Creating Custom Bedding for a Cottage Look

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that I've finished the chair for Kris's guest room, it's time to work on the beds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is where we left off.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSbcAWT-xkaSTKvSxc-vLwlbpwiKIuRpUqs1zEPhNnj1OJBs_Q-qhc3jvSvNVFKaFwLOyYUYjHoGA-VF8PVfzYfUdFtA9w6KV-gOFZIoWRMoK6Achvc6WbaSmciy_yBTQeZrfpk2jPzRY/s1600/guest+room+1(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSbcAWT-xkaSTKvSxc-vLwlbpwiKIuRpUqs1zEPhNnj1OJBs_Q-qhc3jvSvNVFKaFwLOyYUYjHoGA-VF8PVfzYfUdFtA9w6KV-gOFZIoWRMoK6Achvc6WbaSmciy_yBTQeZrfpk2jPzRY/s640/guest+room+1(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted creamy looking sheets and coverlets to go with the tones of the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also wanted cream sheets for Kris's master bedroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The creams of the rooms were two slightly different shades, and being the obsessive color freak that I am, I wanted them to actually go with the tones of each room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we went where we figured we would have a lot of choices.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hate to admit it, but we went to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Bloomingdale's.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first job out of design school was as the assistant in the Bloomingdale's design department.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really learned to hate that job.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being the mature young woman that I was at the time.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used to sit at my desk, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">staring at the cinderblock wall....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and mutter under my breathe.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I hate this job, I hate this job..."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">really good for the department morale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn't a favorite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OY.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where was I?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, yeah, sheets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SOOOOO.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I went to Bloomingdale's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as we walked into the sheet department, a saleswoman came up to help us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I told her we wanted cream colored sheets and she took us right away to a section that had them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was thinking.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not a bad shopping experience!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe my memories of this store are outdated!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>And then I looked at the prices!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She had taken us to the most expensive sheets in the damn store.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>I mean.....we only wanted basic cream!!!!!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If we bought the ones she brought us to, we would have spent over $800.00 for a set of twin size sheets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I read a few years ago in Consumer Reports Magazine that anything over 200 thread count was unnecessary.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know if that's true, but I am perfectly happy with a 200 thread count sheet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sooooooo.....</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we let the sales lady know that we wanted something much more reasonably priced, and she left us to our own devices.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>jeesh.....</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">great service.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were able to find the sheets we wanted and for the twin beds we found matelasse  coverlets and shams from Ralph Lauren.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl11UBljCUED5yzADFfyAPqCPKJoYf-T6hlK4ZoHjTkhmp4Q-b6siSH36XpneW7hI1CAmGTQJdJaAu4JTJBTlMVnpHxH6gohsl6zLoKRecP9Q9f3R52eSRkoml_6NJLvw7gNayLaXjdWtj/s1600/closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl11UBljCUED5yzADFfyAPqCPKJoYf-T6hlK4ZoHjTkhmp4Q-b6siSH36XpneW7hI1CAmGTQJdJaAu4JTJBTlMVnpHxH6gohsl6zLoKRecP9Q9f3R52eSRkoml_6NJLvw7gNayLaXjdWtj/s640/closeup.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But we were't able to find duvet covers we liked for the guest room or coverlets and shams for the master bedroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to Pottery Barn, Bed Bath and Beyond, and looked on the internet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>No luck.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we then went to Calico Corners for fabric, and I'm making the rest myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the guest room we chose a beautiful green fabric that also has a matelasse look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris was worried it was going to be too much matelasse, but when it's all done, I think it will be fine and dandy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also want a patterned pillow to lean against the bed pillows for a little pop of color. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the picture below I used one Kris had to show what I mean.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know it doesn't go, but it was good for figuring what we needed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jM5U4sa2jan2jerd0_ur3xftRitFKWtVb3ySGNIh_yQ7bc9vrSYKmRsA1R1mpZLIHVwnsQnc6kWTJ3Nprdz6FyySmbaEs_szlhmz2HuLpEhjv19nj1g-CKcypwAv2zcHDEGN6lxPYubH/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jM5U4sa2jan2jerd0_ur3xftRitFKWtVb3ySGNIh_yQ7bc9vrSYKmRsA1R1mpZLIHVwnsQnc6kWTJ3Nprdz6FyySmbaEs_szlhmz2HuLpEhjv19nj1g-CKcypwAv2zcHDEGN6lxPYubH/s640/1.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a closeup of the matelasse coverlet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk6vX5gSavSomRsv6pmtoKlstDjmSaY9Lyv694HCdi2-a4PxI7A4UPjZ2DS68Fw8ktmAjeaFl2SnQDzRvkXAINQVF0RbfEHxHAmk8KQ7F0yHlrM0oWNkTmzxZlVDAuQk2VczISrxaXfd9/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk6vX5gSavSomRsv6pmtoKlstDjmSaY9Lyv694HCdi2-a4PxI7A4UPjZ2DS68Fw8ktmAjeaFl2SnQDzRvkXAINQVF0RbfEHxHAmk8KQ7F0yHlrM0oWNkTmzxZlVDAuQk2VczISrxaXfd9/s640/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got to hand it to Ralphy baby,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> it's a really pretty pattern.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to wash new matelasse in hot water and then dry it on regular.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This way it shrinks a little and the quilting details puff up more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I need to get Kris to wash these new ones, and I'll show you how it really adds more depth of pattern.