Slipcovered Slip Seats for Miriam's Dining Room

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Well, Connie closes on her new Florida home today, so I can start blogging my little heart out about it.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But right now,I want to show you my latest sewing project for my niece Miriam.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year I did her dining room.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if you've been following my blog, you may remember it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKNN9ic8Wg1SuayhKcd7wzU-GimkGnAjo7fE8imWV-FJUbAN1stPxaTLPZrgzM3fXdayOA6hDliSc6POLP4yIp5ib9oFwLG8W1jRLaU0U5lDUUDlfd5FvVzEao_qfjFnW-agtrAXk/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKNN9ic8Wg1SuayhKcd7wzU-GimkGnAjo7fE8imWV-FJUbAN1stPxaTLPZrgzM3fXdayOA6hDliSc6POLP4yIp5ib9oFwLG8W1jRLaU0U5lDUUDlfd5FvVzEao_qfjFnW-agtrAXk/s1600/5.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">painted the sideboard....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">painted and reupholstered the side chairs....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">upholstered the walls.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">made the draperies.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">painted the chandelier.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BUT I HADN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO THE HOST AND HOSTESS CHAIRS......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5w3CG_vqsSg7X41yAWcgTnGmESYSBiHXD5nFLjqIVWIch22ZsSfYXjoDvCgxZihH1gqskA3-f89-gia9hrotK_NINq6aV1EKij2AhAIE_IkQvio_sZ8KiVItVRxZOq4XtqgxGY-z/s1600/end+chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5w3CG_vqsSg7X41yAWcgTnGmESYSBiHXD5nFLjqIVWIch22ZsSfYXjoDvCgxZihH1gqskA3-f89-gia9hrotK_NINq6aV1EKij2AhAIE_IkQvio_sZ8KiVItVRxZOq4XtqgxGY-z/s1600/end+chairs.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These chairs are Chinese Chippendale that I inherited from my grandparents' apartment in Manhattan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had used them in my living room in my Watertown cottage, but had no use for them when I moved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">SOOOOOO.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I gave them to Miriam when she bought her home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Needless to say, the needlepoint seats didn't go with the dining room decor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Perla the Wonder Dog, managed to destroy them in just a matter of months.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sooooooo.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this winter, I finally got around to doing them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the before.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8F-RAFfgVJ1kF6yADP0H-yH1terERQyfBYT0GlnzSCgoGrMHggEm6ee5EeJjBvTugq3mdS-6sq97GLuwZzdH8E-vcQ7-zpORYzjqjtdD8CPYGnFoNkVNvrxZcj-UIFi4k2t-178f/s1600/before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8F-RAFfgVJ1kF6yADP0H-yH1terERQyfBYT0GlnzSCgoGrMHggEm6ee5EeJjBvTugq3mdS-6sq97GLuwZzdH8E-vcQ7-zpORYzjqjtdD8CPYGnFoNkVNvrxZcj-UIFi4k2t-178f/s1600/before.jpg" width="484" /></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 wanted to make slipcovers that were the same fabric as the other chairs, walls and draperies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Gpb-rVB9RYxHg49tVL013NMaMdikOIMUUO66yNjN9oOVP9l2rdixcDMdcaXDn8AyClLbe6VUOSvXyOamsXM4yJ7gF8N_ROKSWm1wI29pLlk50PekGv0QhT4muGzaIVI5JhZhxICV/s1600/fabric+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Gpb-rVB9RYxHg49tVL013NMaMdikOIMUUO66yNjN9oOVP9l2rdixcDMdcaXDn8AyClLbe6VUOSvXyOamsXM4yJ7gF8N_ROKSWm1wI29pLlk50PekGv0QhT4muGzaIVI5JhZhxICV/s1600/fabric+detail.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First I made a template out of drafting tracing paper......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I folded the paper in half, and just cut out one side.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0qkl6f8qKDl8gGnvlv8bwSzamWj9ESifvDwFoYFVlsDuvqXjStT5DcA9Yp9If3sfGvfGpMJUVG4uRaC_1-A7OWHCb60JOx5XWU-YVHm23ZJSfPA7YqDmJMqjCC9atdquMN0Fe9Xi/s1600/template.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0qkl6f8qKDl8gGnvlv8bwSzamWj9ESifvDwFoYFVlsDuvqXjStT5DcA9Yp9If3sfGvfGpMJUVG4uRaC_1-A7OWHCb60JOx5XWU-YVHm23ZJSfPA7YqDmJMqjCC9atdquMN0Fe9Xi/s1600/template.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I folded it back in half and cut the other side to match the first side.