Lovely cat Zoe shredded our Ethan Allen chaise for years. I couldn't part with the chaise, I love the curves of the roll back and the legs. With about 6 yards of white cotton twill, cotton twill piping (pre-made from fabric store) and 2 days of sewing, I was able to transform the chaise back to a respectable state. Zoe still loves it but only for lounging on, no longer as a nail filer. For some reason, once I slipcover a piece of furniture, she will leave it alone. I guess the looseness of the fabric is no longer appealing for her cat scratching needs.
Although I did not document the slipcover making procedure, I do have the following tips:
- Choose a fabric that is easy to work with, preferably without patterns that need lining up
- Buy more fabric than you need. If you run out, you may not be able to find more from the same dye lot. Even with white twill, there can be a difference in shades
- Choose a fabric where you can find pre-made matching piping, piping is a must for a finished look, though not difficult, it is time consuming to make matching piping
- Prewash and dry fabric
- I don't make patterns, I just start with the biggest section of the furniture piece and pin and sew from there
- Use velcro for the cushion covers
- Go to your local library, search "slipcovers" in books for step by step instructions
- Just get started, if you are able to make pillows, you can make a slipcover for any piece of furniture
My next slipcover project will be the large sofa in the living room. I promise to better document the steps with photos. Now I just have to find the right fabric and lots of it!
1 comment:
Really looking good ~ maybe "declaw" cat(s)??!
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