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The green fabric will be made into duvet covers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I plan on going to Joanne's and finding some pretty buttons for the closures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQMlMjAIEQW-z4DKMyCxPB9p5QEC2vRlL6_9M_UBZAoP7wJzxfENO2VxvvDE7-osh54PGF35pvSaC-_Uti6xOoqkauXrzqMWI1AEZ2vvGkcdjFAnfM3jisfNZ2id-AUgJUl2wIRtIOfqk/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQMlMjAIEQW-z4DKMyCxPB9p5QEC2vRlL6_9M_UBZAoP7wJzxfENO2VxvvDE7-osh54PGF35pvSaC-_Uti6xOoqkauXrzqMWI1AEZ2vvGkcdjFAnfM3jisfNZ2id-AUgJUl2wIRtIOfqk/s640/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still have to figure out what we want for the patterned pillows.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>So much decorating.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>So little time.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the dust ruffles are made and installed, we will have even more pattern on each bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are going to be the same fabric as the draperies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris just got the new boxspring for the second twin bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have two different beds and are making a mismatched pair, like we did, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's important that the two beds end up having mattresses that are the same height off the floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The way to do this is to have the boxsprings made with different thicknesses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This way the top of the boxspring is the same for both beds, so the dust ruffles will look the same.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had custom mattresses made.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Surprisingly enough, custom mattresses and boxsprings aren't any more expensive than standard sizes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>So now that the boxsprings are here, we can have the dust ruffles made!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to know what the green fabric is.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took a picture of it's tag.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQv3hCEiXoZTmKauL0dmrvXA51LaXwNrYKtWfEaLdf8Xi7ZIVQ5FgQq8j3qlC7CNgT-9nkBGx3vIEFJ1Lxs-cS0AbXHq6Wuns1ad_MkFkkp0oUvchdxBZPxfbtyXgWTDb8GdHwNGpZJgm/s1600/IMG_4612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQv3hCEiXoZTmKauL0dmrvXA51LaXwNrYKtWfEaLdf8Xi7ZIVQ5FgQq8j3qlC7CNgT-9nkBGx3vIEFJ1Lxs-cS0AbXHq6Wuns1ad_MkFkkp0oUvchdxBZPxfbtyXgWTDb8GdHwNGpZJgm/s400/IMG_4612.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Kris's Master bedroom we found some more Ralph Lauren fabric that worked with her color scheme.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a shot of her bedroom when we last saw it.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OlgOri2p_tL9rPqEe0yAs9OioZJSQ3TMzOqE2L165uVVLKfQo5rAtu41e7vCBKZP_jSVbe7g-AZy-oyUq1dzzny7qc6RVJjYaec-k1eEmyfuPaNld7i-aod19ie8haqz4DKwicgUZp11/s1600/IMG_4502a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OlgOri2p_tL9rPqEe0yAs9OioZJSQ3TMzOqE2L165uVVLKfQo5rAtu41e7vCBKZP_jSVbe7g-AZy-oyUq1dzzny7qc6RVJjYaec-k1eEmyfuPaNld7i-aod19ie8haqz4DKwicgUZp11/s640/IMG_4502a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We (Kris) found a fabric that we liked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROK-ZmZro_CjvpPOCSPzqR_QI5Ho9qzkg2wtWEQHyXDycALls4awQY-EwwX4reEyD0YtAOEgb_UCsehsNctK-xhCy2qF8Y6Z5uKLirWVI92JscRK6KVVx2T6LkmQB1TD3BhWUTLraZ3Th/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROK-ZmZro_CjvpPOCSPzqR_QI5Ho9qzkg2wtWEQHyXDycALls4awQY-EwwX4reEyD0YtAOEgb_UCsehsNctK-xhCy2qF8Y6Z5uKLirWVI92JscRK6KVVx2T6LkmQB1TD3BhWUTLraZ3Th/s640/1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The large stripe fabric actually looked better on the wrong side.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEajgkmvzBZDs53vzayjKuRsao9hNBaWHhUk7fcgt0bpgeTh_ZghlRa8YAQbSCxBoCkj-twV4klZnyqrBuidacGiDb7ORcdRRg7aafq_olBin_RlU_OjluPBIYOBHfEgxzdhNfM5huTvPe/s1600/2(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEajgkmvzBZDs53vzayjKuRsao9hNBaWHhUk7fcgt0bpgeTh_ZghlRa8YAQbSCxBoCkj-twV4klZnyqrBuidacGiDb7ORcdRRg7aafq_olBin_RlU_OjluPBIYOBHfEgxzdhNfM5huTvPe/s640/2(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am making a coverlet out of it, and plan on folding it back so the other side also shows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOuz-Ej4AaIV2ZyY_6ll7zhhMM0gL2TNT9RveluwjXxyZDPtJEUt7cZ377VUmqhWTTBRk1Yz3w_6LIS48xE0jy1rWxOx26pARdvZkUttWusZlyvBAL84IhloJvufHMOtGfcgiQleKqokp/s1600/1(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOuz-Ej4AaIV2ZyY_6ll7zhhMM0gL2TNT9RveluwjXxyZDPtJEUt7cZ377VUmqhWTTBRk1Yz3w_6LIS48xE0jy1rWxOx26pARdvZkUttWusZlyvBAL84IhloJvufHMOtGfcgiQleKqokp/s640/1(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, the wrong side has the knotted threads showing, so I don't know if Kris will like that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She gets back from vacation today, so we'll see.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my next post I'll show the painful process of making the coverlet so it looks good with finished seams on both sides.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pillow shams are going to be made out of the smaller stripe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmlNddcGD6O7sNh1LBnTB6Xop42cRUcpxIntSE4NiFsUiSEOvU41MYj2zf2w4jfEssML5P9P9AlEX4csSQtND1PgRZtKe7nTk__9xMAAuf2PUg_KNmVGHufpwz57op4pIyl3wZnTiK_k6/s1600/IMG_4602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmlNddcGD6O7sNh1LBnTB6Xop42cRUcpxIntSE4NiFsUiSEOvU41MYj2zf2w4jfEssML5P9P9AlEX4csSQtND1PgRZtKe7nTk__9xMAAuf2PUg_KNmVGHufpwz57op4pIyl3wZnTiK_k6/s640/IMG_4602.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still need to find something for the duvet cover.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OY.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/?action=view&current=Betsysignature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/Betsysignature.png" /></a></div>

Creating Custom Bedding for a Cottage Look

Now that I've finished the chair for Kris's guest room, it's time to work on the beds. This is where we left off..... I wanted c...

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How To Sew Double Welting

