Recliner

We all have them, that one piece of furniture from our husband's bachelor days that he refuses to get rid of. In my case, it's a recliner and it has seen better days. The upholstery is a crusty old beige cord. There are little holes all over the fabric, along with one massive one that is more than obvious.

But he loves it. He sits in it every day and before we got the Sleep Number bed, he often would sleep in in it. Now it sits in our office with a Devil's Rejects throw blanket hiding the worst.
A couple of years ago, I stumbled upon jean covered recliner on craftster. That's when I knew I wanted to recover DH's recliner, and vowed that when I had collected enough old jeans it would happen.
Fast forward to April 2011, I finally had enough jeans! I cut 2 different size blocks, 5"x5" and 10"x10" and began piecing them together. This was the most time consuming and back breaking part of the construction.
I then took an old bed sheet and turned the recliner on it's side to get a pattern. I could have removed the old fabric and made a pattern from it, but it is such a poor condition I feared it would be more hassle than it's worth.


So in random moments of boredom, I tucked and pinned and sewed. I finally finished it yesterday, after carefully stapling and hot-gluing it onto the chair!



There's even pockets on the side for whatever he wants to stuff in there!


And of course, once it was all finished. I noticed that there is red spot on one of the squares on the front of the seat! Dead center. I racked my brains for what it could be (yes, it was from one of my jeans and no, it's not what you think) and remembered it was nail polish! Thankfully it's not noticeable in these pictures and it's not very large.


And DH's first comment after he saw the finished project? YOU RUINED MY RECLINER

Diaper Stacker for the Newman Twins

I made my first Diaper Stacker today! I couldn't find a tutorial online that I liked, so I completely winged it and truthfully I think it turned out pretty awesome. Sorry about the wrinkles, I still need to press it.

A little closeup of the ribbon I used.
A peek at the inside. No diapers handy, so I used books. Removeable Fabric covered cardboard stabilizes the bottom.
A side view.
And a closeup of the ducks! I love ducks!

Remote Caddy Tutorial

Fabric Needed:(1) 28 x 10 outer layer(1) 28 x 10 inner layer (2) 6 x 10 inner pocket(2) 4 x 10 outer pocketCreating the Pockets:Hem (1\2”) top of each 6 x 10 and 4 x 10
Attach the pockets to the inner layer by sewing the bottoms of the pockets right side up
On the wrong side of the inner layer, mark your pocket channel. Sew the pocket channel thru all three layers.
Attach the outer layer to the inner layer (now with pockets attached), right sides together.Sew all but one side.Pull inside out and carefully tuck and sew the last side
If you want a little more detail and strength, then sew a ¼” seam around entire caddy. I do suggest you do this extra step if you are not using an upholstery fabric.

Pillows

Just a couple pillows I have made for my nephews

Grandpa's Knitting Roll

My Grandfather knits, I don't. So I made him a knitting needle roll.
Currently he keeps his needles and such in a tackle box.I'm pretty proud of him.
All the ones I had seen were very "Pretty", and I decided he needed one that was a little "Manly".
I slightly altered the pattern from www.tostetoes.com/knittingroll.htm
I don't have any knitting needles, so I used pencils to take the picture.

Tv Remote Caddies Anyone?

I did some scrounging the internet for a DIY Remote Caddy Pattern yesterday, and found none that I like. I didn't want my version to tuck and I wanted extra pockets. I made up my own from combining basic elements from wallet patterns I've used from Craftster.

Here they are:

Nana's

Paula's

Paula's is reversible with pockets on the inside and the out, as well as both ends.

Uncle Doug's

Bree's quilt

I made this rag quilt for my 6 year old niece, Bree.
I picked out the fabrics, but she gave final say before I started piecing the top. My MIL donated the queen sheet for the backing.It took me about two months, 90 percent of which I did with a middle broken finger, because it really didn't involve me grasping with my left hand.
I also made a matching throw pillow and sham.I did sew it with seams expose to give it a distressed look, and everytime she washes it, it will fray.I did not machine or hand "quilt" a design onto this.
The local Joann's didn't have a walking foot or quilt stencils, but they had buttons on clearance. So at the corner of every block, there is a different button.I finally finish it and bring it over to put on her bed, and it only fit the top!
When I asked her mother to measure her existing comforter, she just measured the bed instead! I did however go 4 inches wider than she had told me so it wasn't so bad, but still aggravating.So I asked Bree if it mattered to her, and it didn't. But I promised to make it wider later if she changed her mind. She just put it on top of her existing comforter and it does seem to go.

Along Came A Spider

This is what I use to keep all those plastic bags from the grocery store.

I sewed a finger towel into a cylinder, added some elastic and ribbon.

Super easy