Have A Seat...

OK

right from the start
I want to let you know
I am not a seamstress

I do not sew
on a regular basis

I have made curtains
rod pocket panels
straight sewing
that's it

I tried to make a housecoat once
and failed miserably

but I do wear it
because I made it!

Now give me a glue gun
and I can whip you up something
lickity split

maybe not so much anymore
as I do not craft a whole lot
I think time is a factor

along with spending too much time
in front of the tv
and computer

oh well...

so I have been on the hunt
for new chair pads

because my old ones look like this:

circa early 90's

now don't be jealous
I know ~ they were nice in their day

problem is I could not find any
that I liked well enough
to spend the $$$ they wanted for them

those little buggers are expensive
around here anyway...
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So
I went out and bought myself a drop cloth
and then stopped at my mother in law's
to look through her can of old buttons

she ended up giving me
the entire can
I know ~ she loves me!


I took the old fabric off the existing pads
and cut myself a pattern

I even made a ruffle
and get this ~ my mother asked me
where I bought the ruffle!

oh Mama
I made it from scratch!!

so after having the drop cloth since
February
they are finally all finished

even tufted with vintage buttons
not matchy matchy buttons either

and
only a couple of spots of blood

seriously
I did not realize I was bleeding
I thought the color was in the fabric

!%#@ needles
see ~ I told you I don't sew!

so these are my 4 new babies
let's call them a litter!

And if you like the original ones
I still have matching place-mats,
a tablecloth, a topper, pot holders
and oven mitts.

I told you ~ I loved the pattern
back in the day!

Happy Sunday everyone!



xo