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Brought to you by popular demand!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is my tutorial on how to sew double welting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are ways to sew it by just sewing one seam, but I can't get it nice and tight that way, so I figured out my own way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SO HERE IS MY WAY THAT I FIGURED OUT ALL BUY MYSELF!!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First you gots to cut your strips of fabric and seam them together to the length you'll need.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The strips should be over 2" wide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I suggest you practice on some welting and figure out how wide you need to comfortably sew the welting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do it according to what my fabric is and how much I have to play with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If it's a normal fabric, you'll want to cut it on the bias (diagonal) so that the fabric can stretch nicely when going around corners.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If it's stretchy, like the linen I used for Kris's chair, you'll want to cut the strips with the weave, parallel or perpendicular to the selvage.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI9rWQd6951DD1pSMoUfDrFJfE2x5SjkYooxj6ViXgTlDh9pqhQVw92OR7l2yQzt9ELUeKQt6LnX7pGz3Mi21yXluTaubC55zYAGlp1w3QoFgrlVMWlEviW0pIkg7DT4iAuMtx8X0BSGz/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI9rWQd6951DD1pSMoUfDrFJfE2x5SjkYooxj6ViXgTlDh9pqhQVw92OR7l2yQzt9ELUeKQt6LnX7pGz3Mi21yXluTaubC55zYAGlp1w3QoFgrlVMWlEviW0pIkg7DT4iAuMtx8X0BSGz/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I use a zipper foot when sewing single welting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0PJuusv0pfbU5I70hc0xIXhmuDUJ64ny5aWt7OqgeDx464fFu2mONGST7I23-aDbGMy95CSsI1J1yz-lKFNY_eG1kKF7HODr3j0nwPdujLUrJ7t9Z6M3-H52wbSYEjFu6b5-J-jMUVBx/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0PJuusv0pfbU5I70hc0xIXhmuDUJ64ny5aWt7OqgeDx464fFu2mONGST7I23-aDbGMy95CSsI1J1yz-lKFNY_eG1kKF7HODr3j0nwPdujLUrJ7t9Z6M3-H52wbSYEjFu6b5-J-jMUVBx/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I position it so the foot is to the right side of the needle, and the needle is in the normal stitching position, not in the center.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is probably wrong, but it is what works the best for me and my clumsy fingers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMrlUrfonFtqZnaH9ZFaza2A4NjhAsVK2X0-JfIClujS8ATzs4MAgdkNiBgdZyJcZhSHEv0jqc5zTp2349_NX1oemKVZGCXOI2OOx9yuLCVhD88e6QgShccfcw_ZW-ptR162ZykPkZew6/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMrlUrfonFtqZnaH9ZFaza2A4NjhAsVK2X0-JfIClujS8ATzs4MAgdkNiBgdZyJcZhSHEv0jqc5zTp2349_NX1oemKVZGCXOI2OOx9yuLCVhD88e6QgShccfcw_ZW-ptR162ZykPkZew6/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I fold the fabric over one of the welting cords and stitch as tightly against the cord as I can.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">unless it is a stretchy fabric, and then you can't pull too tightly on it or it will end up gathering and you'll end up crying.......</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2klhIwaT4I0bW4oYN44YXlKwJAIH24GSlWpY2EGk8-phCkpH1aT2z0fXABhcrChOEXapaKXt58cF0mLrJnN0kHFYthgcw8JHvfaaWCfy3X0fRyXgHUVGrK2Lqub-AFC8ujrH55dGPWCq/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2klhIwaT4I0bW4oYN44YXlKwJAIH24GSlWpY2EGk8-phCkpH1aT2z0fXABhcrChOEXapaKXt58cF0mLrJnN0kHFYthgcw8JHvfaaWCfy3X0fRyXgHUVGrK2Lqub-AFC8ujrH55dGPWCq/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I use my middle finger to hold the cord in place against the zipper foot, and use my index finger to hold the fabric down in front of the needle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use my right hand to also hold the fabric against the right side of the cord, but I couldn't take a picture and show you because I needed my right hand to hold the camera......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0DW1K-5iCB-eFb8EgyPTY-wdWgkXyxZlOjPQpt1Ylw2gnU5QgG_7Xc1ktemEEd_L6mxGdUfQ79mSKJZHx3w2sTYu5P68nmpx_6Rjml_JLQEicURbXfRU7dUc8wQ-FlgPm_KHDFaRpl4B/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0DW1K-5iCB-eFb8EgyPTY-wdWgkXyxZlOjPQpt1Ylw2gnU5QgG_7Xc1ktemEEd_L6mxGdUfQ79mSKJZHx3w2sTYu5P68nmpx_6Rjml_JLQEicURbXfRU7dUc8wQ-FlgPm_KHDFaRpl4B/s640/6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the first cord is sewn into the fabric casing, it should look something like this..... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPjCFw5_u5_F-64rYSPSIjZcFSP2EHYyJ-Om9tD7Gf0Ky476of4t6y6PtrLoUHmYH1arhkATWYU8Kzy0BikWMhU8xWs90d4TNGpkhbJzqp2zsjKJTLpFTTOFwqrZrfFhOKBbn3XMqmM5G/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPjCFw5_u5_F-64rYSPSIjZcFSP2EHYyJ-Om9tD7Gf0Ky476of4t6y6PtrLoUHmYH1arhkATWYU8Kzy0BikWMhU8xWs90d4TNGpkhbJzqp2zsjKJTLpFTTOFwqrZrfFhOKBbn3XMqmM5G/s640/7.jpg" width="328" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I pull out my double welting foot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can make a double welting without it, just using your regular pressure foot, but the double welting foot really helps make a nice tight double welt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one on the right I bought on ebay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I left it in Florida, so I bought another one from my sewing machine store up here in Massachusetts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one of the left is much better than the one on the right.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't realize I had it until I finished making all the #$% welting for Kris's chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdHkA0gypbVNM6c8WBHe0xhVuL-MEaU1SM5sKNTBaPlx9uWDIhv4-FQgfImqsLuYRjvHa1MGvU7czQwX0WXY17takcUzl-0RiqP1k4Nqs7LVOpASqppM0LCHrcmt5bPmqsmHbhPh29hiI/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdHkA0gypbVNM6c8WBHe0xhVuL-MEaU1SM5sKNTBaPlx9uWDIhv4-FQgfImqsLuYRjvHa1MGvU7czQwX0WXY17takcUzl-0RiqP1k4Nqs7LVOpASqppM0LCHrcmt5bPmqsmHbhPh29hiI/s640/8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Once attached to the machine, I moved the needle to the center position,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC-1pJXSlphm3UUnYP01QivFoVQYpz5vT4flcFIswU4QRYRCo_GXa7rE3ZUBfsZHLoQDJlWzxWh1olZOrGFym3bF6uThpxaFZ6j7-Dka1Yk3f-3UiIMF4I1z1LwlKSXJWfi6SlMQ4qrKh/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC-1pJXSlphm3UUnYP01QivFoVQYpz5vT4flcFIswU4QRYRCo_GXa7rE3ZUBfsZHLoQDJlWzxWh1olZOrGFym3bF6uThpxaFZ6j7-Dka1Yk3f-3UiIMF4I1z1LwlKSXJWfi6SlMQ4qrKh/s640/9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I placed the sewn single welt upside down, and laid the second cord along the first cord.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccOd6FnIZdb8fvE6avFICxZj8_fkcqj8YkAJC3TJpSHu3MgAPviknTAaMkQs-QxY6UD_XR-hfHSib3kkaP8lqB5R37nCtds-Lpo6Nfeoo_IEuF6uqcSiFu3mUcNbJAZvEnVjmMYZQkLPq/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccOd6FnIZdb8fvE6avFICxZj8_fkcqj8YkAJC3TJpSHu3MgAPviknTAaMkQs-QxY6UD_XR-hfHSib3kkaP8lqB5R37nCtds-Lpo6Nfeoo_IEuF6uqcSiFu3mUcNbJAZvEnVjmMYZQkLPq/s640/11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Then I flipped it over and pulled the fabric tight against the second cord.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCLQTLRyh7HDfC0LD77DrwRJiNjHfw1s_LkjzMo2SZlTlLd-UOwNoFX3RWEtPpRypS4f4s7MHsRb8TbUUxljjDiULouQOyx1A67jtJ00hcS9qB1bP0xedp17YQRaSMNA1qHBs0NOUB2R3/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCLQTLRyh7HDfC0LD77DrwRJiNjHfw1s_LkjzMo2SZlTlLd-UOwNoFX3RWEtPpRypS4f4s7MHsRb8TbUUxljjDiULouQOyx1A67jtJ00hcS9qB1bP0xedp17YQRaSMNA1qHBs0NOUB2R3/s640/12.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Then I placed it under the pressure foot, letting the two cords fit into the grooves in the foot with the needle running down the trench in the center.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pulled the fabric with my middle finger out to the left side of the welting and sewed it down the middle. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpq3k1mYcI8ofXwrUt5h2fDuUuNItQd_y-xp1puHxl0rqJfgYxhMwQv6NQHpIKIKF3U2UC9aC1vvo7_5O8-dUGDFzBu2keVYw0Kq0e1gHVdSk-trWqiHqLzefCRF7hhJxCbdllVhDkvAt/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpq3k1mYcI8ofXwrUt5h2fDuUuNItQd_y-xp1puHxl0rqJfgYxhMwQv6NQHpIKIKF3U2UC9aC1vvo7_5O8-dUGDFzBu2keVYw0Kq0e1gHVdSk-trWqiHqLzefCRF7hhJxCbdllVhDkvAt/s640/13.