Slipcovers by Shelley

Dropcloth couch and chair

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Here is another couch and chair…that I was so excited about, I forgot to take the before picture. So I’ll describe them to you. The chair was a forest green, and the couch was a red/forrest green floral. My client had me redo them to use in her back yard for more seating for her daughter’s wedding reception. Then they were going to be moved to her daughter new apartment as a wedding gift. I don’t know about you but I would love a new set of slipcovers for my wedding gift.

She used painters dropcloths for the fabric….some people love this and other’s don’t. Some think the fabric is weaker in spots and you have to be ok with the random flaws.

Couch after made of painter dropcloths
close up of front of arm of couch
chair after made of painter dropcloths

Close up of the scrolled back on the couch with piping.

close up of front of chair… I did a band along the front with piping at the top, so the fit stayed tight. I like to do it this way when you have a T cushion and no skirt.

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Menswear Wool couch

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This client decided to go from floral to a little more masculine. She chose a wool, menswear fabric. I love the way it turned out. She was ready to get rid of the couch when her designer talked her into slipcovering it. She was hesistant at the word slipcover… but went for it anyways. She LOVED it. It changed the whole feel of the room. So much better.

Before….floral
After

After
close up of fabric

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Newsboy hat pattern

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I don’t know if you noticed but this fabric is left over from the pillows I made for my front room (an older post).

So last year in the spring when work slowed down a little bit, I made a hat pattern and started making myself some hats. My sisters died over them, so I made them some too, then my neighbors wanted them, so then I started selling them on etsy.com. Then my slipcover work exploded again, so I put my etsy store on vacation mode.
Since I still have people that ask me to make them a hat, and I don’t have the time. I decided to sell the pattern for $10.50 on etsy.com as an e-file. It’s only taken me 6 months to actually follow through and make the pattern into an e- file and write up the sewing instructions.
These hats only take about 1/4 yard for the outside fabric and 1/4 yard for the inside fabric (lining). They are reversible…and upholstry weight cotton fabric works great…so all those scraps you’ve got laying around will work great.
I love having the option to make a homemade gift for birthday parties, christmas, etc. They usually take about 45 minutes to an hour to make.

This pattern includes a pattern for a regular and small adult size plus a child size 2T-4T. It also includes a materials needed list, and step by step sewing instructions. This pattern is unisex as well. My boys wear their hats all the time. I even made one for my husband out of a chocolate brown wool.

To use the button below you need to have my email handy (heberj1@yahoo.com) to complete the transaction. Thanks

Here are some photos of some of the hats I made.