At last...

my chair is finally complete!
(well the hardest part is over anyway).






This is how Luke helped me make my chair covers. He handed me things and the most helpful part was when he would climb/sit or just stand on whatever fabric I would lay on the floor to cut or work with. Like in the picture, he would just climb onto the old cushion and lay there. It helped me to learn more about patience. :)

Here is the ugly, old chair we found on the tree lawn back in the summer. I've draped a blanket over it for months. The cover before was flat and the fabric was rough and itchy. We needed a chair in our living room because we only have a couch and no room for a love seat.

Eew!

Drum roll please....

TA DA!
Here she is in all her glory.
I must say the bottom cushion was the easier one of the two. The top gave me a bit of grief, but it's done and I am happy with it. I put two zipper's in (one in each cushion) and it was much easier than I expected! And the piping took a little extra time but looks great and was not very hard at all. I'm very happy with the result.
I haven't painted it yet because I am afraid black will be too much of a color contrast with the fabric. I like the brown, but it's dinged up and really needs some covering up. I'm thinking of just antiquing it with black.
Any ideas?????Here is the fabulous fabric close up.
I love it!

On to some more projects that I have been working on the past few days (like a nut!)
I wanted to get a white table runner so I just made some and sewed some brown, twin-looking ribbon down the middle.
It's not the best picture of it, but you get the idea.

Look familiar?
I added some fluff to my pillow covers.
They were a little too loose of a fit for my liking so I just added extra stuffing and love their new look.

Should have done this one over a year ago.
I just made a bed skirt for the little one's bed, thank fully it hides all our food storage that is stashed down there and matches his bedding.
I tried to do the ruffly look, but I actually like the straight look better.
Here is a simple little purse I made. I felt like I needed a new purse, but when you have no money to buy one (or put in one) you make it!
It isn't my favorite, but it does the job for now and was fun to make.

On to the dress.
I just might love this little dress more than my chair.
My awesome sis, Jenny, taught me (over the phone haha) how to do shirring and it was so easy! And looks great!
I threw a baby shower for one of my friends last night (pics to come) and she is having a girl and I thought this little dress would fit her perfectly.

It was the first fabric I ever bought and I was saving it for an apron or something. I'm glad I got to use it on the dress, I think it turned out great.
I love the fabric.
(even though I HATE butterflies)

mmmm so sweet.

I've slowly been learning how to sew since September and I just love it!
Thanks mom and dad for the awesome sewing machine. You guys are the best! I love you both.