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is how it should look at this point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may need to practice this, but it's really not that difficult.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's just a matter of learning how it should feel when you're pulling the fabric tight against the cord.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQApO6Q72azwXv_0YpHHYEE_y4Tuu_IN6cKYjztZFK5l5GEp_y91K860KRGfM67wYXqp16BiZFxdcTMdQMaN1BvmpaZApy594cC-kHnmZiuQAOHEn6Lp7nHGqeJIO1VWSA0VWA4zLyQh_/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQApO6Q72azwXv_0YpHHYEE_y4Tuu_IN6cKYjztZFK5l5GEp_y91K860KRGfM67wYXqp16BiZFxdcTMdQMaN1BvmpaZApy594cC-kHnmZiuQAOHEn6Lp7nHGqeJIO1VWSA0VWA4zLyQh_/s640/14.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Then flip the welting over and trim the excess on the back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOETCHtNSPnJ3onJsYhcgrfaxEzK1UT7PfHJHdqdKkj9d2ThZBfNYUeuX4wpw9eeN4e3cSkxi9NA2qofqceCOATUl6Lw6Fma4xDW32GeDRJjd9lQ7Adq2Yp-JqBXqOJ9QOb88JhoAVzxr/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOETCHtNSPnJ3onJsYhcgrfaxEzK1UT7PfHJHdqdKkj9d2ThZBfNYUeuX4wpw9eeN4e3cSkxi9NA2qofqceCOATUl6Lw6Fma4xDW32GeDRJjd9lQ7Adq2Yp-JqBXqOJ9QOb88JhoAVzxr/s640/15.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You want to trim off enough so that it doesn't show when the welting is right side up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsrMcpKiCTHobfoBsZ9l0sjtF9Mm-CTm5Tu36GEwqPrtHqLS8cfGgoN53EYpmvLPSIM3Tl5f9XzKnMMaxd3b6auMmZWAdBrGFfcOug0QCsBCnIZVrcRvkqlHb7SAn3cCYVpojYk8heNDC/s1600/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsrMcpKiCTHobfoBsZ9l0sjtF9Mm-CTm5Tu36GEwqPrtHqLS8cfGgoN53EYpmvLPSIM3Tl5f9XzKnMMaxd3b6auMmZWAdBrGFfcOug0QCsBCnIZVrcRvkqlHb7SAn3cCYVpojYk8heNDC/s640/16.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is how it should look on the back.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7JkILDnMylX3wHt7w7D25SwOwpf2Zy9JQRyH-JXDKI8XUYCBSClZ3QB4JTwiT69otmiZkX2SIJniJg1idowa8e7RLkgkH00KcULx51Q3al5PNjvHtB7KEUhsyXxns1635y-0Ecj5dN_K/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7JkILDnMylX3wHt7w7D25SwOwpf2Zy9JQRyH-JXDKI8XUYCBSClZ3QB4JTwiT69otmiZkX2SIJniJg1idowa8e7RLkgkH00KcULx51Q3al5PNjvHtB7KEUhsyXxns1635y-0Ecj5dN_K/s640/19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It should end up looking like the picture below when you're done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used scrap fabric, so ignore the fact that the stripe is all squiggly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFOs70ctwEnAN1AbZY3vmvkPjaQF-roH4tgBzzA_6_McQaqWBGsCEQSv2O7ZLu91dGXmOHKZB0qlIXAxUooOlb9Z4gl4EZ0a0BFUONKwICV2geJypyxVtBwtEFw0BrkGjcAU6i3F1-kpW/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFOs70ctwEnAN1AbZY3vmvkPjaQF-roH4tgBzzA_6_McQaqWBGsCEQSv2O7ZLu91dGXmOHKZB0qlIXAxUooOlb9Z4gl4EZ0a0BFUONKwICV2geJypyxVtBwtEFw0BrkGjcAU6i3F1-kpW/s640/17.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here's a close up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use thread that matches the fabric.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't bother to change the color for this here tutorial, 'cuz I couldn't be bothered,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>so there......</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5SGEkbRmNeKIUc1Dk7x_gRRY6PoC0OvZo_KLaXNk57mVFwzsHnDv_i9WnllfVF-rcu74DsbySvpr7Y394cgcsQcwbk3X8ThERMn2aWyk8SoyDhEWFF_TmBo4NnDpg9eIU7BrlM7KPR83/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5SGEkbRmNeKIUc1Dk7x_gRRY6PoC0OvZo_KLaXNk57mVFwzsHnDv_i9WnllfVF-rcu74DsbySvpr7Y394cgcsQcwbk3X8ThERMn2aWyk8SoyDhEWFF_TmBo4NnDpg9eIU7BrlM7KPR83/s640/18.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I always leave extra cord sticking out of the ends so if the fabric shifts, the cord is still long enough.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvdv4bbU2qjkRaPVrgE6IEJywSug3yjCEQeLq55dtqFGYacCUTtYJu_zY_-ncB9g53raJp3PJ5r_mJ2SskM-kPMdz-unq1Sf7W8STOUxvFNlzn3nP5lkVO1Arr3kF4_4V03rDC6iG4ZLP/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvdv4bbU2qjkRaPVrgE6IEJywSug3yjCEQeLq55dtqFGYacCUTtYJu_zY_-ncB9g53raJp3PJ5r_mJ2SskM-kPMdz-unq1Sf7W8STOUxvFNlzn3nP5lkVO1Arr3kF4_4V03rDC6iG4ZLP/s640/21.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope this helped all you baby upholsterers out there in blog land.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am now working on the coverlet for Kris's master bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I figured it would be easy.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>I figured it would just take a couple of hours.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>I figured wrong.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>You'd think I'd learn, already.....</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3mOT73igRw_5fnjC1lXb5gC8i_W08yDqibvrFTLQ1OWHq2sXKO12KTExs4sXpXIk3WgeK3eM7C1BfdyO1xwqdTHO1FhP8tAIncmnuPyGHk2adKpKvlcGzk75zSZOWFVECH012AjX2Tdr/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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How To Sew Double Welting

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Let's talk about Coffee machines

<div style="text-align: center;">The only 'vice' I truly have (well, other than shopping & constant redecorating) is drinking coffee. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not just any coffee, but <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>GOOD COFFEE</b></span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't drink a lot of it, 1-3 daily is good for me, but I do like it to taste real good.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So with the new kitchen coming soon, we wanted to invest too on a good coffee machine. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to our friends, the Deloso's and their excellent home-brewed coffee, we were convinced to get a nicer coffee machine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Initially we wanted to get this...</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKclAuIHJIQkP9smeOPb-Wse8CEcl2I0RMhLc6yTrHAXLuwI0VN0O9AqDEvhRT3BtsHPIaMOJXjBcg2jFKpTg84VsrJQx1DsR-rueeoyfEfqL6RxLymHlcN-J4jt5LqeVKZtJ-QZbq6ANe/s1600/breville_bes870_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKclAuIHJIQkP9smeOPb-Wse8CEcl2I0RMhLc6yTrHAXLuwI0VN0O9AqDEvhRT3BtsHPIaMOJXjBcg2jFKpTg84VsrJQx1DsR-rueeoyfEfqL6RxLymHlcN-J4jt5LqeVKZtJ-QZbq6ANe/s400/breville_bes870_1.jpg" width="350" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/breville-barista-express-espresso-machine-bes870xl">Breville Barista Express</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It looks great, smaller size and a <i> S<b>emi-automatic</b></i><b> </b>espresso machine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> For the record, I am no coffee connoisseur and so what I'm about to tell you about this & other coffee machines,  comes from an ordinary layman's perspective.<br /><u><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Warning</span></b></u>, a lot of 'new' terms here for those unfamiliar with the coffee lingo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Semi-automatic</b></i> means, the coffee machine will grind the beans for you, but you have to <i>manually tamp (press)</i> on the ground coffee yourself and then from that, you put it back and the machine then brews the coffee for you. