look what i did today

we got this ikea chair off craigslist a while ago. (sidenote-my husband is a craigslist master.) it didn't come with a cushion, so we went down the street to our lovely ikea and got a cream colored cushion. it ended up being penny's favorite place to sit. after a while i started noticing how dingy it was looking, but the cover was dry clean only so i just put it out of my mind.

then penny decided to barf on the ottoman.

i took the cover off and saw how nasty it really was looking. we are not buying anything that color ever again! the cushions ended up being three pieces of thick foam, so i thought it wouldn't be all that hard to recover it in fabric i can wash here at home. or at my mom's house where laundry-doing is free. thanks mama :)

i got fabric, and today i covered the cushions (with mom's help. what would i do without her?) after a few mess-ups, i finished and i love it!

close up of the fabric

now i want to recover some of our pillows. my love of color has finally caught up with me and it's looking kinda crazy in this castle.

p.s.- i pride myself on being a good multi-tasker. but when it comes to sewing, i have a one-track mind. which means i have to do a lot of re-doing... baby steps i guess :)