I have an ottoman. We bought it years ago, very cheaply, and it has been the perfect size and shape for our living room furniture. But sun and age battered the cover, which cracked, split and tore over the last year. I was unwilling to spend hundreds of dollars to buy a replacement. So, in a fit of ambition, I trotted off to the fabric store, and found some upholstery fabric I thought might be fun. I bought some extra padding too, and after several weeks delay, finally began putting it together.
Precision was required for a smooth fit, so I had to pay attention to measurements, ensure the circle for the top was indeed circular, and meticulously match the patterns together – my fabric wasn’t wide enough to go around the ottoman base in one length (width?). As I did that last part on the floor, it took a toll on my knees and back, and I needed a break. But by yesterday, I knew I had to get it finished.
It was a gorgeous day. I fully intended going on a walk, but was more determined to finish the project first. I opened the window, listened to the tui serenading me all afternoon, turned on Stephen Fry’s seemingly endless (but also endlessly amusing) audiobook of Mythos, and set to work. Pinning, tacking, then finally sewing the various seams took time, measuring each time, checking and checking again that it will fit without wrinkles and lumps and twists. I even had to figure out how to do buttonholes again – my sewing machine, bought at university back in the 1980s, seems to have lost its buttonhole programming, but otherwise works well – so when I reattached the feet on the bottom they wouldn’t tear the fabric. But I got it done. And it fits. The satisfaction of a good afternoon’s work.
I am IMPRESSED!!!!!!!!
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beautiful bird and fabulous job on ottoman!
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