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs6KH3DlY2dk14CSmP6p6SJ-wwOKrGWOTqSDfzmb3zxkQdN1afjOuGv_Q5js6zEKTnsKRF5u0xMQwivHbV3mCYyNwN7LcqZtAYpYV_DxXr_PV8uSEWAsnmkK6aFZRa8ahMtcVQ6VfOzrc/s1600/original_389742_Sq_G9ix2I0z_SmCOGZLfkdxeZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs6KH3DlY2dk14CSmP6p6SJ-wwOKrGWOTqSDfzmb3zxkQdN1afjOuGv_Q5js6zEKTnsKRF5u0xMQwivHbV3mCYyNwN7LcqZtAYpYV_DxXr_PV8uSEWAsnmkK6aFZRa8ahMtcVQ6VfOzrc/s400/original_389742_Sq_G9ix2I0z_SmCOGZLfkdxeZ.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.coroflot.com/killstressdesigns/Espresso-Tamper">Tamping</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It has a <i><b>steamer and frother</b></i>  or a <i><b>steam wand</b></i> on the side too - </div><div style="text-align: center;">the one the looks like a shotgun on the side. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The steamer of course, steams your milk piping hot and the frother, well, froths the milk to give you that bubbly, frothy feel you get form a good cup of cappuccino like this..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvoQvRYC0ODGB4AYSBgfWzAPyLeDOMYYdDXwDnfzOr6sxLc3gnn1e2Uewe0J5SrV3__BYUyoqsb9R4Zem5dk3CLNrmCSwuJiE5AxyCq8NZEWtbo8ESMeFNCmWKSvVN0PmpuN2lbYlvFwr/s1600/images+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvoQvRYC0ODGB4AYSBgfWzAPyLeDOMYYdDXwDnfzOr6sxLc3gnn1e2Uewe0J5SrV3__BYUyoqsb9R4Zem5dk3CLNrmCSwuJiE5AxyCq8NZEWtbo8ESMeFNCmWKSvVN0PmpuN2lbYlvFwr/s320/images+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.coffee-channel.com/2012/07/frothing-guide.html">mmmmmm...</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It's like your regular coffee machine really, the only difference is that the <b><i>Coffee Grinder </i></b>comes built in to it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, we eventually decided against this machine since my hubby and I thought, we might get tired of the tamping process in the long run since our time in the morning is always a rush, so we have to have our coffee ready right away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So we looked into the <i><b>Superautomatic </b></i>machines.<br />Automatic, as the term implies does everything for you - the grinding, tamping and brewing. You still have to steam on your own and froth on your own, but at least the coffee will be ready.<br /><br />The down side to these superautomatic machines is that it's<b> usually very bulky</b> and can get really<b> expensive</b>, prices can range from the thousands to a couple of hundreds. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are so many models out there. So we limited our choices with our budget and the one that can fit our counter space. Here were some of the models we looked at...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO_LJVSg3Qvfih8YAIeKbZ5_j90aaeG9Y6SFq891uRkok_pwanEbuqOuLxgzAb0D7uX6v6AeMFIC2jCWVHAcGqwmU-Ilwdy_31LwlETy7ui4Cp-_QdaNMZNyZq__FYsS6vQAA2TW5tA6J/s1600/ecam23210sb_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO_LJVSg3Qvfih8YAIeKbZ5_j90aaeG9Y6SFq891uRkok_pwanEbuqOuLxgzAb0D7uX6v6AeMFIC2jCWVHAcGqwmU-Ilwdy_31LwlETy7ui4Cp-_QdaNMZNyZq__FYsS6vQAA2TW5tA6J/s400/ecam23210sb_resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/delonghi-ecam-23210sb-superautomatic-espresso-machine">Delonghi ECAM 23210SB</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect size, nice to look at, only thing against it was the short steam wand and the price, since this was closest to the upper limit of our budget.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrunh9I7rgomTAB0OtRxdw3e0pZenb8Mgwe11tZUv-R7jv9TNBxTU-N7QMc6uHCuEKSDwfti245GQOw-ZWLkRV-tHLFPfz5UxwYU8fSRkCmx699Zq6lKJi2tNogeyH8D8IXppZESOQe6y/s1600/saeco_odea_cappuccino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrunh9I7rgomTAB0OtRxdw3e0pZenb8Mgwe11tZUv-R7jv9TNBxTU-N7QMc6uHCuEKSDwfti245GQOw-ZWLkRV-tHLFPfz5UxwYU8fSRkCmx699Zq6lKJi2tNogeyH8D8IXppZESOQe6y/s400/saeco_odea_cappuccino.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/saeco-odea-cappuccino-espresso-machine">Saeco Odea Capuccino Espresso Machine</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Nice size & price, but this one doesn't have a <i><b>Bypass</b>, </i>the conduit you could use to pour ground or decaf coffee. And sometimes, you just want that kind right?! I need my Dunkin Donut Coffee grounds a lot and also my decaf for my night time cup ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oN41QsFe_DBfSk9oFHyagJQnQCmpRB2qpxN9gHubGvPiPhIXf8CTxbBTWk6ntkE_KYEHibHSlRl56hUSapEhF4iAeB1qfbaM7oMy8VzDbBoJAyxRDcWqlFpl3lcc33Z1eZqmaWAkWzuz/s1600/jura_ena_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oN41QsFe_DBfSk9oFHyagJQnQCmpRB2qpxN9gHubGvPiPhIXf8CTxbBTWk6ntkE_KYEHibHSlRl56hUSapEhF4iAeB1qfbaM7oMy8VzDbBoJAyxRDcWqlFpl3lcc33Z1eZqmaWAkWzuz/s400/jura_ena_4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/jura-ena-4-espresso-machine-black">Jura ENA 4 Capresso</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">This is the one we actually chose. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect size & price, love the stream-lined look and our friends had experience with this machine already, so we knew it could brew great coffee and works excellent too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The brand name as well is synonymous to excellent quality when it comes to Superautomatic espresso machines.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've had it for about a month already (Yup, got it even while the kitchen was in progress) and I can just say, it is coffee heaven for us!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about you? How do you like your coffee? Have you splurged on any kitchen gadget recently? Was it worth the money? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Shopping & Have a Great Labor Day Weekend!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">*VEL* </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...</div>

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The Chair is Finished!!!!! Or, How to Make a Cushion Cover

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hallelujah!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hallelujah!!!!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hallelujah!!!!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have finally finished the chair for Kris's guest room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-4-oufGuBckWofZFE6QaCzeXX5O2Dd7kSwAPdYc-qICpZVa7CObU1_Q-eOAQHMCJhS53SJjjAX1OlX3z0bYxWdC-mBXaw-m8bYjWBxS6X_Ss_5zypRO9asM2QfpOSa7ASkkwuSTX1kDQ/s1600/IMG_4775(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-4-oufGuBckWofZFE6QaCzeXX5O2Dd7kSwAPdYc-qICpZVa7CObU1_Q-eOAQHMCJhS53SJjjAX1OlX3z0bYxWdC-mBXaw-m8bYjWBxS6X_Ss_5zypRO9asM2QfpOSa7ASkkwuSTX1kDQ/s640/IMG_4775(1).JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, here's the before and after...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bvTIS019rZ2pFoxn9fRmDhRG4cNG79D_lVe3GAP6rbUvAnf60UUUfcanyogmJBp3s3gbHnM1Xcq07vkI8-nKngB01Kr5eaQSGWj473l5-rZQ81MtD7mDTmpHmr2do34tlRK7H8hQo6hf/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bvTIS019rZ2pFoxn9fRmDhRG4cNG79D_lVe3GAP6rbUvAnf60UUUfcanyogmJBp3s3gbHnM1Xcq07vkI8-nKngB01Kr5eaQSGWj473l5-rZQ81MtD7mDTmpHmr2do34tlRK7H8hQo6hf/s640/PicMonkey+Collage+final.