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Friday Five (with a Slipcover!)

October 25, 2013 Sherri Rice
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Good Morning and Happy Friday! 1. I have a new slipcover project to quickly share. Remember this chair?

August Blues - After
August Blues - After

Well, my friend has a couple of rocking chairs from her home county of Honduras that she wanted seat covers for.

August Blues - Rocker Before
August Blues - Rocker Before

She wanted them in a similar style, so we had just enough fabric to do two of these...

August Blues - Rocking Chair After
August Blues - Rocking Chair After

Look at the beautiful hand-carving on that chair! And, of course there had to be pleats :)

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August Blues - Pleats

And  I should have gotten a better picture, but here you can see some of the beautiful art from her home country that graces this room...

August Blues - Art
August Blues - Art

And the best part of this kind of delivery? The chance to visit over a cup of delicious coffee :)

2. Another client sent me this picture of her chair in its home...

August Blues - Chair at Home
August Blues - Chair at Home

Perfect in that spot!

3. Another project follow-up... These cushions have found their home in a church nursery :)

August Blues - Cushions in Rocker
August Blues - Cushions in Rocker

4. Did you know how you can revive tired foam cushions? With steam! Just run a steamer over the foam and it will pop right back into shape (well, close).

August Blues - Foam Rehab
August Blues - Foam Rehab

See the part on the right that is bigger/puffier? Yep, the steam did that (y'all probably knew this trick, but this was my first real opportunity to try it). My current project required a lot of steam!

5. And my new sewing machine and I have had our differences this week. We are working things out, and will try again next week. Today is fabric cutting day - hopefully the scissors and I get along :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sherri

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