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“Pillow Talk” ebook–Sew Pillows with Piping and a ZIPPER!

May 11, 2012 by Shelley

Well I decided to write this ebook after I realized how many people were intimidated by zippers! I promise they are ten times faster than hand sewing a pillow shut, and look a million times better than machine sewing them shut….and you can remove the covers and wash them! Oh yes and did I mention they are also ten times faster than a flap opening on the back. Have I convinced you yet?

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Here is the cover of my ebook! “Pillow Talk”– Sew pillows with piping and a zipper includes 22 pages of step by step instructions with pictures and tips. I also include a source page for down inserts, bulk piping, and zippers.

This ebook has a tutorial for five different styles of pillows all with zipper openings!
1. knife edge
2. piping pillow
3. ruffle pillow
4. mitered pillow
5. bolster pillow

Here is a sample page from the ebook….

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Pillows are HUGE for me! They FINISH off a room, they add color and interest, and comfort to any room. You can also update or change the whole feel of your room….just by switching out your pillows (which is easy if they have zippers).

The following are some examples of how I have utilized pillows in my own home or clients homes

Ida’s cream loveseat slipcover looks great with some funky pillows! They make the room!

My Bedroom.

My front room— This room wouldn’t be the same without the pillows! I got my pop of green on the couch.

My sisters family room

April’s master bedroom…

We’ve all seen white slipcovers a bazillion times….but the pillows are what makes it!

With my “Pillow Talk” ebook, you will master the art of zippers and pillow making! Purchase for $20 and download instantly!

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Side Note-
Linsdey at Better After Blog is hosting a giveaway for my “How to Slipcover DVD“…so head on over and enter!

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White Camel Back Couch

May 7, 2012 by Shelley

Heather loves white slipcovers! She ordered a new couch, knowing she was going to have it slipcovered. I have done many slipcovers for Heather over the past 10 years….most of them white.

Here was her couch BEFORE….beautiful light blue, but she wanted to slipcover it to also protect it from her kids.

Couch—AFTER….she wanted to keep the same lines with no skirt.

Front

 Front of arm

The blue pillows worked great on the white slipcover.

Here is the couch in her room…with two other chairs that I slipcovered for her last year.

I love the book cases and chandelier and her antique vibe.

Here are her two chairs that I slipcovered last fall. Now the room is complete!

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Vintage Chenille Bedspread Slipcovers

April 29, 2012 by Shelley

This client is working on getting ready to have her daughter’s wedding reception at her house. She wanted to slipcover two loveseats and a chair and ottoman out of vintage chenille bedspreads that she collected from ebay and antique stores.

Here are the two loveseats BEFORE….she bought the second one the night before I came off craigslist…it was similar in size and shape of her other one.

Chair— BEFORE

Craigslist loveseat—BEFORE

Loveseat— AFTER— She had sticky notes on every bedspread numbering them and letting me know where she wanted them. We bagged them up by item, to try and lessen my confusion when I got started.

Craigslist Loveseat—AFTER— she wanted to make the two loveseats looks similar, and the chair to be a bit different.

Front of loveseat….she bought inner lining that is used on curtains (feels like flannel) to line most of the bedspreads since some were a little thin. I lined the skirt, front of arms, cushions and pillows. I added 2″ to the length of the skirt so it would puddle.

Chair—AFTER— I used the original bedspread edging for the hem of the skirts on the chair and ottoman….so no lining on these two skirts.

Marcelle had me do the bottoms and the backs of the cushions in different colors, so she can flip them and have another look. The bottom of the chair cushion is out of purple/ white chenille bedspread and the back of the back cushion is out of yellow chenille.

Top of Ottoman. We used the same pink cotton piping everywhere, to tie it all together.

I centered and matched up the designs on the back cushions, so they were symmetrical. The top of the seat cushions and bands are out of a white matelesse.

Centered and matched up back cushions on the second loveseat.

Chair and ottoman—AFTER

Marcelle also hung chenille bedspreads on clip rings for her window treatments.

Front of loveseat arm.

Chair–

I love how her whole room turned out and the vision she had! How Darling is this! She even started switching out her quilts on her quilt rack to coordinate.

I love the minty walls and the chandeliers and the mirror…it all works! I love how slipcovers can change and room!
Side Note #1– I am booked until End of July/ beginning of August.
Side Note #2— BASEBALL HAS STARTED!  Life with 3 boys playing baseball has begun. My two oldest are on the same team this year and play two games every Saturday, and my youngest plays one game each Saturday as well.  Here are some pics from the first weeks game.

They were so excited about their uniforms and the fact that their name is on their jerseys.

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