This was Ida’s loveseat that went in the same room as the striped setee. She had 11 yds of this off white linen from her store after she closed it, so she wanted to put it to good use and reslipcover her loveseat that was showing wear and tear.

We knew it was going to be tight, orginally she wanted to let the legs show…so I did my fitting , marked the bottom and went home. Then the next day she called and wanted to see if we could do a little skirt on the bottom. I cut out everything else first to see what we had left. I was able to do the skirt and had 4″ left of fabric to spare!

Her loveseat before was muslin covered with honey colored straight legs. Sorry forgot to take the pic.

Here is the after! I love her coffee table…it’s kind of a half moon shape.

Pillows always finish it off. Her daughter made the middle one…layered some ribbon and lace and sewed it all on.

Front of the arm

The pillow on the left is a work in progress…she has pinned everything on. I love all the ribbon, lace, and doilies.

The pillow on the right she picked up from TJMAXX.

I ran piping on the inside arm along the back to add some more detail for her.

Cushions

The skirt we were able to add. She wanted some variety since the settee had dark legs showing. Ida was darling and completely thrilled with the outcome of both pieces…she was so excited she was texting pics to her daughter in AZ while I was taking pictures.

Funny thing is we had the appointment fitting scheduled, and she called my home phone to cancel because she didn’t think the 11 yards were going to be enough…I was already out and about doing all my other appointments and never got the message. I could tell on her face when I showed up she wasn’t expecting me, she had me come in anyway to just look at what she had.

I thought we’d have enough for the loveseat, so she changed her mind and had me get started…she wanted to hold off on the setee though. But by the end of the fitting she decided she wanted me to take the setee too. She helped me load it up. I am so glad it all panned out…her room looks AMAZING!!!

Side Note#1— Here are some pics from the Vegas Ragnar Relay Race.

Here I am waiting to run my last (3rd) leg. I was running 6.1 miles into the finish line. 85-90 degrees out 3pm.

Here I am running into the finish line….averaged 9:02 per mile on this leg…not too bad for the heat and last run. My first run was 6.5 miles on a trail and I average 8:46/mile. My second run was 4.1 miles in the middle of the night with a view of the lights from the strip…averaged 8:25/mile.

My uncle Dewaine and Aunt Judy that live in Vegas came to cheer for me at the finish line! They brought a huge baggie of cut up apples for us! Craziest thing they’d seen…made their weekend. We ended up staying the night at their house after the race before we drove back to Utah.

Side Note #2…

Making some progress on the bathroom at the cabin. Ceiling is up… I finished painting all the walls cream. Heber got the light fixtures back up and a little bit of trim. We got the chandelier hung above the sink….highlight of the weekend for me! It was beautiful. Can’t wait to finish getting all the trim up and hang my shower curtain. I don’t think Heber is as excited as me though.

In this pic you can see the turquoise ceiling, cream walls and dark trim (walnut stain on 1×2 boards)

Ida used to own a store in Salt Lake City, Ut and brought home some of the pieces of furniture. She had this great settee that had a yellow cotton slipcover on it with no piping.

She got this great neutral (oatmeal) heavy weight burlap/canvas fabric with a stripe in it. She wanted it prewashed of course because her grandkids come over a lot.

Here is the settee before….check out those great legs. We decided to show them off with the new slipcover as well.

Here is the after…she got her throw pillow from TJ MAXX…looks great with it!

I ran piping down the inside arm, and I did tuck-in around the seat because there was no cushion.

Here is the upper curved back.

Side view.

Another side shot.

Side Note— http://www.fabricguru.com/is offering 20% off till Nov. 14th….use promo code fall3

This chair was for one of my designer clients for one of her jobs. The client wanted to redo this chair for her nursery. She is due in a couple of weeks.

Chair before….red slipcover (muslin underneath)

Chair after….gray embroidered ovals! This fabric was BEAUTIFUL and a little on the stiff side.

Front of arm…I ended all the ovals at the same spot, so I could match the skirt to the main body.

There was velcro underneath the arms on the original chair, so I sewed a strip on the slipcover. I like the way it keeps the fabric tight up under the arm.

Front of the chair.

Side note #1— I just received this email the other day about my dvd… I love to hear back from people.
Hi Shelley!
I wanted to send you a picture of the loveseat I slipcovered. I am a one person home based drapery workroom. I have been part time(emphasis on “part”) since my kids were in preschool! Now my daughter is a freshman in college and my son a freshman in high school. Your DVD helped me conquer some trouble spots…zippers…pleated skirt… I really enjoyed watching your DVD! Your relaxed style of teaching is just what a over thinker like me needs…and I loved the music. The other day my son was humming a song and I said “ Hey…I know that from my slipcover DVD!”. Please excuse the bumpy back cushions…they old ones were stuffed and I had to pull it out to transfer the stuffing to the new forms…they still need to smooth out.The fabric was a small diamond patterned chenille..definitely needed my industrial to get thru all the thickness. Also, thank you for your resource list. I already contacted Joe and he sent me samples of linen!

Thanks Again…and great blog!

Rose Pagel

Here is a picture that she sent me of her loveseat that she slipcovered. I am thinking she did a wonderful job!!!!
Side note #2— just got back from running Vegas Ragnar, and have worked everyday since then. The fall gets really busy. Everyone is getting their houses put together for their company to come.

I also had a design client that called and needs 2 couches and 9 chairs done by Nov. 11th for a store that’s opening in Fashion Place Mall. So Ladies, I am now booked until Dec. 7th. and then I will be taking Dec. 15-31st off for the holidays. SO I have a few spots left, email me if you want on my list.