And I’ve only been sewing for a couple of years, so sewing a HUGE tailored slipover was SO overwhelming. And then I was at Lowes and I saw the HUGE sizes of their dropcloths. I know how much work it is! A courageous feat that became a beautiful success! And once it’s ironed, it looks so much better. You did an amazing job and it transforms the room! She said she bought it at Lowes. So in […], […] * Slipcovers.
I am so happy with how they turned out. Great job! Sew the slipcover together, remembering to also stitch the hems.
Thank you for the encouragement you’ve brought to others as well. Pin the top piece to the sides pieces all the way around, making sure to match the corners. Pin the bottom piece to the side pieces on three sides. Hi Jen! I also ruined my stainless steel drain – I was able to remove most of the damage with peroxide and baking soda but it still pitted. Brilliant. Turn the covers right side out and slip the cushions into them. My initial plan was to buy two loose slipovers and alter them to fit my giant family room couch. Replace the seat cushions and cover them with the fitted sheet, tucking it all the way around and underneath. Since I have HD washer and dryers, I took my slipcovers and bleached them in my big master tub. Ironing it is a little tedious but it makes the slipcover look great! Fashion a slipcover for a sofa with drapes that you are no longer using. Steph I didn’t know what I could do to make my white-covered slipcover dream come true. I tried to sew a super simple quilt at the beginning of the summer, got as far as measuring the fabric, cried, and quit. Am now in the market for a sewing machine for this and other DIY home decorating projects. I just read Marian’s tutorial on bleaching drop cloths and noticed she had a ton of comments of people who had issues with botching and not much change in color. I love them and have a running list of ideas for using them rattling around in my head all the time. Guess will have to buy a lot of bleach lol. Now to get the drop cloths and go to town!
If the back seat corners are baggy, pin any excess fabric inwards, and stitch down with a backstitch. Wash your fabric if it is cotton-based and likely to shrink. Making a slipcover for our ‘very comfortable but desperately in need of reupholstering’ sofa is on my list for this winter. That sounds so cute!
Okay- I don’t have a sectional & yes this is still overwhelming. Just saying, be careful with high strength bleach in your tubs!! After reading your article, I think she probably bleached it like your have done. Unfortunately, commercially made fitted slipcovers don’t fit perfectly on every sofa. I’m really impressed. Use upholstery pins and self-adhesive hook-and-loop tape as needed to secure the sheets under the surfaces. Then I had a similar idea, to buy these same drop cloths and dye them my choice of color.
At this point I started doubting myself and I thought “what am I doing???? I don’t have much experience sewing, do I need a special needle?
I’m sure you’ll love these couch cover ideas and one of them might be exactly what you needed! Refresh an entire room or individual furniture pieces using inexpensive fabrics or remnants and save on the high costs of professional upholstery work. I was looking online to research a place that would have a cover that I could wash and quite frankly was white, since you can put that in the wash and bleach it, if necessary.
Fitted slipcovers offer all of the convenience of a removable, washable cover with the added bonus of a custom-tailored look.