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSiV7INfFRbIdbHErCzU5QtrycRi4e_AjyO2Gr0X7uN5xq-WYnO2g7nlvRC_qsYbESSARTzMIaMjoffSpazT8iHPb_YvTjGXebC107Aos6js9ahdYuHthJIwxNIwVRUt6cGGEkbMu/s1600/template+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSiV7INfFRbIdbHErCzU5QtrycRi4e_AjyO2Gr0X7uN5xq-WYnO2g7nlvRC_qsYbESSARTzMIaMjoffSpazT8iHPb_YvTjGXebC107Aos6js9ahdYuHthJIwxNIwVRUt6cGGEkbMu/s1600/template+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I laid it back on the chair to make sure it was the right shape and size.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I pinned it on the fabric, centering it on the part of the pattern I wanted in the middle of the seat, and got ready to cut the fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was going to cut it with an extra half inch around, to accommodate the seam allowance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7OiwgUfp4yw0uEorK7cKXG8K9_uIUldE4Qk-apAffPcuWSn1o-4EfMFZ9C7SqgA-2r3baOMFuRmbG6dt-vINMLMrDfM7IShr1a8FoJKgoXwpjxe04ReShS3uOprD1pD6Kr2zIvj7/s1600/template+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7OiwgUfp4yw0uEorK7cKXG8K9_uIUldE4Qk-apAffPcuWSn1o-4EfMFZ9C7SqgA-2r3baOMFuRmbG6dt-vINMLMrDfM7IShr1a8FoJKgoXwpjxe04ReShS3uOprD1pD6Kr2zIvj7/s1600/template+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I had a brain fart, and forgot to add the half inch,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45o1uT3ZyCnbprSic23hVkMGi-wgIiny_yTaw9kwaT9MC83fiklF7JBVLpSpPiXHjiFmUxxx-eiRfcDOosfIuTKuwzaWwlVPq5eXDWZfFAFgJLRcC0ooprTHRjWR9P4EtLLfCXLjG/s1600/template+screw+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45o1uT3ZyCnbprSic23hVkMGi-wgIiny_yTaw9kwaT9MC83fiklF7JBVLpSpPiXHjiFmUxxx-eiRfcDOosfIuTKuwzaWwlVPq5eXDWZfFAFgJLRcC0ooprTHRjWR9P4EtLLfCXLjG/s1600/template+screw+up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily I was able to use this piece for the skirt.....nothing like wasting fabric.</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>You should always buy extra fabric for screw ups if your name is Betsy.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Soooooooo......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to start again, and make a template, this time with a half inch allowance added in, so I couldn't make the same mistake.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been known to remake mistakes </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>over and over and over and over again and again and again........</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP7hIl5To3Qz4j_hyphenhyphenhRAMwrnP0A6D9RpT0-Gsfv6tNg6QZxCz5O32muQ64Wdfaq-c8s7xL8TmgeEntE6l-po2kI1BGs0Zz2yngzO9uiCNfEFkhxeTkJ0ziEBbMMGjIfZ8gu2FJyuc/s1600/template+redone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP7hIl5To3Qz4j_hyphenhyphenhRAMwrnP0A6D9RpT0-Gsfv6tNg6QZxCz5O32muQ64Wdfaq-c8s7xL8TmgeEntE6l-po2kI1BGs0Zz2yngzO9uiCNfEFkhxeTkJ0ziEBbMMGjIfZ8gu2FJyuc/s1600/template+redone.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/AVvXsEieewtQk90FfZKJT9JrqVKO0fhrayLhwIdsN1bDrtZ5GNbp_BDyQ3ut91in6Jr4I8EPt4cDnlRS_Ld8s1TPZaxrrFroFsCHB5uyvE8n0a0mPHor8_8zbYkvvtyLpZ_uDmU3RrxyoRee/s1600/template+redone2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieewtQk90FfZKJT9JrqVKO0fhrayLhwIdsN1bDrtZ5GNbp_BDyQ3ut91in6Jr4I8EPt4cDnlRS_Ld8s1TPZaxrrFroFsCHB5uyvE8n0a0mPHor8_8zbYkvvtyLpZ_uDmU3RrxyoRee/s1600/template+redone2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, now we're back to where I was before I messed up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pinned the template to the fabric, 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/AVvXsEhb6IYCdYhvy1GBKvEwffmiZQy9bPBF5ZUV9wFBnaVtXO7OHow9htiTYiIY1d7Fs13Be5kphwmbRnjEvelajD97ANkTDT5NdgvoW_dMf_3Q3QAceVwV9i6KbRxQxtuDxWVBs-rNiufn/s1600/template+redone3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6IYCdYhvy1GBKvEwffmiZQy9bPBF5ZUV9wFBnaVtXO7OHow9htiTYiIY1d7Fs13Be5kphwmbRnjEvelajD97ANkTDT5NdgvoW_dMf_3Q3QAceVwV9i6KbRxQxtuDxWVBs-rNiufn/s1600/template+redone3.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 first section.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted the two chairs to have the same part of the pattern in the same place, so I lined up the repeats and used the cut fabric as my template for the second chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4KLce3qyHLqALXYXkleeAY9ej6FrTk2lWPsQ3PECiKlC0K6vecULVe6dLLncjdNWd93GYTWhkOkdsUTPTmCZVdQnmDoYuzFLIreGLPQEoZB6qw-p0mP0_UjHcRaFLNVflBBdDlFc/s1600/fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4KLce3qyHLqALXYXkleeAY9ej6FrTk2lWPsQ3PECiKlC0K6vecULVe6dLLncjdNWd93GYTWhkOkdsUTPTmCZVdQnmDoYuzFLIreGLPQEoZB6qw-p0mP0_UjHcRaFLNVflBBdDlFc/s1600/fabric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I checked it all the way around to make sure it matched.