Restored Patio Furniture

Restored Patio Furniture

Recently, the plastic wicker on our outdoor furniture had begun to break and fray, making the furniture look old and ratty.  We purchased this furniture about 7 years ago, so it may have made sense to replace it. But the Sunbrella cushions that came with the furniture...
Reupholstered Chair

Reupholstered Chair

I had been wanting to teach myself to reupholster a chair for a while when I found this chair at Habitat for Humanity’s Lawrenceville, GA Re-Store.  I liked the shape of the chair, which kind of reminded me of Chair-y from PeeWee’s Playhouse. After spending several...
Making Simple Zippered Throw Pillow Covers

Making Simple Zippered Throw Pillow Covers

Materials Needed Home Decor or other medium to heavy fabric Pillow inserts – 18” x 18” is standard size  Standard zipper 4 inches shorter than the width of the pillow form (can shorten longer zipper if needed) Zipper foot for sewing machine Cut and True-Up...
Making or Re-Covering Outdoor Throw Pillows

Making or Re-Covering Outdoor Throw Pillows

Materials Needed Outdoor fabric (At least 1 print for pillows and at least 1 solid if making your own piping) Weather-proof pillow inserts – 18” x 18” is standard size (not needed if re-using existing pillows) Rip-stop nylon fabric (if re-using pillow inserts)...
Making Throw Pillows with Piped Edges

Making Throw Pillows with Piped Edges

Materials Needed Home Dec or other sturdy fabric – At least 1 print for pillows (anchor print and madras patchwork used in examples shown) and at least 1 solid if making your own piping 2 ¼ yards of 54” (or wider) print fabric for 2 18” x 18” pillows 1 ½ yards...