How To Make a Slip Cover For An Ottoman...

Start with a tired, old, worn out ottoman... (that you can't get rid of because sometimes you need extra seating and its still in good condition)

Pre-wash your fabric. I used cheap denim
(if you can call $12.99 a yd. cheap. I used a 50% off coupon... but still!)
because I want to be able to throw it in the wash.
You'll want to put together your top "box" first. Measure your top piece of fabric first and then your sides. Add a little extra for seam allowances.

Yup! That's my old White Shoulders powder box. I keep my straight pins in there. I only use those long dressmaker type. I hate the little ones.

Stitch the 4 pieces together as shown in my picture..... always press. That was something that the Home Ec. Teacher always told us. I'm sorry that girls don't have that option these days... Oh well... I guess that is what the Blogs are for. LOL!
Stitch your corners together...

Try it on...

Now your going to want to add your ruffle. To make the ruffle, I measured all the way around the ottoman and then quadrupled that measurement. Divided it into 4 and cut 4 pieces of fabric that were each long enough to allow for a hem.

I sewed all 4 pieces together. I then hemmed the whole long strip.

Using the longest stitch on my machine I gathered the fabric. To make sure that the gathering was even I attached the ruffle with pins by half and then fourths. Then started gathering and creating the ruffle.

Stitch that last seam together.

Ta- daaaa!
I like it!

I'm linking to the Sunday Showcase!

Happy Saturday!

Just popping in to say "Hi" and "Look What I got!"

See my new vanity set?

Doesn't it look vintage?

But its not....

It's Simply Shabby Chic!
Very affordable at Target.

SOOOOOO Many Options!

I know you guys know that I am a huge fan of SrapBlog.....

This is my old Header that I have had now for way over a year...
I still like it... But you know a girl needs a new dress every now and then!

So I headed over and started creating. No glue, no cutting, and no mess!
Actually, I get in there and I can't stop myself...

I keep thinking... I can make it Better... Prettier.. Shabbier (is that a word?)
Drives my hubs CRAZY! "ANOTHER HEADER? I can't keep up!" says he.

OH! The Possibilities are endless!

Which do you like the best?

I'm joining Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home... Thank you Cindy!

Table Top Tuesday

I'm joining Marty today for Table Top Tuesday. Come on!

This is the pine cabinet in our family room. It stores our TV and various other media matters. It used to be so ugly! We had the Wii, and the DVD player up there. But Hubs got motivated one day and got rid of a bunch of the DVD's that we don't watch anymore. This made it possible to move the DVD player and Wii down into the cabinet.
YAY!

It looks so much nicer now. I'm so glad that he did that!
Thanks Honey!

Hey Marty? Recognize that pretty ginger jar? Isn't it perfect?

Thank you again!!

Book Covers...A Tutorial

My friend was admiring my bible cover a few Sundays ago and complaining that hers was just to masculine ... So I said "give it here."

After a quick trip to Joann's to select fabric and embellishments.... I did a quick pre-wash and got started. I cut 2 pieces of fabric long enough and wide enough to wrap around the cover and create flaps to go around the front and back.
Make sure you allow for the seam allowances.

Sew the 2 pieces right sides together ... and leave a small hole so that you can turn the whole thing right side out....
Trim the seam allowance at the corners.

Go ahead and turn it right side out...

And Press....
Hand stitch that opening with a blind stitch.

Now try it on your book and adjust where your flaps
will hit on the inside front and back covers.

This is the time to make sure that your print is facing the correct direction...

Stitch the flaps in place...

Clip all of the extra threads...

Turn right side out and press again....

Try it on for size...

It's looking good.... Now for the fun part....

I laid out my design so that I had a good idea of what I wanted it to look like.

I used fabric glue for the thin ribbon and buttons...
but I used Stitch Witchery for the wide ribbon. It just bonds very nicely and you
don't have to worry about lumps and bumps.

I used parchment paper inside the flap so that the glue
would not bond the pocket closed.

I used the flower patch to cover the overlap of the ribbon...

And then of course one on the back to match!

Ahhhh.... That was fun... I love it when my projects turn out good!
(what a relief!)
Can you see how you could really go crazy with these? I love 'um!

I'm joining SJ at Homemaker on a Dime for
the Creative Bloggers Party and Hop
See you there!