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Swivel rocker

May 28, 2015 by Shelley

My client wanted me to redo her swivel rocker that used to be her moms. It was the perfect shape and size to nestle next to her bed in the master bedroom.Chair–BEFORE–lots of love. I tore of the skirt and cut off the attached upper cushion before slipcovering.

Chair–AFTER with box pleat skirt and separate back cushions.

I used velcro to keep the top back cushion from falling off.

Much better! I love that she was able to use something that had sentimental value. You can’t beat the comfort and scale of those old chairs!

SIDE NOTE–Summer’s about here! 2 more days of school! I’m gearing up for all the craziness summer has to offer! Scout camps, camping at the beach, family reunion on the Oregon coast, paddle boarding, bike rides to Chevron and staying at our cabin in Midway, Ut. I still have lots of availability at the cabin if you are interested! $50/night and you change the linens when you leave. Email me with your dates!

Ballerina tie dining chair

April 17, 2015 by Shelley

My client wanted me to make some Ballerina tie dining chair covers for her sister as a gift. I’ve done these chairs before. The sisters both have the same chairs! They live in different states, but have the same chairs–so I was able to use the in state sisters chair to make them.

We did a ballerina tie on the back legs and a box pleat skirt all the way around.

There were 8 chairs! Love seeing them all lined up together!

Side note #1—My workshop is in a week! I am super excited to meet everyone and share my sewing skills and slipcover business knowledge that I’ve accumulated over the last 14 years.

Side Note #2–Spring break was last week! We took the kids to St. George, Ut. We decided to camp at Sand Hollow State Park. We had a great time, but the wind was CRAZY! Especially in a tent! We ended up leaving a night early–We couldn’t take another sleepless night with the tent flapping viciously.

But all in all it was great, the boys and I played a lot of card games, we found some natural hot spots, explored a cool waterfall, rappelled, paddle boarded, and ate smores. I always try to see the bright side of things on not dwell on the crappy parts–unless they are funny. Normally when things are crappy–it just makes for a great story later. “Remember that time we camped at Sand Hollow and it was SO WINDY, our dinner was cold in the two seconds it took to scoop food from the camping stove onto our plates”

We did some hiking and climbing on huge rocks at Pioneer park.

Heber also brought some ropes and let the boys do some rappelling.

Sand Hollow reservoir is BEAUTIFUL. We did a bit of paddle boarding one morning before the wind picked up. The boys did some rock jumping into the freezing water. I did it last year, so didn’t feel the need to prove myself again :).

Chairs, Ottomans, and Dining Chairs

March 14, 2014 by Shelley

My client picked up these two chairs and ottomans for $25/pair. They were from a Marriott Hotel that was replacing their furniture. WHAT A DEAL!!! She chose a white duck cloth to freshen them up.

Chair/ottoman—BEFORE

AFTER–

Close up of arm

I loved her antique round table and chandelier! I love rustic wood pieces. The white contrasted nicely!

We also did 2 arm chairs and 4 side dining chairs. These required some thought… she sent me an inspiration pic, so I knew it was possible, I just had to figure out how to get a skirt on the back with the wood piece down the center of the chair.

INSPIRATION PIC–

AFTER–SIDE CHAIR–my solution was to run the piping on the outside of the posts, attach skirt to piping. Then use velcro to attach the sections to either side of the vertical wood piece.

AFTER–Arm chair–same idea–velcro around the outside edge, but I had to do velcro along the sides as well between the back post and where the arm attaches to the seat. This way once the velcro is detached, the whole cover lifts up and over the wood back.

SIDE NOTE– Brainstorming some new ideas. I am located in Utah.

1) 2 day workshop— day1- slipcover main body of a chair
day2- skirt, cushion, and pillow. 4-6 students/session

2) Job shadowing- come to work with me at my studio for 3 days (slipcovering, appts out, photography, blog, quickbooks, etc) 2-3 students/ session. This would be geared towards someone that has already started or wants to start a slipcover business.

3) Skype mentoring–sign up for the day you have a similar item and follow along in real time.

Tell me your thoughts! What interests you the most, and what would you seriously consider signing up for?