Another idea that I've had for a long time is that it would be really cool to upholster a chair with a quilt. I popped into the local furniture consignment shop last week and found this chair, so I got it. I'm gonna give this idea at try. Jim asked if I know how to upholster furniture. Great question. Do you really need to know how to do something before you do something? Can't I just learn this off the internets? The other thing about this chair is that it will need about 6 yards of fabric. That's a whole lotta quilting. Lots of ideas on how this can be done. I will think on it more while I work on the log cabin quilt.
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you are amazing! the linen log cabin blocks are absolutely beautiful and a quilt cover chair, well I might just have to steal that idea. I can't wait to see how the chair turns out. Will you make the quilt too (!) or try to find an old one?
I love that you just jump in and DO things. That's how we learn. My husband is always quoting the Beatles line to me: "Nothing you can do that can't be done." "Yeah"...I think..."if someone else can do it, so can I. I have two hands just like they do. So I'll figure it out." And most of the time, I do. It's worth the few failures....
Those linen log cabin blocks are so pretty! I immediately thought of the colors in some of the Japanese quilts I love that use antique fabrics.
http://movinghands.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/japanese-sewing-rockstars-part-2-shizuko-kuroha/
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