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I have had a serious love for white slip-covers for some time now…why i didn’t buy couches that were already slip covered 3 years ago when i bought these? don’t know…
But about a year 1/2 after we bought the couches the back cushions were starting to separate from the couch – these couches were not cheap. Also about that same time i changed the paint colors in my family room/kitchen. The couches still matched ok but they were crying out “cover me Sausha, cover me!!!”
So i bought the fabric a year 1/2 ago and it sat there – all this time… At first i was super pumped and ready to go, then i got intimidated – then i got busy with other stuff.
So in January my brother started the sofa for me (he used to re-upholster furniture), then he got busy and wasn’t able to finish it before my husband came home, which was my goal since he left for Iraq last year.
I had a 3 day weekend this past week and decided that i NEED THEM DONE!!! I started on Friday morning – worked for about 8 hours, started again on Saturday – worked for about 9 hours and now they are officially 95% DONE!!!!
Yeah for me :) They were not as hard as i thought that they were going to be – i was super disappointed that i couldn’t do the piping/cording because my sewing machine just couldn’t handle all the layers of fabric. But they turned out good, i am really impressed with my mad sewing skills! I am a self taught sewer, didn’t follow a pattern, just measured, chalked out and then sewed. No exact measurements for me though – everything was a pretty rough guess, but it all turned out good. And i like that the covers are pretty tight – a lot of homemade covers i see are loose.
I will post the before pics of the sofa soon along with the rest of the room but i was so excited that i wanted to show you guys! Plus i have been a very bad blogger and needed to get something posted :)
You can see that i haven’t finished the decorative pillows yet – i went and got more fabric today and will finish those up next week.
I still need to hem the bottom up and i may have a little trick to make the piping work.
There are definitely things that i would have done different and wish i would have done a few extra little things – but i had a deadline and i wasn’t sure exactly how long they were going to take.
Also just so you know, i removed the original pillows that were attached to the couch and bought big comfy 30in x 30in pillows instead.
Anyways, i still need to finish my chair and i will do a tutorial on that one – sorry but no tutorial until then, i didn’t think i had time to take pics when i did these . But i will show you both of the couches and the room soon :)
Amazing accomplishment! I'm a self taught sewer myself, only been doing it about 6 months now. I definitely wouldn't be brave enough to attempt something like slipcovers. Congrats! They look fantastic!
You made that? You are now a professional sewer. That is amazing! White couches would only be white for one day in my house!!!!! My kids think the couches are their trampoline!
I can't believe you made those – they look like they're from Pottery Barn! Good Job! Definitely inspiring me to learn to sew even more. I've been wanting to get a sewing machine and learn, but have been too chicken. Your living room looks gorgeous!
-Sara.
That looks great!
They look great! You did an awesome job!!!
These are fabulous!!! I actually just had some made for our sofa and chair and a half, but…I had them made. :) Great accomplishment!!
They really do look amazing! What kind of fabric did you use?
Your slipcovers look great! I would love to sew my own but it scares me to start such a big project like this.
Just curious, but was your sofa from Rowe?
Fran
they look awesome! way to go!
that would be me, just kinda winging it— but i doubt mine would have turned out so well:O)
I like the "tight" look too! :) You did a great job!
Your slipcovers look amazing…you did a wondeful job..and I like the fabric you chose for your decorative pillows too.
You did a fantastic job!. A friend helped me reupholster a chair last fall (its on my blog) and it was one of the most time consuming, yet rewarding projects I have done. Good for you, it looks great!
Beautiful, as always! I love the white, wish I could pull it off.
amazing job!
Very good, Sausha! You are very talented! I wish I had some slipcovers, but unlike you, I haven't gotten over my fear of making them (all by myself)!
i am in love love love with your blog!!!!
how did you figure out what kind of fabric to use? I LOVE the white couches!!! do you have kids??? I would love to do white slip covers but would probably end up washing them ALL of the time (if i could even figure out how to make the slip covers… how did you know how to sew zippers?
you are awesome! i LOVE your blog!
You did a wonderful job. Yes, they do take a long time…
Great job!! I am lovin the white slip covers.. We are going to be redoing our living room and I can see the white slip covers in my near future… :O) Thought I would let you know that I gave you and award… Come on over and check it out.. :O)
Amazing job! I'll be linking you tomorrow!
They look amazing. You must be smiling all day with them. I love the look of the fabric, so smooth and comfy . And It was a great idea to get the new big pillows for the bag. Awesome. My compliments to you!