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We left off on Sunday looking at the down cushion I had created with my own little hands....(</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">with Gilles help.....</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgMooWSMD_YImVeNnLfyFZiVlEPWHmby7YPukhzzj0n6BFyzZSY9WvhHcHOiBF6sAg6hq_fSjcxZ87pkEtRVl5gViBs-LuvEa_BX_hhI-7C42LIZXSIXNuoHfsqRI8J5y_aXe4IRxYiwR/s1600/IMG_4732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgMooWSMD_YImVeNnLfyFZiVlEPWHmby7YPukhzzj0n6BFyzZSY9WvhHcHOiBF6sAg6hq_fSjcxZ87pkEtRVl5gViBs-LuvEa_BX_hhI-7C42LIZXSIXNuoHfsqRI8J5y_aXe4IRxYiwR/s640/IMG_4732.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see, the cushion form is much larger than when it is covered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is necessary to create a comfy resting place for the tush!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since the stripe was so large, I was really lucky and had just enough fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I probably should have gotten 7 yards instead of the 6, but I made due.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I laid out my template, centering it on the pink stripe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-p3qJAmRJ918sX4H8zlJzVNcW6AJmnhkU35hojXGY_kf68z_I-Lun8zz7D4ugGqE1oMr7m2njRloqDWU5RE8LhHQB5WMSQs_auG8rH3lGSDvoxsepg-sfakDHX2R9Vrp1whAm8nyR9-A/s1600/IMG_4741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-p3qJAmRJ918sX4H8zlJzVNcW6AJmnhkU35hojXGY_kf68z_I-Lun8zz7D4ugGqE1oMr7m2njRloqDWU5RE8LhHQB5WMSQs_auG8rH3lGSDvoxsepg-sfakDHX2R9Vrp1whAm8nyR9-A/s640/IMG_4741.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinned it in place and started to <i style="font-weight: bold;">carefully</i> cut it out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was sweating bullets because I had no extra fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbWwUjp9hQCt9Bi90AZf5wThSftJ2lNdPVbbSv640Va3EIrHPlaVQKYJ_sx7zaKLULFbSTaCBqEkMBDdIzB0gYFdiAyPQGEV9hpfHIS3ofJ3PKeNsuvV65oRXXY0-PQcSHzRsx79rW_g9/s1600/IMG_4742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbWwUjp9hQCt9Bi90AZf5wThSftJ2lNdPVbbSv640Va3EIrHPlaVQKYJ_sx7zaKLULFbSTaCBqEkMBDdIzB0gYFdiAyPQGEV9hpfHIS3ofJ3PKeNsuvV65oRXXY0-PQcSHzRsx79rW_g9/s640/IMG_4742.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After I cut the first side out, I laid it over some more (the last) fabric, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">matched up the stripe and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> pinned it in place and cut out the second piece.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4alpd0JyCWnSbkO7bTZ9WMUbwIFCVOE8fOnZdMv7Ay9uZ-y8r8ejUXEM-DmGWBMfid486-oENsqm2k-KD1an5KSilS8P2JO6ZDcXV-xi9eET-7JBoAbr28dx8jPllMXFqHHAvVhFdLDms/s1600/IMG_4743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4alpd0JyCWnSbkO7bTZ9WMUbwIFCVOE8fOnZdMv7Ay9uZ-y8r8ejUXEM-DmGWBMfid486-oENsqm2k-KD1an5KSilS8P2JO6ZDcXV-xi9eET-7JBoAbr28dx8jPllMXFqHHAvVhFdLDms/s640/IMG_4743.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I cut the side boxing strip out of one of the pink stripes, making sure the pattern was centered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnsQVZvloAKhf4LXKGvk0wQ2qxzFExsAn-MzQ2_CSEIP0sQkM74fGRDjO8rehzO32E42ri2tHjYHeva5sdZZCZfrKbbkIP119qeo998Ji_TjRW0rb9PAk1F3lVZ0bXB-z4-Y4jl0SDQqR/s1600/IMG_4744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnsQVZvloAKhf4LXKGvk0wQ2qxzFExsAn-MzQ2_CSEIP0sQkM74fGRDjO8rehzO32E42ri2tHjYHeva5sdZZCZfrKbbkIP119qeo998Ji_TjRW0rb9PAk1F3lVZ0bXB-z4-Y4jl0SDQqR/s640/IMG_4744.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Then I made the single and double welting.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That took a long time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The double welting I do in two stages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If anyone wants a tutorial on making double welting, leave a comment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The single welt was for the cushion seam, and the double welt was to cover the staples around the frame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHll30dArIz-BX4c7XYmIZSMT2-XaiTlDAcXw1zyhMLtsqQ3WbTxgtcB_RK4Ip56cVScLjcr7u289w4awQSqoMmQKiXD3bTQLOa1NdPMiSOAAi1gm5O45ROdexdiecu49PuIVgk70Kr6B/s1600/IMG_4745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHll30dArIz-BX4c7XYmIZSMT2-XaiTlDAcXw1zyhMLtsqQ3WbTxgtcB_RK4Ip56cVScLjcr7u289w4awQSqoMmQKiXD3bTQLOa1NdPMiSOAAi1gm5O45ROdexdiecu49PuIVgk70Kr6B/s640/IMG_4745.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it was time to install the zipper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I googled it, because I knew there was a different way to do upholstery zippers than when I was taught dress making in high school.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found a helpful tutorial at: </span><a href="http://www.somethingfortheroad.com/2011/03/how-to-boxed-cushion-cover-with-a-zipper.html">http://www.somethingfortheroad.com/2011/03/how-to-boxed-cushion-cover-with-a-zipper.html</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First I took two pieces of the pink stripe that were a little longer than the 22" zipper that I was going to use.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I folded them in half to find the middle of the stripe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMNFCb3pMujDWs0T2IOwN3B27guJhK7Y_H96gsJv08elrZKR6BHVYfVO4Q_jyqCvsHX_f3Eo98BDQmMJNCYh9nlnRgLHoM0AIgiYxBEr_EW27h_MKdDQYZJzUTsdK3mPd78Nnh48MCl9u/s1600/IMG_4747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMNFCb3pMujDWs0T2IOwN3B27guJhK7Y_H96gsJv08elrZKR6BHVYfVO4Q_jyqCvsHX_f3Eo98BDQmMJNCYh9nlnRgLHoM0AIgiYxBEr_EW27h_MKdDQYZJzUTsdK3mPd78Nnh48MCl9u/s640/IMG_4747.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I ironed them along the fold, and cut 3/4" away from the fold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnEsnxDc2G4wcgAnlrRE5_dhWAScMCxHsTJmUx7cGe-BqXu7BhOnFCDCCI7W7pkLgiGEOuFrvsjH12GmOTktSqu1FsbdN5yEzyftYXn6RsXRpRne53ZfJguYOhGWEGcL0eLNH1dnh8HpQ/s1600/IMG_4748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnEsnxDc2G4wcgAnlrRE5_dhWAScMCxHsTJmUx7cGe-BqXu7BhOnFCDCCI7W7pkLgiGEOuFrvsjH12GmOTktSqu1FsbdN5yEzyftYXn6RsXRpRne53ZfJguYOhGWEGcL0eLNH1dnh8HpQ/s640/IMG_4748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don't have one of these measuring tools, go get one!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTq_XqwdQpZBOodbM5vS_sC0oYZvyJMdz9n7zt329vy-pmwRS_8CmV1Ks8yIQA0P-SRAAqMk5yYlI0cALvVb-v53wEiAYF4l0h8M3-34qLSmHpsCj04VbpFC4q_ApcbHwOHd7EJOpd2Xl1/s1600/IMG_4750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTq_XqwdQpZBOodbM5vS_sC0oYZvyJMdz9n7zt329vy-pmwRS_8CmV1Ks8yIQA0P-SRAAqMk5yYlI0cALvVb-v53wEiAYF4l0h8M3-34qLSmHpsCj04VbpFC4q_ApcbHwOHd7EJOpd2Xl1/s640/IMG_4750.