One of the most daunting things about my porch sofa project was the prospect of putting in six long upholstery zippers. Ugh. I am NOT A ZIPPER GIRL...mostly I leave that job to Mary Mulari -- my Ya Ya Sister who inherited ALL THE ZIPPER GENES in our family....
But, as I looked at the cushions -- and thought about my options...it occurred to me that somebody else had already done the hard work. These six zippers work fine...they are the right size...they fit the cushions already...hummm...
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| I thought about how I could re-use the existing zippers... |
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| So, I cut the zipper bottom off the first cushion cover... |
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| Then, I just topstitched two pieces of zebra fabric down both sides... |
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| Here's what it looks like on the back side... |
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| WHAT A GREAT CHEAT...!! |
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| After I topstitched the new zebra fabric in place (hiding the ugly floral print) -- I cut it down to size... |
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| AND I added a zipper stop at both ends... |
IT IS OFFICIAL -- YES, I AM A GENIUS...
I am LOVING MY SOFA project...but it is on a temporary hold because I have to move on to projects for the Pennylvania Cousins visit...
So far, I have four Aqua "Frozen" dresses ready to go...but only one cape.
And after I do three more capes, I still have to think of something FOR THOSE CUTE BOYS...
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