Comments on: DIY Reupholstering http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/ A Creative Playground by Maria Q. Stultz Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:48:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Maria http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-8713 Maria Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:08:59 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-8713 Suzanne, what I did was to first remove all the existing material. That way you understand how the piece is put together, and you're left with pieces you can use as patterns to cut the new material. <a rel="nofollow" class="piclk" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mstultz/388232926/in/set-72157594532085810/">Once it's all out</a>, you can easily measure how much fabric you'll need for each piece. I made a sketch of all the pieces I would need to replace (each with its measurements), and took it to the fabric store. I never know what will be the width of the fabric I'll buy, so it was only at the store, with my sketch and a calculator that I figured out how I would need to place the pieces on the fabric I picked, and then how much I'd need in total. Of course, buy a little more... I found that I needed to cut some of my pieces a little larger than the original pieces. I guess I couldn't stretch the fabric as much as the original, so I was glad for that extra fabric. Good luck!... You can do it! Suzanne, what I did was to first remove all the existing material. That way you understand how the piece is put together, and you’re left with pieces you can use as patterns to cut the new material. Once it’s all out, you can easily measure how much fabric you’ll need for each piece.

I made a sketch of all the pieces I would need to replace (each with its measurements), and took it to the fabric store. I never know what will be the width of the fabric I’ll buy, so it was only at the store, with my sketch and a calculator that I figured out how I would need to place the pieces on the fabric I picked, and then how much I’d need in total. Of course, buy a little more… I found that I needed to cut some of my pieces a little larger than the original pieces. I guess I couldn’t stretch the fabric as much as the original, so I was glad for that extra fabric.

Good luck!… You can do it!

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-8710 Suzanne Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:54:02 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-8710 way to go...I like it ....it looks really good! I've re-done some small chairs myself but nothing as big as a couch, and thats what i would like to do next, but i dont know how much fabric to buy, how do you measure and determin how much fabric to buy for when doing a whole couch? way to go…I like it ….it looks really good! I’ve re-done some small chairs myself but nothing as big as a couch, and thats what i would like to do next, but i dont know how much fabric to buy, how do you measure and determin how much fabric to buy for when doing a whole couch?

]]> By: Juxtaviews - » Weekly Roundup 03/09/07 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-2004 Juxtaviews - » Weekly Roundup 03/09/07 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-2004 [...] DIY Reupolstering - Mafe Maria and her great blog (a true “blog” mind you) keeps it real in this interesting blog post about her experience reupolstering her sofa chair. [...] [...] DIY Reupolstering – Mafe Maria and her great blog (a true “blog” mind you) keeps it real in this interesting blog post about her experience reupolstering her sofa chair. [...]

]]> By: Maria http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1682 Maria Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:50:06 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1682 <strong style="font-size: 1.4em">HA! HA! HA!</strong> HA! HA! HA!

]]> By: Kim Rodriguez http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1680 Kim Rodriguez Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:19:29 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1680 I think it looks great! What a good little engineer you are to figure that out all by yourself! ;-) Now that you've had your practice, auntie Kim has a couch! ;-) I think it looks great! What a good little engineer you are to figure that out all by yourself! ;-) Now that you’ve had your practice, auntie Kim has a couch! ;-)

]]> By: Maria http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1599 Maria Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:53:10 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1599 Fingers are good now. Thank you for asking... and for liking... :) Fingers are good now. Thank you for asking… and for liking… :)

]]> By: Marla http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1598 Marla Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:42:32 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1598 Looks fantastic. How are your fingers? Saw that you were wearing bandaids after the first few pics. I think it looks much better than the original.:) Looks fantastic. How are your fingers? Saw that you were wearing bandaids after the first few pics.

I think it looks much better than the original.:)

]]> By: Joey http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1583 Joey Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:12 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1583 We still need to take a photo with me in the chair, wearing my favorite Texas football shirt, giving the hook'em! We still need to take a photo with me in the chair, wearing my favorite Texas football shirt, giving the hook’em!

]]> By: Ivan http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1560 Ivan Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:07:26 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/02/diy-reupholstering/#comment-1560 The victim looks pretty good!! invites to get comfortable. Chao prima. Nos estamos leyendo. The victim looks pretty good!! invites to get comfortable. Chao prima. Nos estamos leyendo.

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