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It makes measuring along seams and cutting out welting fabric so easy, because you can see through it and it has all those measuring marks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I laid the 3/4" mark along the fold and used my rotary cutter to cut along the edge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2hM1V0OrMd89uzF-Tbp6X8ofPrPegFp33b8c_kKe8EbBihclz0R_buSgAVat4GllNT8-zDjFver1_zUZ4ZYlEMdmRqOWXfXdzTqLqZhoG4yZBsxSIPe3eJE_EeBibc0XAY_O8duv8Fd4/s1600/IMG_4751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2hM1V0OrMd89uzF-Tbp6X8ofPrPegFp33b8c_kKe8EbBihclz0R_buSgAVat4GllNT8-zDjFver1_zUZ4ZYlEMdmRqOWXfXdzTqLqZhoG4yZBsxSIPe3eJE_EeBibc0XAY_O8duv8Fd4/s640/IMG_4751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I set the two pieces to make sure the repeat was lined up' </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOBY3TWW9Da8rYrRXYHuBDKlIc0TIEWUktPtQUp6ExAZvZ112eWUaAE8yjlHCBEYbigq9itArsjMTiJZGVlGasMZUgVyb5BVTzK3BbLdYFF_ha_OdYt3BufkK9Usjp_vBHnABqiUJV47w/s1600/IMG_4753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOBY3TWW9Da8rYrRXYHuBDKlIc0TIEWUktPtQUp6ExAZvZ112eWUaAE8yjlHCBEYbigq9itArsjMTiJZGVlGasMZUgVyb5BVTzK3BbLdYFF_ha_OdYt3BufkK9Usjp_vBHnABqiUJV47w/s640/IMG_4753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pinned one side to the center of the zipper and sewed 3/8" in from the edge of the fold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYm696esJKyGyOAL5xigeXthTkqSSecC9h0RktbV-v9R4zHlfz73VnJfxeUMSZ9xu_RfgITkXnLJzi6sUq2JHjCT6lwW5MtcvmXbbSqf7EVS5s1vCZRhCHeIyCAvaQiat2vuJgMxvNbzM/s1600/IMG_4754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYm696esJKyGyOAL5xigeXthTkqSSecC9h0RktbV-v9R4zHlfz73VnJfxeUMSZ9xu_RfgITkXnLJzi6sUq2JHjCT6lwW5MtcvmXbbSqf7EVS5s1vCZRhCHeIyCAvaQiat2vuJgMxvNbzM/s640/IMG_4754.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I pinned the other side and sewed it the same way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquUUpWocMxTdKOHRIw2L3hdSoTDZaRsnOBcgQPW_MQnuhIMWTq2xazkIZ1SdiE5R_rLSx7dxoR3TNVvtMMZomc1vseKe7Ehc-1tjmLk5auK2rkbsUyzG2klBixSiURxs6yy97KGyeSviv/s1600/IMG_4755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquUUpWocMxTdKOHRIw2L3hdSoTDZaRsnOBcgQPW_MQnuhIMWTq2xazkIZ1SdiE5R_rLSx7dxoR3TNVvtMMZomc1vseKe7Ehc-1tjmLk5auK2rkbsUyzG2klBixSiURxs6yy97KGyeSviv/s640/IMG_4755.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I laid the boxing side strip over the zipper and marked where I would cut the zipper piece so it was the same width as the rest of the boxing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs-ZIDnVw4x9e27yB8vyPlxqodlxEskjav2Gvq9DfjCFqkSsdrbW-4utg_mrPBPhDw7XgZfy15xBAjsmN_2pJCzXH2N7usv1ry_JPsqfEDV-Ctt12K1esSAt_vN34eDgvJ58zkqc4sc7U/s1600/IMG_4756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs-ZIDnVw4x9e27yB8vyPlxqodlxEskjav2Gvq9DfjCFqkSsdrbW-4utg_mrPBPhDw7XgZfy15xBAjsmN_2pJCzXH2N7usv1ry_JPsqfEDV-Ctt12K1esSAt_vN34eDgvJ58zkqc4sc7U/s640/IMG_4756.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since the linen fabric was unraveling so much, I sewed a zig-zag stitch around each piece.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't have a serger.....one of these days.....the zip-zag worked like a charm and kept it from unraveling any more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSpn647XJnR5SiniEZJNsH0c4AtQnu7vJz8rLJXRQXZ3fqjlRwl0QpMHwDNTZgzlmybqDPEN3N2ZaOPPjvxFOAzDKMCgzfRy6jkDyF5PrLsaodclNK0wf2dmPEp65jp4ze46_q-bLawdo/s1600/IMG_4757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSpn647XJnR5SiniEZJNsH0c4AtQnu7vJz8rLJXRQXZ3fqjlRwl0QpMHwDNTZgzlmybqDPEN3N2ZaOPPjvxFOAzDKMCgzfRy6jkDyF5PrLsaodclNK0wf2dmPEp65jp4ze46_q-bLawdo/s640/IMG_4757.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I pinned the single welt to the bottom piece, right sides together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And sewed it on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I did the top side.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzzA-AqJLXkJ6OodRV8ccAfKFisIFS18UDebmCcENtTrxd-G87FIFHNivS3mBk4rTUn4uQqK0UhuuPX4Eq5kRww_nS3wzGrlSt575AxCxkVUCU0hcoihAienyiCxITK2D_gW0Yf-gndZv/s1600/IMG_4760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzzA-AqJLXkJ6OodRV8ccAfKFisIFS18UDebmCcENtTrxd-G87FIFHNivS3mBk4rTUn4uQqK0UhuuPX4Eq5kRww_nS3wzGrlSt575AxCxkVUCU0hcoihAienyiCxITK2D_gW0Yf-gndZv/s640/IMG_4760.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, I sewed the zipper section to the back of the cushion cover, making sure it was centered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First I pinned it in place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKFpY6Z4ennQ4vqwMI_-sd58HZjH61Tg_XrXaPhnbQz0hYChyS54w6Si-oMmMhORuTWI47PrB6EA7Z7akTL_rNSD7ftDJEDGtiCaxWwz9eX5hwZazTzH8GcQBSgNCpkW30oAduMWt7Ezp/s1600/IMG_4762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKFpY6Z4ennQ4vqwMI_-sd58HZjH61Tg_XrXaPhnbQz0hYChyS54w6Si-oMmMhORuTWI47PrB6EA7Z7akTL_rNSD7ftDJEDGtiCaxWwz9eX5hwZazTzH8GcQBSgNCpkW30oAduMWt7Ezp/s640/IMG_4762.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then sewed it on. Then I got the side strip out and sewed that on also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look at the tutorial from Something For The Road, it shows how this is done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I followed her directions, and it came out </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>perfect!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a_73qcBTxbuq2p8wt0GzT9DSNjU-cvyMxFWIkrQ0YigztPSrmHrAXjVPwYIt9VodK3FxoXVKsYaF2-q4Jc-IN707bYkfbxIMj528udCPvwNs8QUvi7qhKpjO5BDT6-rmpkZbmMJ0-1G7/s1600/IMG_4763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a_73qcBTxbuq2p8wt0GzT9DSNjU-cvyMxFWIkrQ0YigztPSrmHrAXjVPwYIt9VodK3FxoXVKsYaF2-q4Jc-IN707bYkfbxIMj528udCPvwNs8QUvi7qhKpjO5BDT6-rmpkZbmMJ0-1G7/s640/IMG_4763.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This shows how the zipper is hidden inside the pocket, just like on a professionally made cushion!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsa1afZPMqjBQCox71cnFJopYPidagL18b8pqfST6pSNFvVKH3_KeJSHQqZi1gy5jIGC49sHfqm85cte2slJSzYmg11KvQodAjebHXdM19miie1H6Tb0V44GbZ9TvjekYY94tngXu3mlh/s1600/IMG_4764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsa1afZPMqjBQCox71cnFJopYPidagL18b8pqfST6pSNFvVKH3_KeJSHQqZi1gy5jIGC49sHfqm85cte2slJSzYmg11KvQodAjebHXdM19miie1H6Tb0V44GbZ9TvjekYY94tngXu3mlh/s640/IMG_4764.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbyaTMnqhoTzMIVCY-krtjPZtSZVOyw735xjWP9N3cssHv08N4TfGpMoivY1RF8k_ALWh-y7TBg24FK_P0Eq1N-Pg-N0fzBWGaerLHca1fPYNTTmz7pkLCiiLmZ-GPtmMa__ccL_Gx-jN/s1600/IMG_4765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbyaTMnqhoTzMIVCY-krtjPZtSZVOyw735xjWP9N3cssHv08N4TfGpMoivY1RF8k_ALWh-y7TBg24FK_P0Eq1N-Pg-N0fzBWGaerLHca1fPYNTTmz7pkLCiiLmZ-GPtmMa__ccL_Gx-jN/s640/IMG_4765.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQaOnjfxkmxq98WonGJnx9Giz751LOIIModFlBB_16lIQoSr_wugJtfAqliirutUeogZ3tbTQ4eNDhhCj-20HF_46F5epeTKVMAS5z136dTraBdOd7GI_C2wx4TKN3_lCUrOJyIrdA52A/s1600/IMG_4766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQaOnjfxkmxq98WonGJnx9Giz751LOIIModFlBB_16lIQoSr_wugJtfAqliirutUeogZ3tbTQ4eNDhhCj-20HF_46F5epeTKVMAS5z136dTraBdOd7GI_C2wx4TKN3_lCUrOJyIrdA52A/s640/IMG_4766.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I pinned the other side on.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvozjtVRzRlTr77LRMKq__9WbKFHBpxRNGmJm77hinJ0hyowHSEGArywsYLmTeM5VJTKxLesExc6iSItIAifiPPmEJaK71QfEYaMxvJL2jqBuxxtyy5wcWobJSVmsNZkWX9xcwb0S6n3S/s1600/IMG_4767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvozjtVRzRlTr77LRMKq__9WbKFHBpxRNGmJm77hinJ0hyowHSEGArywsYLmTeM5VJTKxLesExc6iSItIAifiPPmEJaK71QfEYaMxvJL2jqBuxxtyy5wcWobJSVmsNZkWX9xcwb0S6n3S/s640/IMG_4767.