In the grand tradition of Scarlett O'Hara and Maria, the covers were made from curtains, so Step-mommy commissioned me to find more.
They didn't require any fancy corners--just a rectangle that can be draped over the chair, the corners tucked in. But we also came up with a design where the top part has three layers, for Philea to chew through.
I was happy to do these cause it was good practice at just sewing straight, and learning in what order to do things, how to get more efficient.
I used a tri-shade pink thread that my coworker friend gave me. I'll call her Madame Miroir, cause a customer taught her how to say "mirror" and "fish" in French, and she's always repeating them back whenever a French customer comes in. "Miwoi! Pwussohn!"
____LOVE SONG OF THE DAY____
Had this song in my head today. A song can't be all wrong when it uses a term like "centrifugal motion." Also, I hope this video won a Fromage of the Year award back in the day.
5 comments:
Ooooo I adore sewing one useful thing into another useful thing! The first fabric is great, so vintage and lovely. (Yes, I know, the bird poked at it, still, I like that one.)
Good job getting so much better!
Julie
It's great that you have opportunities to practice the craft of sewing. I think it's hilarious that the bird chews thru the fabric.
Both fabrics look cool. Good luck with the new covers.
There's nothing like re-covering chairs to get a seamstress thinking in three dimensions ... nicely done!
@urthalun - Yeah the new one is kind of late 80s. But somehow looks better than the old one, I think cause there's some pink in the floor tiles.
@skye & widders - Ta!
I'm pretty sure my mum had a quilt cover in that second fabric. Nice job with the recovering, and smart thinking to provide layers for the bird.
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