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzd1p2Y8AqNp8DjNdhXrD8CHhpHnULCdGxt1Phf7dtQ453wZ2ZsmmtnenX8DrpGSoXGehpFtgDkMWOi1Vu4oKevr3TELCXhjKRvbm-TxUcl6pUd5QrDLvtPm0zboSVAaxRWXDVLHM/s1600/fabric+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzd1p2Y8AqNp8DjNdhXrD8CHhpHnULCdGxt1Phf7dtQ453wZ2ZsmmtnenX8DrpGSoXGehpFtgDkMWOi1Vu4oKevr3TELCXhjKRvbm-TxUcl6pUd5QrDLvtPm0zboSVAaxRWXDVLHM/s1600/fabric+detail.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I had two somewhat similar pieces!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvEROvWFdSjmjnWv4c3YyA3I4Ye_e_Lj_YOeJVXQOFOqIEWjSj8u54_y_84nwLMv7Batbd-jgqSgWelOaCBbPVWsVhAr3U5iOHDZHnbBu3wxx3sa8wBrFdg5fHTx97BcoJmsWFDpW/s1600/fabric+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvEROvWFdSjmjnWv4c3YyA3I4Ye_e_Lj_YOeJVXQOFOqIEWjSj8u54_y_84nwLMv7Batbd-jgqSgWelOaCBbPVWsVhAr3U5iOHDZHnbBu3wxx3sa8wBrFdg5fHTx97BcoJmsWFDpW/s1600/fabric+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next it was time to make the welting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used the same fabric that I had used for the back pillows on the side chairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5gsSFOUm6vEo4WTqGdFd__4n4q67l4_onTUlC0KEcUgunZVTeYZAi6M_5zX2yO0gO-JrllrQwytle209FjOy_3xL89KtYvlRf2FDJokpPUy3VUDXWImNPQ0j04nvvoHDuzBjV1xL/s1600/4(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5gsSFOUm6vEo4WTqGdFd__4n4q67l4_onTUlC0KEcUgunZVTeYZAi6M_5zX2yO0gO-JrllrQwytle209FjOy_3xL89KtYvlRf2FDJokpPUy3VUDXWImNPQ0j04nvvoHDuzBjV1xL/s1600/4(1).jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to use contrasting welting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It sets off the lines of upholstery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBcm02Q8AzQmbLWG6j2x83sOd76gpU234zeoj1xYiXpI4KjiODy3-Euu9DQDXD7hBxxfyPEQzW-C1jVkWqMYHNhKdGgpDATPpKcaJZVhCjjnFCEmHzAH3gISjDwu2-wrGEA1347nN/s1600/welting+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBcm02Q8AzQmbLWG6j2x83sOd76gpU234zeoj1xYiXpI4KjiODy3-Euu9DQDXD7hBxxfyPEQzW-C1jVkWqMYHNhKdGgpDATPpKcaJZVhCjjnFCEmHzAH3gISjDwu2-wrGEA1347nN/s1600/welting+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sewed the welting to the seat piece.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT41ZI8DJMVNiK6pHqoSEY9V4emFMSeNSBlY2IGbcvC4XUJvEYEb13zioW1SvSU2YeGfbyw6hvFn2nvKQx6iX6bJwIWz8dK5Xauni2TDyybGgB1lG8nTdlpss5YJllTVQquH3i0F6z/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT41ZI8DJMVNiK6pHqoSEY9V4emFMSeNSBlY2IGbcvC4XUJvEYEb13zioW1SvSU2YeGfbyw6hvFn2nvKQx6iX6bJwIWz8dK5Xauni2TDyybGgB1lG8nTdlpss5YJllTVQquH3i0F6z/s1600/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the leg cutouts, I folded the welting under.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQzgiUhhAyHAlcl6c6N1pxYEW0qEEwXmVgbKB07lBwBJNiywY1N9aqY7IlngrVa0F7Yof8tPKa2iGq2T3Ki4qBXEaKCI-9-eFPf1z8iTl1qRIjfXjArfNr3XSoGsDIV743emPbnax/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQzgiUhhAyHAlcl6c6N1pxYEW0qEEwXmVgbKB07lBwBJNiywY1N9aqY7IlngrVa0F7Yof8tPKa2iGq2T3Ki4qBXEaKCI-9-eFPf1z8iTl1qRIjfXjArfNr3XSoGsDIV743emPbnax/s1600/4.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the parts of the top that wouldn't be sewn to the box pleated skirt, I sewed a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (senior moment....I can't think of the name.....) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you know, a piece of fabric to the underside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I just remembered!!!!! It's called interfacing!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GPIiuY8jIpOJZUmGdcOKO4_pGAqS3sB-GE7y_UfFOOuN6txwYSxsHkVuGf45enwWCkx9Z1LnXKfvOHx5OuOXctQQ-7nyg5P644CocJ2L5dJ1dafaLrHdN16eO5JeeUQwr5NEZ0Ym/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GPIiuY8jIpOJZUmGdcOKO4_pGAqS3sB-GE7y_UfFOOuN6txwYSxsHkVuGf45enwWCkx9Z1LnXKfvOHx5OuOXctQQ-7nyg5P644CocJ2L5dJ1dafaLrHdN16eO5JeeUQwr5NEZ0Ym/s1600/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It makes for a finished edge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47DCTXLJ0z-9wMH_4I8gxAtEkZurhyphenhyphenyQfElVQ3owfbbgxPrrluIc-ydklPZJ9083bp5GUmt93pZvsZCSmeLpz1x7Sc4UAex_pwnOiUqhbBXcMRKyqYk5o8kYvvSATV1RssfVv56gH/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47DCTXLJ0z-9wMH_4I8gxAtEkZurhyphenhyphenyQfElVQ3owfbbgxPrrluIc-ydklPZJ9083bp5GUmt93pZvsZCSmeLpz1x7Sc4UAex_pwnOiUqhbBXcMRKyqYk5o8kYvvSATV1RssfVv56gH/s1600/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I