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And sewed it in place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiwngSYl_XC1hoVUeHJi0SdtGX6J9d20mxdMVHn9M-P6yfSG7PmWwSNJzCtMc2cawKrnR0VY0YGKtMHOZX8wVga_KlpeRv4xuilmjj9_nUkZnJ6WW6-7cMOGg1o4QqdMbchobVSTqTFbs/s1600/IMG_4768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiwngSYl_XC1hoVUeHJi0SdtGX6J9d20mxdMVHn9M-P6yfSG7PmWwSNJzCtMc2cawKrnR0VY0YGKtMHOZX8wVga_KlpeRv4xuilmjj9_nUkZnJ6WW6-7cMOGg1o4QqdMbchobVSTqTFbs/s640/IMG_4768.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Make sure you leave the zipper open a little.....</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or you won't be able to turn the cushion cover right side out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I stuffed the down cushion form into the cover.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I think it looks pretty damn good!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksKjamncAsNr9RyzaKQ2b9QrIFcOvvGciYyI7l5lgVRMVwC-W-sdlyWr0cVz1yy5VEYoUKbH5znoEfw560XnH7YJdDbJadYt6rUZYcCzC41TlQRbTPTBeLEcK2Hsej64L_B_x3RJsuDYc/s1600/IMG_4771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksKjamncAsNr9RyzaKQ2b9QrIFcOvvGciYyI7l5lgVRMVwC-W-sdlyWr0cVz1yy5VEYoUKbH5znoEfw560XnH7YJdDbJadYt6rUZYcCzC41TlQRbTPTBeLEcK2Hsej64L_B_x3RJsuDYc/s640/IMG_4771.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So at this point all I had left to do was apply the double welting over the staples around the frame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS1DqmDx4TneNsAT8kit7R40J_w6bT_Oxm4dyk-Yo91zy7ZZk13E4S-XlYLG9tTg6uZMwQJwXooGsVQYlI6DHW_QnZikid2bkoUj6WexEYeGA-8A226CTH44-_K1JlnIMGVPmYQcpPN0z/s1600/IMG_4770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS1DqmDx4TneNsAT8kit7R40J_w6bT_Oxm4dyk-Yo91zy7ZZk13E4S-XlYLG9tTg6uZMwQJwXooGsVQYlI6DHW_QnZikid2bkoUj6WexEYeGA-8A226CTH44-_K1JlnIMGVPmYQcpPN0z/s640/IMG_4770.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I whipped out my trusty old glue gun</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">that has burned me more times than I can remember.....</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and something called a regulator that looks like a large lethal needle. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FIszpzNgtRF9zGT1Mf5Oa8IkkO8JnEtqfZZvmbPYxEjcVYTi3x1pIwNksHnhihIsxliSbdeFhkg7oS691XPQtILLEt91rEk_r8SpKk2rLV9_oDMgQ32TJpkiI7z71RYQS-uo5ztQmX_c/s1600/IMG_4781.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FIszpzNgtRF9zGT1Mf5Oa8IkkO8JnEtqfZZvmbPYxEjcVYTi3x1pIwNksHnhihIsxliSbdeFhkg7oS691XPQtILLEt91rEk_r8SpKk2rLV9_oDMgQ32TJpkiI7z71RYQS-uo5ztQmX_c/s640/IMG_4781.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The regulator is such a great tool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I run the dull end along the middle trench of the double welting, it helps push it into place and straightens the lines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sharp end is good for tucking stray threads away and applying little drops of hot glue to hard to reach places.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Everyone should have a least two regulators, because you're always going to be looking for the one you just lost.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here she is all finished.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsMHKjAZB8EgKHWZFjrAcgJj1SpoeLZQFR10RcI-dPqXVLy9FMe8GerBd3Evn9Avv2v9U3807534wYtjled_AdKyBf-SbGUzhuQNtBTzj-nKnWsPJzyOTR2CUEZ1d2zFdr3oflviuqYW9/s1600/IMG_4775(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsMHKjAZB8EgKHWZFjrAcgJj1SpoeLZQFR10RcI-dPqXVLy9FMe8GerBd3Evn9Avv2v9U3807534wYtjled_AdKyBf-SbGUzhuQNtBTzj-nKnWsPJzyOTR2CUEZ1d2zFdr3oflviuqYW9/s640/IMG_4775(1).JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It took a couple of hours to apply the welting, and I only burned myself once.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJitiUiocPBTPsUaqLwq3IbFkkRN5FVjUWQv9hgOKnmnafA_ndQHD601LURzqmCHU8eEsu3P8mRvcijjSdyM5hk4YFdJahNP1T4zwO3WMHQs6ZW6lyfFCyOhxCRu7v-1Urz2SwOFIU-Yu/s1600/IMG_4784(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJitiUiocPBTPsUaqLwq3IbFkkRN5FVjUWQv9hgOKnmnafA_ndQHD601LURzqmCHU8eEsu3P8mRvcijjSdyM5hk4YFdJahNP1T4zwO3WMHQs6ZW6lyfFCyOhxCRu7v-1Urz2SwOFIU-Yu/s320/IMG_4784(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The regulator also helps with making the double welting turn the corners.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIMz7JFHxDGfRQUeKyBEzqZRQ_c9tfTGmU_aPwcWZTCJ8tMDNqom-7LIpthj9DqusSxdHBr6b0ZSwldZiLpDV84E2_pCjPLQB2frR1ODmOh9v_zVFHyPDsLqzu0qtig7u4n1ssQetfglv/s1600/IMG_4776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1ziVNzXFbeNonjQgPIYmBjDm4n-Eh2NT-_5EZiWiveHDOBgel8arisedgrzOHZU3prEWzU4GWUcWrFGGjAQYSrTb1R4gAeEp8if8pmkriKWRKQ8WyO4f0A6vQD0PLyRHbNKApGE6Guyl/s1600/IMG_4779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1ziVNzXFbeNonjQgPIYmBjDm4n-Eh2NT-_5EZiWiveHDOBgel8arisedgrzOHZU3prEWzU4GWUcWrFGGjAQYSrTb1R4gAeEp8if8pmkriKWRKQ8WyO4f0A6vQD0PLyRHbNKApGE6Guyl/s640/IMG_4779.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3ugHBAUNLa_p5KenuRu1Zf3hQQ1B_2DC9DWF5aMHGOrAFqfcYYMX7aO2zoZUZH71e4dzejQo1ubRwgrpwcIbzLDFhkgLKSQJmuWObhk7r-didclKYD95c0a3wi0U0UismSOcIO-8qVeI/s1600/IMG_4778(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3ugHBAUNLa_p5KenuRu1Zf3hQQ1B_2DC9DWF5aMHGOrAFqfcYYMX7aO2zoZUZH71e4dzejQo1ubRwgrpwcIbzLDFhkgLKSQJmuWObhk7r-didclKYD95c0a3wi0U0UismSOcIO-8qVeI/s640/IMG_4778(1).JPG" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is all the welting I had left, both double and single.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtrArsn9rsnks3g2SbhR02Zcp7RYK3Jo026VZeQXPyFoVsSnZ5oFaZCbgcrNlWc_YJ-Vnj65GyjFqcvyj-THXUrM-t9u8QOkTkVxUEzM-nBnYiLBzSPZ0IKNYghvjS6ztg59EThq-WA-T/s1600/IMG_4774(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtrArsn9rsnks3g2SbhR02Zcp7RYK3Jo026VZeQXPyFoVsSnZ5oFaZCbgcrNlWc_YJ-Vnj65GyjFqcvyj-THXUrM-t9u8QOkTkVxUEzM-nBnYiLBzSPZ0IKNYghvjS6ztg59EThq-WA-T/s640/IMG_4774(1).JPG" width="628" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I only have scraps of the pink stripe left over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I might make pillows for the twin beds out of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I AM SO GLAD THIS CHAIR IS DONE!!!!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I showed a lot of guts to bring you on this adventure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What if it hadn't turned out OK?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next projects will be easier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am starting on the bedding for Kris's master bedroom and the guest room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will be showing the sheets we bought and what I will make for the coverlets and duvet covers as well as pillow shams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I <i style="font-size: xx-large;">am</i> da bomb.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/?action=view&current=Betsysignature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/Betsysignature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Partying at:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="125x125" src="http://missmustardseed.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mmsLinkBack1.gif" /></div>

The Chair is Finished!!!!! Or, How to Make a Cushion Cover

Hallelujah!!!! Hallelujah!!!!! Hallelujah!!!!! Hallelujah!!!!!!!!! I have finally finished the chair for Kris's guest room. So, here...

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