I have just finished sewing my new set of dining chair covers. Earlier I was debating whether to match the red floral material with green or blue. I decided on blue (again) because I saw cotton blue checks in one of my piles of fabric collection. I don’t know about you but I love check prints as it gives the country and cozy look.
This time round I just sew a simple set of covers without patchwork involves. I use blue check print for the top layer of the skirt and made some pleats at both front corners. The bottom layer of plain blue has got 2 big pleats at each side edge of the chair. It’s simple in a way that you don’t have to be exact in calculation to make the pleats. Unlike making ruffled skirts, you need a minimum of 1 and half times the total length of the 3 sides of the chair and you still need to cleverly estimate when sewing.
It’s pretty easy and fast to sew. I follow my mood when I do sewing. I do patchwork when I have extra time to spare. Otherwise I do simple sewing when time is not on my side.
Now I can think about my next outstanding project, which is a gift I promised to the third blogger who commented in my PIF post earlier. What shall I do for her?
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that the stuff life is made of - Benjamin Franklin
January 12th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Oh my goodness, you have been very busy! Those look terrific!
January 12th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I would love to have you participate in the “Blogger Craft Club”. I love the chair covers. Thank you for visiting my blog. BTW, how did you find my blog? Just curious.
January 12th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Thanks Lynne. Hey, have you been on the treadmill today?
January 12th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Hi Hadias. Thanks for visiting. I got the link from sewingmom.com
January 12th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Hi there swa your blog and liked reading it. Love the chair covers they are really nice..I have a swap for buttons that you might like, its easy, inexpensive but fut…its a button swap…http://www.flickr.com/groups/384144@N20/discuss/72157603670099235/
January 13th, 2008 at 5:34 am
Thnks dacraftylady. Will drop by at your site soon.
January 13th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Hey Fatiah, no wonder you have been ‘quiet’ lately.
Beautiful set you have made…the colours definitely look well-matched!
Hope to see you soon,
Cheers^^
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January 13th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Thnks Viv. Hope to see you soon.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
And I don’t like blue colours in the last period. They seem to me too cold and … don’t know what else, maybe sadness. And because I don’t like red, I would try with green in this case.
Once I made some things for my cold room with lemons (yellow covers and table and central parts with lemons, yellow-green colours - have to find and to show you once what I did). Do not finished that idea, had not wish more. But it was interesting. And the other idea was maize and sunflower. Yellow-orange-brown colours. Very nice as idea.
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January 14th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
I get what you mean. Blue loses out as it is not as warm as green. Personally i prefer green too. Yellow n orange are lovely colors and exude cheerfulness. And I love sunflowers.
January 15th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
You know, Fatiah, I said you about that my “lemon idea” and found today a tablecloth and a towel from very interesting lemon-design in the supermarket. You give me the desire to do something, so I think now to combine yellow fringe with this lemon in center for tablecloth and maybe covers for the armchairs yellow-lemon too.
January 16th, 2008 at 3:28 am
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Take care & Cheers^^
January 16th, 2008 at 3:32 am
Now I can see the sunrise, maybe my side was slow to load up. It’s unique and its also a change from those common blog themes.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Viv-I’m still searching for a theme. For the moment just settle with this first.
January 19th, 2008 at 5:16 am
Good luck!:D
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