top-stitched it in place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I checked it on the chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlD04o_WgezYI6t_A1LAbO4HG0Zr7JOJVRgKrGKkqpYUhBalFAuOaVFX2BYDxPzYFCAG25iUgm7qjmRRGq0U2SatwqrkmGYT93wCafSacOzvbLO91GrIP9QCupUp4iR3AV3S25qU2/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlD04o_WgezYI6t_A1LAbO4HG0Zr7JOJVRgKrGKkqpYUhBalFAuOaVFX2BYDxPzYFCAG25iUgm7qjmRRGq0U2SatwqrkmGYT93wCafSacOzvbLO91GrIP9QCupUp4iR3AV3S25qU2/s1600/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Making sure I liked how it fit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27S1Cg00YRAk-G6Zf53Y5nOBqoMKM1Yp_90eQhxhunr9sKb8g-8wdUzy8hSNwUXCNa5ggzSp_DReaIitMG7dqvI1vvBNFbAOUyEw33MvoH5qBQzvNkFlLPeblDiK2hixmkD2Z7pbI/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27S1Cg00YRAk-G6Zf53Y5nOBqoMKM1Yp_90eQhxhunr9sKb8g-8wdUzy8hSNwUXCNa5ggzSp_DReaIitMG7dqvI1vvBNFbAOUyEw33MvoH5qBQzvNkFlLPeblDiK2hixmkD2Z7pbI/s1600/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, it was time for the skirt!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut pieces that were twice as long as I wanted the skirt to be, adding another inch for the seam allowance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM9FRKIiFMjfEVoSxSFTb2gXB1DGZnJKxAU9nbcO5XB-xlYD_KR8M30m3SV47iR7I-f9ho_eDdzeILnnfUjEB8BItutVsa0x_7XZLOpKHpjOFiqrjGEMDmt8psVqILIx5x3OBwZ_u/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM9FRKIiFMjfEVoSxSFTb2gXB1DGZnJKxAU9nbcO5XB-xlYD_KR8M30m3SV47iR7I-f9ho_eDdzeILnnfUjEB8BItutVsa0x_7XZLOpKHpjOFiqrjGEMDmt8psVqILIx5x3OBwZ_u/s1600/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I folded them in half and ironed them to create a nice sharp edge for the skirt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGR9v7Ww16fOVTxfi0xyJYQvDw5hjBTKSJJkTjfgfUzK1RshzRvx_eMs_oTK1BcJnieIVXfVYOgX4TWochqh52KXXSi22wKnPMhkgdgYgJlPBK1wlQKRdCvCGuFOYZrOVD1jC5TX9/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGR9v7Ww16fOVTxfi0xyJYQvDw5hjBTKSJJkTjfgfUzK1RshzRvx_eMs_oTK1BcJnieIVXfVYOgX4TWochqh52KXXSi22wKnPMhkgdgYgJlPBK1wlQKRdCvCGuFOYZrOVD1jC5TX9/s1600/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I went to my fabulous new serger.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and serged the edges together, so there would be no unraveling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JXb-eyvlO2833cUWnz0GgGIisgKnkAX69mfCIJwA6mabPLbkfClzkSb6HITRiLywGVFaw7zUhnVSvjlGJRThAlP_nupn03_cXhygoHRDGkcj-gtvUaSB-l3-y4KxC3_8jjV_vz-c/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JXb-eyvlO2833cUWnz0GgGIisgKnkAX69mfCIJwA6mabPLbkfClzkSb6HITRiLywGVFaw7zUhnVSvjlGJRThAlP_nupn03_cXhygoHRDGkcj-gtvUaSB-l3-y4KxC3_8jjV_vz-c/s1600/10.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/AVvXsEgJ130vRAP9BAfN8iAekbCsZspwEglnJjD6KyH6YIZFR7Sp0d1FxdK6RzxutCeaVFAgJusoVhzyeJkupib1X3LF09kNzBVnEOyofMLrf7JCqgO4Fiauy0esUeXqWYIonyN5emGRTmeO/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ130vRAP9BAfN8iAekbCsZspwEglnJjD6KyH6YIZFR7Sp0d1FxdK6RzxutCeaVFAgJusoVhzyeJkupib1X3LF09kNzBVnEOyofMLrf7JCqgO4Fiauy0esUeXqWYIonyN5emGRTmeO/s1600/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it was time to figure out the box pleating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4viUYTybAo5C8RPhLMXQ30q6cld74h3iCeZFCCwtNvXOWmKgdAeO89hZfKZKPl10OaB5po6CGl0n9YSTOvEIp7JjleEahoF_j3N93zAsIp_OPgDS4Ofih5Ue-a86Dt6DuzU_3147/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4viUYTybAo5C8RPhLMXQ30q6cld74h3iCeZFCCwtNvXOWmKgdAeO89hZfKZKPl10OaB5po6CGl0n9YSTOvEIp7JjleEahoF_j3N93zAsIp_OPgDS4Ofih5Ue-a86Dt6DuzU_3147/s1600/12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pin basted the skirt to the seat piece, figuring out the pleats as I went.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They didn't have to be exact because I would have<i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">lost my mind </span></i>if I worried about that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sewed the front skirt on and checked it out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElRx112lILebWMMSPWnTmGjfjZedZB5TqX6em6RHk001CKbN_U1YxMWaf_KQY4rPWaxogQWehTq1qM7lmKkKbTrsQg64NzQvtLU8EN9jnDY47Fsm0bIUytZKB45xafChv9s0maQGG/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElRx112lILebWMMSPWnTmGjfjZedZB5TqX6em6RHk001CKbN_U1YxMWaf_KQY4rPWaxogQWehTq1qM7lmKkKbTrsQg64NzQvtLU8EN9jnDY47Fsm0bIUytZKB45xafChv9s0maQGG/s1600/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tried it on the chair.