A month or so after we had moved in, we got a steal of a deal off KSL for a wood table and six chairs. And, not that we're pansies, but after sitting on a wood chair for a while it can start feeling hard as, well, wood.
Our solution has been to steal the pillows from the couch and just sit on those.
And it's worked well enough.One day, however, in a fit of crafting aspiration, I announced my resolution to make matching seat cushions for all of the chairs. I found some deals on a good washable fabric, foam for the stuffing, and bought some needles and thread (no deals on those ones though). These supplies then proceeded to be stacked in a corner while I procrastinated actually putting them together. (well, actually the foam I bought from someone off KSL didn't sit in the corner until much later. It sat outside, and in the shower as I tried to rid it of a nasty cigarette smell. But that's material for another post which I shall never write.)
So anyway, I finally pull out (read borrow from parents) the sewing machine and get started on what is turning out to be a reminder of something I knew long ago. I hate sewing. It is such a frustrating experience.
The machine will be humming along, it's needle methodically and mesmerizingly darting in and out of the fabric when CRUNCH-ka-ChooonliggINGly-hA-Cummbbgbbbbbmmmmmmm.... UGGGHHH!!! More than once I've yelled out "I HATE THIS!!!!" And I can only imagine what the neighbors are wondering.
However, I stubbornly pushed through and here's the result:
What do you think? (Please tell me it looks like the neatest and most comfortable chair cushion you've ever seen because I still have five more to assemble.)
Sigh...
Oh, and if you noticed, all of the chairs in these pictures are missing several of their rungs. That's just another project on the list.On the upside I successfully hemmed this tablecloth. :)
That's one point for Suzy in the domestication category!
You have successfully made me laugh :) and I am beaming with pride at your domestication!
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