Slipcovers by Shelley

Bird Chair

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My client picked up this chair at a yardsale for $20! It had a great cozy feminine shape for her guest room. She chose a great whimsical bird fabric for her chair. It was a bit of work with the rounded inside back and matching up the birds and twigs going down the front, but we were both thrilled with the outcome.

Chair–BEFORE

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Chair—AFTER  We decided to add a 8″ skirt just to mix it up and change the look a little.

 

img_6320Here’s a pic of her guest room. She’s got a darling older home with lots of character and personality, so this chair fit in perfectly with her style.

img_6317 With the rounded inside back I sewed a few darts and topstitched them.

 

img_6318If you’ve never been able to master the tuck in area for a rounded inside back chair, I offer tips in my “Get it Covered” Advanced Slipcover Guide. It took me years to figure out the trick for a smooth tuck in that doesn’t pull and allows you to tuck it in deep into the crevice.

 

Side Notes

  1. My Vintage Camper is just about done! I’ve written up a post with all the info to rent it starting in the Spring 2017! I’ve been so excited about this little project! If you want to see pics of the progress on instagram search #andersoncamper
  2. I booked flights for my family to go to Puerto Rico later this fall. I was feeling sentimental and a bit teary eyed that my oldest will be a senior in high school in the fall, and that will be his last year at home. I saw a great price on flights, and after a 2 minute conversation with Heber, I booked them. I’m all about making memories, and making this last year count! Which reminds me of my goal this year to have more magic moments as a family. You know those few and far between moments when time stands still, and you look around and everyone is happy and the feeling is magic? And you are trying to commit that moment to your long term memory as it’s happening? Yes! I want more of those—which means the boys have to be on board and stop fighting!15673041_10211670153089821_3205908046415157488_nHere was one of our #magicmoments over Christmas break. Skiing as a family on Christmas Eve. Heber started all the boys skiing when they were 3 years old, so they are all faster than me now. Well, I was never really that fast, it took me two years of cross country skiing to get back on the bunny hill after the first time Heber took me when we were dating. I didn’t like going fast.  #utahboy #californiagirl

Linen english rolled arm couch

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First off–BLACK FRIDAY SALE! 30% off all my tutorials with promo code APPRECIATION. screen-shot-2016-11-26-at-8-27-56-am

My client was moving into a new home and wanted to reuse some of her old furniture. She wanted a linen english rolled arm couch in her new place. The original was a faded green couch.

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Couch–BEFORE

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Couch–AFTER! She chose a beautiful chunky linen from the Design Company in SLC. I ran piping down the inside back, like the original.

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She wanted it to look as upholstered as possible–so I did velcro under the base, to keep it tight and from slipping up.


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Side notes–

  1. Happy Thanksgiving! My sister Angie hosted, which meant 80’s kickball!

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2. I’m booked till 3rd week in January. Email me to get on my list.

3. There’s a new fabric store in town! The Fabric Store is located 196W. 123rd s. Draper, Utah.


Pieced chair

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My client wanted a pieced chair with two different fabrics. She went with a cross hatch tan/cream canvas that coordinated with her wood grain fabric perfectly.

Chair–BEFORE– I get it, kids and families are hard on furniture. It’s so great to have a slipcover that can be removed and washed.

Chair–AFTER! I love the way she decided to mix it up. She loved the wood grain fabric and bought all they had left (6yds), but she had two chairs. Perfect solution to make it work. they turned out BEAUTIFUL!

IMG_0883Matching up of front panel.

Side notes

Oh my heavens, where do I start?

  1. 12662458_10208623075274780_6067190628868172814_n We started a HUGE remodel on our house 4 weeks ago. I decided to take out another wall and make a large dining room, replace all our floors on the main level including the master bedroom/closet, and replace all baseboards and door trim. It’s pretty much done–I’ll do a post about it next week.
  2. 12733522_10208744524390932_5553611794546362903_nMy mom’s husband passed away 10days ago, he’s been a grandpa to my boys for the past 11 years.  Which is pretty significant since my youngest son is 11 years old. We will miss granda Keith!11136625_10206611803634246_1684854633450537581_n
  3. I signed up for the Redrock Moab race again with my girlsAprilworkshop
  4. I just scheduled my only workshop for this year.
  5. I think I should go take a nap now!