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8HyY6_hgy4pU49BUN9n_GCezYzcRHjMX3OODiTOWnx4HRVH43WTuR70qkUDsbS-YWhyg96cXCFhfQTwfQ8jCVjS2k7ea8GfZv4Sh_Ao-g8KySbunPLSYPAoJpy7mwbssESUHLMNp/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8HyY6_hgy4pU49BUN9n_GCezYzcRHjMX3OODiTOWnx4HRVH43WTuR70qkUDsbS-YWhyg96cXCFhfQTwfQ8jCVjS2k7ea8GfZv4Sh_Ao-g8KySbunPLSYPAoJpy7mwbssESUHLMNp/s1600/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did the side.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPhM0E_bh7KFcXE7bqcensrIAaN1-MwOwvUQ3ZHrtNfjIJ0hUQvwLtiwxI6DaWmZsJpwAA8kvi1_xZHtklTpwKJ5HejGg6aHcHxqLtrosOeKVk_-8T-OTW6KdHkY5aIPSAbOFSVTR/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/AVvXsEjbPhM0E_bh7KFcXE7bqcensrIAaN1-MwOwvUQ3ZHrtNfjIJ0hUQvwLtiwxI6DaWmZsJpwAA8kvi1_xZHtklTpwKJ5HejGg6aHcHxqLtrosOeKVk_-8T-OTW6KdHkY5aIPSAbOFSVTR/s1600/16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did the back.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD2Iomot54GdMvAVjAYkJV_0u8v49Wm3lq-cdplc6i4PUVdn97kdt8iztKvWmoMLNJCu6s6CwLZ6RzrOQ99Rs7dtOlFux6-ekS1tW-ON6poyN-AlHngAowf4XxVC1FZVDjegmZS1g/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD2Iomot54GdMvAVjAYkJV_0u8v49Wm3lq-cdplc6i4PUVdn97kdt8iztKvWmoMLNJCu6s6CwLZ6RzrOQ99Rs7dtOlFux6-ekS1tW-ON6poyN-AlHngAowf4XxVC1FZVDjegmZS1g/s1600/17.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 the pleats to give them a sharper crease. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEhHI-MLEw5Uc8xyk9T00Z0kQoTuTFVVmO9kNKvIiIsLV14meEsePAxdNnITPlm6vaL0exnQ98RrAht8IdIWG_kQQUwVnXAArEbVb5WQ0ElFkPk5OmBaL1ObDlja2R4oerUjJGRun/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEhHI-MLEw5Uc8xyk9T00Z0kQoTuTFVVmO9kNKvIiIsLV14meEsePAxdNnITPlm6vaL0exnQ98RrAht8IdIWG_kQQUwVnXAArEbVb5WQ0ElFkPk5OmBaL1ObDlja2R4oerUjJGRun/s1600/20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it was time for the ties.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first was going to do cords I made out of the solid blue fabric, to tie on the chairs, but I didn't like the way they came out so I switched to a buttoned tab closure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my sewing machine manual, there is a page for button hole sewing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I disregarded it's instructions for sewing them for thick stretchy fabric, and the first one came out looking like this.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSrnAPqqz9GJGaTOHbnn0FywtVvFOXxcLmuzsuRX7JY7tw102VpHCBECkmFNWorSWDtKabRgCERwLLBI_kuzjzqX8jg1c84h719sxH_oytteDBpP0rmQJm_NAZp4usBJGRmrvpM7j/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSrnAPqqz9GJGaTOHbnn0FywtVvFOXxcLmuzsuRX7JY7tw102VpHCBECkmFNWorSWDtKabRgCERwLLBI_kuzjzqX8jg1c84h719sxH_oytteDBpP0rmQJm_NAZp4usBJGRmrvpM7j/s1600/19.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>Not such a nice look.........</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I read what I should have done to begin with, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND LO AND BEHOLD!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">THEY CAME OUT NICELY!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMw2G7wUkIAIE4pFSUhBALAu8y80srtccOYXIhP-LBv-VRylniNliI52ylnTwxtjMkBSResVQwYKjs24wKVdFModWko9kSRNuGHwSx-5oyWrxkg7tUsXD3BDbypUmvt3a_OFB6AiSv/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMw2G7wUkIAIE4pFSUhBALAu8y80srtccOYXIhP-LBv-VRylniNliI52ylnTwxtjMkBSResVQwYKjs24wKVdFModWko9kSRNuGHwSx-5oyWrxkg7tUsXD3BDbypUmvt3a_OFB6AiSv/s1600/21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I went ahead, and made seven more of these tabs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sewed on the buttons, buttoned on the tabs, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and pinned them in place to make sure that they fit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzj3Hqf4MEI21-p0UtQaYAKTQWxEAEA4dfdotzcuXXUDokh7ylXiS3s4TKeehNd6dmU_gG31E9ltHOUdqybCo0M8mVxMVVASiUOzfoJIFawoQBktMJBkoXEDP2AzIEH-9iLZQ2kKI/s1600/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzj3Hqf4MEI21-p0UtQaYAKTQWxEAEA4dfdotzcuXXUDokh7ylXiS3s4TKeehNd6dmU_gG31E9ltHOUdqybCo0M8mVxMVVASiUOzfoJIFawoQBktMJBkoXEDP2AzIEH-9iLZQ2kKI/s1600/22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I sewed all the tabs on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(This was taking a while, Miriam is soooooo lucky.....)