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#32
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Windham, Maine
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I am just going to suggest that you do NOT do Cathedral Windows. I realize that you aren't going to use it much - but so much work will go into something that would be distorted almost immediately. I imagine that if you were doing Pineapple blocks, and you pieced them on a fabric background (like paper piecing), it would be gorgeous. While recovering things you need to stretch them tight for a good fit and that would give stability to your piecing. Black and whites? Oh fabulous!
#33
After you check to see if the chair is valuable, I like the last one, the vintage pattern. I too think the cathedral window would be kind of "lumpy" to actually sit on. You have a real find -have fun with it.
#34
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by loves2quilt
.............had an AHA! moment. I remember seeing furniture that had been recovered in quilts and thought THATS what Im going to do.................
#35
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: West Roxbury, Ma
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I already like it the way it looks now. It is beautiful and you should see if it is worth any money as is. Check underneath it for a designer name and date. If none then it would look beautiful as you have described in any of the patterns.
#36
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Galveston Texas
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I like the Vintage pattern from Moda and it would look great in black and white. I like the wood as is, but I think it would also look good painted. I probably would check to see if it is worth someyhing first. Recovering would probably not the value but painting might. But in the end it is your chair and you can do what you like best.
Post a picture when you finish.
Post a picture when you finish.
#37
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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I just finished covering cushions for a rocking chair. Since the seat and the back are different sizes, I would suggest that you draw on a wrapping tissue paper , the setting of your blocks. For a maximum effect, pick a large block 12’ or 16’ and put borders around it, till you reach the size you need. It seems like a lot of work but the time you will spend to prepare your ’masterpiece is worthed. If you choose repeat blocks make them in a small size 4 or 6 inches.
Too bad I cannot post a picture of my rocking chair, my course on computers has not reached 'How to attach a file' yet.
Too bad I cannot post a picture of my rocking chair, my course on computers has not reached 'How to attach a file' yet.
#40
Not sure you really want my opinion! You can tell by my avatar I like old things - I can't imagine painting this chair white! So sad. I agree with sewnsewer, many a true antique has been ruined because the owner wasn't aware of what they had. Although I wouldn't care for what you are doing, I wish you luck if you choose to do it!
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