Yep...I did it...(with some help from mom)

So the great reveal of my amazing new couch...recovered for a low cost of only $180 you heard it folks...I used six- 6x9 paint drop cloths and purchased my pillows on sale at JcPenneys for $12 each. The only other supply I needed was one king size quilt batting from Wal-Mart which was about $10...

If you saw my previous post, I started by creating the slipcover for the base of the couch, finishing the arms, but leaving the under cushion part open to pull out the sofa bed...

I waited for my mom, Roseanna to come up to tackle the cushions. First, we took the cushions out of their old covers and wrapped them with the quilt batting. We stitched the seam up with a whip stitch. This took about two hours, but we watched the movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age with Cate Blanchett while we were stitching, so the time flew by...

Next, we sewed miles and miles of piping...a job my mother now enjoys..."very therapeutic" she says. While she sewed the piping, I cut out the pieces. Then we pinned the fabric and piping to the cushions, inside out and then off to the sewing machine we went...





and just a short two days...and eight hours later...


It looks like Lawson approves...