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcauYZJqd81WaL6kom8gHfwVbsOBxyVDbQVZhHiu0icQQWzu_XRIN3CuNNGQUoFAKl9bU9yHk06nSgy1jSWMZv9JWkjJ66N07busHj86tk_1edYaHgbz2QlttkzN3ypBxwHMLsBwM/s1600/26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcauYZJqd81WaL6kom8gHfwVbsOBxyVDbQVZhHiu0icQQWzu_XRIN3CuNNGQUoFAKl9bU9yHk06nSgy1jSWMZv9JWkjJ66N07busHj86tk_1edYaHgbz2QlttkzN3ypBxwHMLsBwM/s1600/26.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finished side view.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIsgEz-IUpS7gzQsDzbwZEdo1Eid20WCtFhTXuZd_lPq4GueuGTYaFdTfzCkNgshKLnALx65jgD922Bs955LtrUX8IXroH_4QLnYQLvNrNIIePwHPinosLAu-61T2bSkjbB8URzc0/s1600/27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIsgEz-IUpS7gzQsDzbwZEdo1Eid20WCtFhTXuZd_lPq4GueuGTYaFdTfzCkNgshKLnALx65jgD922Bs955LtrUX8IXroH_4QLnYQLvNrNIIePwHPinosLAu-61T2bSkjbB8URzc0/s1600/27.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finished front view.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsngVirbiI0u5WnYXyK-usxWZfVjju3TYZ-DtLP3hd3wHCZrKURmOz5pnWZNTNt7sdvZoegub8Kh4txhzPSfILgU1eYDtPBlaAbeWPO6hOVk6T1PrINjtAMGIolpp4exLM0VHSLdm/s1600/28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsngVirbiI0u5WnYXyK-usxWZfVjju3TYZ-DtLP3hd3wHCZrKURmOz5pnWZNTNt7sdvZoegub8Kh4txhzPSfILgU1eYDtPBlaAbeWPO6hOVk6T1PrINjtAMGIolpp4exLM0VHSLdm/s1600/28.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side by side.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFYh13OTr7stT0JZvQU64hWRrZ9SSQOM2FN57XRr6N_x5S4-sE_rJZ-kZh3rvwO0aX8HSmXEfrLA-ciN0S1uviSABL9H0-nvHPlYEY8hrzb7EkS174CCQRPeCsPUY9LfmetPAYbaq/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFYh13OTr7stT0JZvQU64hWRrZ9SSQOM2FN57XRr6N_x5S4-sE_rJZ-kZh3rvwO0aX8HSmXEfrLA-ciN0S1uviSABL9H0-nvHPlYEY8hrzb7EkS174CCQRPeCsPUY9LfmetPAYbaq/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No one would know the mess that's underneath the slipcover!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll have to show you how they look in Miriam's dining room, but I'm not driving up to her house today.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's all this white stuff on the ground, and the thermostat is stuck under 32.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What's a Flerida girl to do???????</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;"></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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Slipcovered Slip Seats for Miriam's Dining Room

Well, Connie closes on her new Florida home today, so I can start blogging my little heart out about it.....But right now,I want to show you my latest sewing project for my niece Miriam.Last year I did her dining room.....if you've been following my blog, you may remember it.I had.....painted the si…

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Crafting for a Cause

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">My Oldest son Nio, goes to Catholic school.<br />And every year the school does different fund-raisers to subsidize the school funds for all sorts of activities, updates and just the daily grind of running a private school.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year, I decided to join the <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Mardi Gras Committee</span></b>. And with a fund-raiser like Mardi Gras, there's always a lot of work to be done  for all the different booths for the carnival. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the booths is a <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><i>Doll Raffle Booth</i></b> </span></span>- I gladly obliged to help this area although honestly, I really wasn't sure what I could do to help until they gave me this box...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEh0l9iMjd86AGComBVnlNJuOQObPRfK8biP7lE6vPVAxT7lsHIar0uEALFNd2CUEftidyY7k70br7eJesHgcoJPBWAwQ6GAqcklgMMsCuf4S-uquNOS5JjMvK2dsZKPgDbxFQlAFc_1wnk/s1600/DSC_0031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0l9iMjd86AGComBVnlNJuOQObPRfK8biP7lE6vPVAxT7lsHIar0uEALFNd2CUEftidyY7k70br7eJesHgcoJPBWAwQ6GAqcklgMMsCuf4S-uquNOS5JjMvK2dsZKPgDbxFQlAFc_1wnk/s1600/DSC_0031.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not much to work with- a few scraps of fabric, some beads and flowers and of course, the dolls</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The leader of this group just told me to dress up these dolls<i><b> like Princesses </b></i>and make them look more attractive than their current state. I was up for the challenge, even though I never worked with dolls before, and so here they are…</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/AVvXsEi56crefMu63hVbZl1c5VcXNwtBPp3O4vwIFm8EUn-RCdRDcLL_XKoOLvewFuis9MXFRZb-cyKrA2sKza3gvDY3z74fgy2QibxKtk0cRXZtTRqGccEaIQ_kohj8B195m7UXDbBmXEhdSW4/s1600/DSC_0035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56crefMu63hVbZl1c5VcXNwtBPp3O4vwIFm8EUn-RCdRDcLL_XKoOLvewFuis9MXFRZb-cyKrA2sKza3gvDY3z74fgy2QibxKtk0cRXZtTRqGccEaIQ_kohj8B195m7UXDbBmXEhdSW4/s1600/DSC_0035.