My "Puff Chair"

I like the comfort of my "Puff Chair".  It is very comfortable.  But, after about two years I get tired of the fabric and the fabric gets tired of me (it shows wear).   Now here is the hard part, finding the right fabric to cover the original cushions.  I bought this fabric several years ago, I bought about two other fabrics for the same purpose also.  I bought fabric for my future "re-fabricing". Then I brought it home and spread it on the chair and leave it there for about a day.  Fortunately I get to purchase these choices at FIDM because each choice has to be 3 yards of 60" wide fabric.  It gets to be pricey if I purchased anywhere else.

This is the fabric that won the contest.  It is a cotton with a diagonal thread running through every 1/4".  It doesn't hold a wrinkle and is very comfortable.  The other fabrics will go to GoodWill.  It is hard to hold onto a large bulk of fabric.

I sewed the new fabric onto the original cushion cover.  I also put an additional piece of foam into to two parts of the chair.


I made the foot stool first.  I made it first to see if I liked the finished looks.  I did enjoy how it looked and then tackled the chair.

Making the cover is a small job compared to stuffing the cushion into the cover.  The last time I did this it took me about 1 hour to stuff the foam into the cushion.  I was sweating and calling to the sewing gods to help me.  I won a favor because when I made a workout cushion for a friend, the man at the shop told me of a trick.  I asked him for a tip and he told me to cover the foam in a plastic bag.  Well, I used the large garbage bag and the cushions went in so much faster.


P.S.  The cats took ownership of the chair before I could even try it out!

Am I Crazy?

I had admired this Marble topped Walnut dresser many years ago. The friend that owned the dresser was getting rid of it. Naturally I said " Oh, why don't I take it?"

With the fine memory of it confirmed in my mind, I drove my little truck over and picked it up. I didn't realize that it was as heavy as it was, with the marble on top but we were able to secure a neighbor to assist me in the moving. But in moving of it the marble came off the top and slide into the truck onto the packing blanket. That made things possible for me to handle it easily.

I did not have the time to examine it for a few days but when I did, I thought "What, are you crazy?" there a many things wrong with it and I will have to find new moulding or make it. I will have to replace two different mouldings, create another piece and stain it. Yikes. But it is old and the marble still looks good and every drawer has a lock on it. Not that that is important but it does tell the approximate age. So, I will keep going on it and try to think of it as a lovely holiday.

The Problem of Fabric

This bureau was my daughter-in-law's. She received it from her Grandmother, who I think, got it from a Bekin's unclaimed stored furniture sale. The " kids' " were living in an old house and the bathroom had no storage of any sort. They used this dresser and it was placed opposite the commode. Well, when I used the facilities, I looked at the dresser. It was painted white (I think by the grandmother). I liked it immensely. I liked the grape drawer pulls and the height. All I heard was how the drawers stuck and how it was falling apart. When they were moving to their new place, I received a phone call and was asked if I wanted it. My immediate answer was "Yes!". So, I took my little truck up there and hauled it back. It is solid and heavy but by taking the drawers out, I was able to put the shell on a hand truck and bring it into my shop. There it stood until I was able to examine it and decide what to do. I had my friend, the handy man, come over and he helped align the drawers and re-laminated the wood that was de-laminating in one corner. Then he sanded it down for me. I did not want to strip it because it was light wood and that is not a favorite of mine. So, I decided to do something bold. I painted it red and then "antiqued" it and glazed it. I am tickled with how it turned out. When the "kids' " saw it they said "can we have it back?".

I wanted this dresser for my excess fabric . Well, it obviously does not do the trick. This is becoming like getting one male and one female rabbit. I seem to accumulate fabric like they have bunnies.