski slopes. He taught me how to ski (I hated going fast), so we did cross country skiing for awhile until I got used to it.

He used to take me and my sisters to the outdoor movies. We’d go to the Grill Room for dinner. He’d take me on the snow mobiles, and the ski lift, and hiking. He even proposed at an overlook of Stewart Falls.