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ta-da! All dressed up and ready to raffle!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, you don't think I won't brag about each and everyone right? After all, they were all a <b>'labor of love'</b>… and<b> glue gun</b> ( you know I can't sew!)!</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/AVvXsEgnhrxqHqhJ4Ot8EDMlU9V61vxODvT47qSKYsjx4V4NjlYIAnjSJ_43lAXcoTHwv36LUewX_GjdkPtr3W_B2ncBzezsyoln2Qe5N-iXxpkG1FpFiFxA85Xfxx0OBceM1CP7ZM8DRlC1pus/s1600/DSC_0024_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhrxqHqhJ4Ot8EDMlU9V61vxODvT47qSKYsjx4V4NjlYIAnjSJ_43lAXcoTHwv36LUewX_GjdkPtr3W_B2ncBzezsyoln2Qe5N-iXxpkG1FpFiFxA85Xfxx0OBceM1CP7ZM8DRlC1pus/s1600/DSC_0024_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not the prettiest I suppose but my favorite since she was the first!<br />I added glitter glue on her sash, flower and hair cut up a bead strand for earring and sequence head dress. I also put rhinestones for her ring and bracelet.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEitS6F2BZ6H8BPAy0sXS-nRmJlQnJXIQ8GQXSkaKieKnjCzmy8amoJ-GJ6CN7eKlaTWo8Hq8pKqsAldTGBYb2vz1iOcejaz4ciQHEMULi-4IBO6UwvXo3HyXRY8YCLv0Ulz5g4Y8tRbtZw/s1600/DSC_0024_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitS6F2BZ6H8BPAy0sXS-nRmJlQnJXIQ8GQXSkaKieKnjCzmy8amoJ-GJ6CN7eKlaTWo8Hq8pKqsAldTGBYb2vz1iOcejaz4ciQHEMULi-4IBO6UwvXo3HyXRY8YCLv0Ulz5g4Y8tRbtZw/s1600/DSC_0024_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Difficult fabric to work with, I think it's an upholstery fabric, but still turned out pretty I think.<br />Made the hat from an empty ribbon spool!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEiGjHbStj6G7HA-NmwdQTLzSsxt5RTHBBUf-sm4_tnX3C8PkUZxRTMlFCcJmTtVSttqks8rtr1Bu4QApHCkv4-LJ4XiMHAhUtaznTuvLO31E5kPLfLRWen3iQGCMwWX8SuAt0fCYxB5ROc/s1600/DSC_0024_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjHbStj6G7HA-NmwdQTLzSsxt5RTHBBUf-sm4_tnX3C8PkUZxRTMlFCcJmTtVSttqks8rtr1Bu4QApHCkv4-LJ4XiMHAhUtaznTuvLO31E5kPLfLRWen3iQGCMwWX8SuAt0fCYxB5ROc/s1600/DSC_0024_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another difficult fabric to work with, very stiff, but still with draping and the ruffles, I think she turned out pretty too.<br />I added a left over ruffle for her head dress.</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhO-Teigi-361K3vRgOeOfnfi6oBsYKr19vZvXT-ZZY4uUsXugW8Plcb2lA7LWYpPYla_b3KMq7hzhW7demZlPrnh4gSlb1x6NVye_IeXKkl9XMK7luyCYfRI27zbXkfb2VerO_Fd2ZZuo/s1600/DSC_00240_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-Teigi-361K3vRgOeOfnfi6oBsYKr19vZvXT-ZZY4uUsXugW8Plcb2lA7LWYpPYla_b3KMq7hzhW7demZlPrnh4gSlb1x6NVye_IeXKkl9XMK7luyCYfRI27zbXkfb2VerO_Fd2ZZuo/s1600/DSC_00240_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think she looks so modern and simple I only accented her with a ribbon hat and red flower.</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjNhBiwrd92yN7EDvSnZ_1kCYu93kOJiAqK-itXKmOt8IVWV17k3ufLPoEgRzVi9-85Pxjc2AF2tzUe5zen4HmDwW3vXoo-xpkCVHJrDZicDoJP-N6dlPlmiZlcywR2maw1roxP9AM4fRU/s1600/DSC_0024012_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhBiwrd92yN7EDvSnZ_1kCYu93kOJiAqK-itXKmOt8IVWV17k3ufLPoEgRzVi9-85Pxjc2AF2tzUe5zen4HmDwW3vXoo-xpkCVHJrDZicDoJP-N6dlPlmiZlcywR2maw1roxP9AM4fRU/s1600/DSC_0024012_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love how the purple fushcia ribbon added to the ends of the fabric made the white stand out.</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEivUVwjL7dkECwPp5JdrZsheuvDNiIieB8jWhFJDS1emL8jM-DU_mYeFFGMeeGDsqUwI1ToTpglqFCycDp3iJ3T3hyphenhyphenguZiLjh_543_ogpCGgp5tt2o0GM5iKxs5a1dwNDTPKVUR95KjQKY/s1600/DSC_0024012345_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUVwjL7dkECwPp5JdrZsheuvDNiIieB8jWhFJDS1emL8jM-DU_mYeFFGMeeGDsqUwI1ToTpglqFCycDp3iJ3T3hyphenhyphenguZiLjh_543_ogpCGgp5tt2o0GM5iKxs5a1dwNDTPKVUR95KjQKY/s1600/DSC_0024012345_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is flannel fabric I actually bought at Joann's clearance for $1.50 for 1/2 yard. I love the fish scale pattern and mixed with the greys, pastel elegance!