Isn't that thing cute? It matches the garden theme I have planned for my daughters room perfectly! It is one of those pillow pets and I found it at Walmart for only $5 on clearance because it was with the Easter stuff. Can you say score?! Anyways..
So, I have had a sewing machine for a while. I forget the model # but its a brother machine of some kind I do believe. I actually asked for it for Christmas before I met my husband in hopes of turning into some project runway-designer-esq person however I guess I got caught up in life and got kinda forgot about it. However, when I found out I was pregnant I almost instantly thought of my sewing machine lol
The Delima: The only thing I have ever made up until this week was an outfit for my moms dog and a lamp cord cover for my sister, BUT I really wanted to try to put something together to make a slip cover for a glider that we had so that I could put in my daughters room. It was pretty unsightly and desperately in need of a makeover if it was at all saveable. I didn't plan on showing this so I did not take a before picture but this is the glider and color so you can just imagine a few stains on it from my mother in laws dog and you would have the before.
The structure was in perfect condition just the cushions looked pretty ugly. Before I went on this venture I actually looked around on etsy and a few places about replacing the pillows. That quickly become out of the question because most people wanted more for the cushions than the chair would cost brand new. By the way the chair is from Walmart and cost around $150 depending on which fabric and stain you chose. Click for link. Not bad really but this thing was old to us and I didn't really want to invest money into fixing up a cheap chair.
My idea: So anyways, I started looking for ideas and tips on how to make a slip cover for this thing. I read somewhere someone suggested using an old sheet to make a stencil to do this.I thought that was a good place for me to start before buying "real" fabric so I went to my local Dollar Store and found a sheet set for only $9. I decided I would buy something that would match in case it actually did turn out or in case it was a complete fail I might could use the fabric for something else for her room.
How I did it: So getting started with the sheets I had no idea what to do so I just took the idea of doing a basic pillow cover and expanded. I layed the out fabric ugly side up and took a pink highlighter and traced the pillows and pinned around the shape. Next I just took it over to my machine and traced the lines I had drawn with a regular stitch. I read somewhere to leave a 1/4 inch around the edges when doing a slip cover so I did that with my lines. I was pretty scared to turn them pretty side up when I was finished but to my surprise when I did this, they actually fit the pillows pretty nicely. Now they are a long shot from perfect but I am so pleased with these that I am not even going to redo them with another fabric. The sheet material is light and will be great at washing. As for the ottoman I did have to borrow an electric stapler to cover the bottom. This was was the easier and took seriously around 3 mins just to staple the sheet over top of the existing fabric from the bottom.
Overall: I am so pleased with how this turned out and especially for what I put into it! While it's not 100% perfect it is an improvement from how it was and I think it will blend right into all the pink and pretty things I have planned for her room! I am one happy mommy!!Hope you are enjoying spring as much as I am!! Look at these strawberry's I have been enjoying from out local grocery store! Can you say mmmmm
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