Slipcovers by Shelley

Embroidered chair slipcover

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This chair was for one of my designer clients….which she was doing for one of her clients. I love doing slipcovers for her, because she always chooses amazing fabric. This fabric is orange with an embroidered wedding ring pattern in white.

Before…dated, stained and worn
After…beautiful, fun, and orange!
Close up of the embroidery design (this probably shows the true color the best on the orange). The chair went in the basement….so the lighting is a little off in the other pics.
Close up of front
Another after shot.
She did an ottoman to match as well.
Side Note– trying to decide what to do with the kids tomorrow since they don’t have school. Thinking we might try to take them skiing, if Heber’s knee is feeling up to it. My sister Nikki came to visit yesterday, and we sewed some pillows for her girls’ room… then took the kids to the park in the cold wind and hung out with our mom. Nikki is having her baby in three weeks…can’t wait to meet baby Kate.
Oh yeah…I was also featured over the weekend on “Better After” and “Pink and Polka Dot’s Friday’s Featured Slipcovers”. Go check it out (links below). Thanks Ladies.

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Another Upholstered Rocker

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This client had a mossy green velvet couch and two black/cream toile wingback chairs….and this was the last chair to finish off the room. She couldn’t take the floral any longer…but she loved the chair to rock her grand babies. So she thought this green large check w/ gingham piping would finish off her french country family room. I think it did the job!

Before….floral rocker
After green check with gingham piping.
Check out the matching ladies! From side to side as well as up and down. I was proud of it.
Close up of the front of the chair

Another after shot… I even matched up the bolster pillow to line up with the slipcover on the cushion. Crazy, I know.

Anyhow…got to take the day off today with Heber and went for a long bike ride while the kids were in school. I think we got 11 miles in. Fun to go hang out and enjoy the warm weather (57 degrees) today!
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Oatmeal linen loveseat with french welt

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This client decided to change it up with some oatmeal linen that she prewashed to soften it up. She wanted to do french welting instead of piping. French welting is a 2″ strip of fabric folded in half and ironed and sewn in the seams with tucks made in the corners.

She also wanted a boxpleat skirt all the way around the base with the legs showing as much as possible.

Love the oatmeal linen!

Before loveseat

After loveseat…with french welting.

close up of front of arm…see the tucks on the french welting on the corner of the cushion?

Boxpleat skirt…. I self lined this skirt (fold in half).

French welting tucks on the cushion.

Close up of front.

Side note…so tonight I bribed my 6 yr old (or maybe he bribed me?) to let me cut his hair, it was nasty and bedhead in the back and shaggy. He loves baths… he takes like three a day, so he had asked me to take a bath with him (bathing suits required of course). I told him I would if he let me cut his hair…..HE SAID YES!!!!! Halleluiha (however you spell it)!!!!

Here is a pic of him in the bath with cousin…this is how my kids are entertained in the winter…bathing suits and a bottle of shampoo.

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