Today Jamin at The Handmade Home is hosting a feature and giveaway for my slipcover DVD.

This client found my blog as her husband was hauling this chair off to the curb…it was in a little rough shape. The yellow fabric was worn, stained, and shredding, but besides that it was great!

Here is the rocker before…

The arm was torn and her kids kept picking at the foam.

She chose a great random stripe from Home Fabrics in Salt Lake and prewashed it for me. I chose the large grey stripe as my center and went from there.

Ran piping along the bottom up and over the rockers.

I also ran piping on the inside arm seam…that way when the stripes run into eachother it looks more finished.

Outside arm

She’d putting it in her home office, so she can rock her baby in it.

I loved the fun colors in the stripe…and welcomed the matching of them after a really hard day of matching the day before on a 15″ stripe that waved back and forth.

Side Note— Yesterday I was featured on Addicted to Decorating Blog and Miss Mustard Seed Blog! Go and check it out!

My client got this chair from Home Goods…she loved the lines and knew she could have it slipcovered for her little boys room. I thought the chair was beautiful…I loved the lines and the tan fabric and the detail seaming on the inside back, but once it was slipcovered it was even more amazing! The blue fabric she used was from Joanns, and we used 3 yards. It was a 45″ wide home decor print.

Chair before.

Chair after

I ran piping up along the back, top edge of the front  (made band along the front edge)and followed the original seams going down the inside back .

Here is the front showing the “band” that I matched up.

I loved the dark legs on this chair with the blue fabric.

You can see the piping that I ran down the inside back…I just followed the original stitching on the chair. When in doubt, follow the original lines.

Another after.
Side Note #1– Sew Can Do is hosting a giveaway for my “How to Slipcover” DVD. Head on over and check it out.  To enter, she’s having people leave a comment about one of your first projects.

This wasn’t my first project, but it was one of my earlier ones.

When I was in highschool, I decided to make something for my little sister, Angie. I bought some towels (hunter green) and made her a pair of shorts and a shirt….to be worn after she got out of the shower…kind of like a robe. hahahaha!