Saturday Projects

I've had a very productive Saturday, and I'm so happy to finally post again and show off the fruits of my labors.

I recently got a a Martha Stewart email newsletter showing tons of sewing projects for the home as well as clothing. This plastic bag organizer interested me since my bags have been out of control underneath my sink. This organizer was really easy to make and I'm happy with the results -both the look and function. Check it out hanging in my pantry:

Here is Martha's link for the how-to: http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/sewing-projects-for-the-home#slide_20

Next up was a folding chair upholstery project I've been wanting to do since seeing similar chairs at Anthropologie. I decided to use more red Marimekko fabric for this project to keep a cohesive look in my kitchen. I started by cutting a piece of 2" foam for the seat and wrapping and stapling batting around it.

Next I cut a piece of fabric to the right size, ironed out the wrinkles, and started stapling it on -sides first. I cut the fabric long enough so that one piece wrapped all of the way over the top and bottom, with the seam at the back of the seat on the bottom. I then hot glued a piece of red ribbon over the stapled seam on the bottom of the seat.

Next up was the chair back. I had a piece of 3" foam that was the right size so I used that, and again wrapped it in batting and stapled in place. Once again the piece of fabric was long enough so that it wrapped completely around the chair back, with the stapled seam on the back. I used the same red ribbon to cover the staples, shown below.

Here is the final product in the kitchen, shown with my kitchen chairs. I can't wait to cover my other folding chair in a different Marimekko red fabric.