</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjSIVD42LqTMyvLQWdqiygoBkG3g2Mmzff8OBLumcFK60dPerxkkSeV6-GtxLZ0htwmeqmavt4yf4-ZUAIA7zvRDXXxE6khHwKwdakDYpon9xxcF39TVdZDO1wh_cSzj_Y9TBlcOhPn8us/s1600/DSC_002401234_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIVD42LqTMyvLQWdqiygoBkG3g2Mmzff8OBLumcFK60dPerxkkSeV6-GtxLZ0htwmeqmavt4yf4-ZUAIA7zvRDXXxE6khHwKwdakDYpon9xxcF39TVdZDO1wh_cSzj_Y9TBlcOhPn8us/s1600/DSC_002401234_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 2nd brown fabric I had to work with, I added glitter glue to the dots for some bling and gave her lots of ribbons</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEioiIk9pkRjGF6zkJM4m1P0wfY8cYmXpc2Q7xl_Sos4Xo2yj59jrmAS1YwKgZqAFpMZpZfuzSlZB7E4PAYBMWoJc7YFFdxduDRWyGhDfY2sgP-oSvSZdwbYOQYUIupt0mhNH_8Ym4md-r8/s1600/DSC_00240123_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiIk9pkRjGF6zkJM4m1P0wfY8cYmXpc2Q7xl_Sos4Xo2yj59jrmAS1YwKgZqAFpMZpZfuzSlZB7E4PAYBMWoJc7YFFdxduDRWyGhDfY2sgP-oSvSZdwbYOQYUIupt0mhNH_8Ym4md-r8/s1600/DSC_00240123_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 2nd white fabric but this time I used blue ribbon as accent and shawl</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjI8ggK2sSqlEVKOVAS4BVUXD1q7CzVLi1BBFTQQNlvi69zgQnjBk419iv7XYQ8moXAZyMQ8-XS4rNc1W08YVdiWpRFAhTt0sBSMq0oLcOGbp7qJXzAWWtLx9M9KU1jwt6acIQm-ok3VxU/s1600/DSC_00240123456_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8ggK2sSqlEVKOVAS4BVUXD1q7CzVLi1BBFTQQNlvi69zgQnjBk419iv7XYQ8moXAZyMQ8-XS4rNc1W08YVdiWpRFAhTt0sBSMq0oLcOGbp7qJXzAWWtLx9M9KU1jwt6acIQm-ok3VxU/s1600/DSC_00240123456_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the ribbon when  properly cut eventually looked like a crown. I also bought that black tulle with glitters from Joann's clearance for $1.50.</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEi_TmCX64Rkj6OMSWD6uFiVH_-iMaZS-AZ4JLmtMVEWGNKxv5Iw3lOfZs02eAu625n5tflXzx4QlAvavsIdyGAw4XeVddJTgGXcCbfHyhdr2tfdgeEqGd1cZ9ZQb7trTryxBHbbdDNci_I/s1600/DSC_002401234567_fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TmCX64Rkj6OMSWD6uFiVH_-iMaZS-AZ4JLmtMVEWGNKxv5Iw3lOfZs02eAu625n5tflXzx4QlAvavsIdyGAw4XeVddJTgGXcCbfHyhdr2tfdgeEqGd1cZ9ZQb7trTryxBHbbdDNci_I/s1600/DSC_002401234567_fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuschia and black looks so elegant combined, I added rhinestones on her neck too!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I really enjoyed making these and never realized how fun it was to drape and mix fabrics up on these little models. I hope they sell well during the <b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Mardi Gras</span></b>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkSMLHo92Q8xl-_KyBzB6aJgKQ-oXlVhMkmGUKvKFr8mZHcwCtfWn5P9yrg3KdwJfkVdkPMN088EUjcbSUdWGAIx5aHKLr530tdzoYyggIRNZtHo_Yyi2TubXquKet19hyphenhyphenqufCpiHhVU/s1600/DSC_0036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkSMLHo92Q8xl-_KyBzB6aJgKQ-oXlVhMkmGUKvKFr8mZHcwCtfWn5P9yrg3KdwJfkVdkPMN088EUjcbSUdWGAIx5aHKLr530tdzoYyggIRNZtHo_Yyi2TubXquKet19hyphenhyphenqufCpiHhVU/s1600/DSC_0036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which one is your favorite?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Weekend! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-174/">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a>, <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2014/03/206th-inspire-me-tuesday.html">A Stroll Thru Life</a>, <a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/2014/03/tuesdays-at-our-home-50.html">Our Home Away from Home</a>, <a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2014/03/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no-202.html">Linda's Coastal Charm</a>, <a href="http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-diyers-52.html">The DIYers</a>, <a href="http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2014/03/make-it-pretty-monday-week-91.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDedicatedHouse+%28The+Dedicated+House%29">The Dedicated House</a>, <a href="http://thehappyhousie.com/work-it-wednesday-march-5/">Work It Wednesday</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/">Savvy Southern Style</a></div>

Crafting for a Cause

My Oldest son Nio, goes to Catholic school.And every year the school does different fund-raisers to subsidize the school funds for all sorts of activities, updates and just the daily grind of running a private school.This year, I decided to join the Mardi Gras Committee. And with a fund-raiser like …

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