Let's talk slipcovers... I know, finally, right?!? The slipcover project I have been working on for the last while has got me thinking about slipcovers and the details that can really make them special. This current project has a lot of details!

I remember when I was first introduced to the idea of using clothing construction and embellishment techniques on slipcovers. I was reading a magazine article (in Country Home, maybe?) about a homeowner who used a lot of slipcovers in her decorating and the article highlighted all the "dressmaker details" on those slipcovers (ok, now I have to go look for that article). I think I had made a few slipcovers by then, but they were really just a means to an end at that time and not particularly enjoyable to make (good thing that has changed!). But the ideas of using these special sewing details stuck in my head. Fast forward to today and, thanks to years of practice sewing clothes, they are one of my favorite things to add to a slipcover project :)

Here are some samples from past projects...

Button closure with top-stitching along the edge...

August Blues - button closure under the arm

Another button closure, this time under the arm, with contrasting piping...

Contrasting knife-pleat trim...

August Blues - piping, grosgrain trim, and contrasting knife pleats

Lots on this one - contrasting knife pleat trim, piping, and grosgrain ribbon!

Ribbon tie closure under the arm, with piping trim around the opening...

Ribbon lacing down the back...

Tiny ruffle trim with piping...

August Blues - ruffle skirt with horizontal tucks

And a ruffle skirt with horizontal tucks (this was inspired by a little girl's Easter dress!).

So, look at the details on your clothes and perhaps you will find inspiration for your own slipcover! Please feel free to browse my Facebook page and website for more ideas. I've also gathered ideas from all over the web here :)

Happy Wednesday!

Sherri

P.S. I'm working on redesigning my website - I'll let you know when it's ready ;)

Our oldest son ran down the stairs this morning, proclaiming "He is risen, he is risen, he is risen!" He is risen indeed!

What a wonderful wake-up! Our oldest has autism and routine is very important to him. He says much the same thing every morning, "Hi Mom! Can I have a show? Toast (or bagel) please." For him to break out of his routine and to be thinking about the significance of this day was just a little bit of a miracle this morning. And it made us smile :)

Then he continued, "Jesus is risen. He is not here. You are out of luck."

Well, not quite what the angel said, but in his own way of paraphrasing, it works. If you were one of the women returning to the tomb to properly prepare Jesus' body for burial, you were indeed "out of luck" - his body was not there!

And then I thought about it some more. What a statement to Satan, to guilt, to shame, to death, to separation from God - "You are out of luck!" While their influence will still be felt as long as we are here on this earth, Jesus has the final say. In dying and rising again, He has already won the ultimate victory.

"Just as everyone must die once and then be judged, so Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time to take away the sins of many people. And He will come a second time, not to offer himself for sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him... let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, because we have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. Let us hold firmly to the hope that we have confessed, because we can trust God to do what he promised." Hebrews 9:27-28; 10:22-23 (NCV)

Happy Easter!

Sherri

P.S. The recipe for the Paska bread can be found here - it's yummy!

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