Project of the Week Digest, Without Much Reupholstering

After my last post, I dove into preparations for making progress on my reupholstery. But I got thwarted by a missing zipper foot! I needed it for making cording before I could proceed on the chairs, and though I scoured every store in Tallahassee that should have had one, I had to give up and order one online.  

While I was waiting, I had to channel my ramped up motivation into something, so I made Elora a nightgown and a library bag.

I made some Greek yogurt from fat free milk. Have you ever tried making your own yogurt? It's delicious, easy, and economical. You wouldn't believe how creamy and thick it gets. I use the instructions found here. 

I like to store it in serving-sized glass tupperware. And I love to look at this tidy stack once my yogurt is ready to go. =) 

I also made a plastic bag holder.

And a birthday present with this wonderful free bag pattern. 

 When the zipper foot arrived, I made my cording. 

And now I can commence my actual reupholstering. Whew. 

Project of the Week: Reupholstering Chairs

I start most of my projects with a bang, and I love it when I chug straight through until I can stand back and look at a job accomplished. But too often a new project propelled by the fervor of actually beginning sputters into a languishing partially-done. Do you have any of those?

So I'm going to make myself accountable. I'm going to leverage the power of (self-inflicted) potential for "public" shame to light a fire under my heinie and finish some of the things I've begun! Alright!

This week, I'm going to re-tackle the reupholstering project I started back in July. I started with gusto, see?

Cutting a continuous bias strip. It was extremely thrilling, seriously. 

Sewing piping onto the ottoman cover.

Bias strip for piping. Just look at that luscious pile.

Don't you think identifying "roadblocks" in order to address them helps get momentum going again? I hope it does. Anyway, I'm going to try.

A few things derailed my progress, among them the giant proportion of setup and cleanup time to actual work time and a move. Now the move is over, and I have a room that I can  temporarily dedicate to finishing the project. 

Bonus: This room is currently a catch-all for boxes that are partially unpacked. Committing to making reupholstering progress means I have to get this room cleaned out.  

"Reupholstering room." Sigh. I better get cracking!

Since this is a project I've already begun, my before shots are of my work-in-progress.

Note the white (old fabric) cushion, the stuffing hanging out, and the pathetic blanket fringe trying to hide it.

Motivation: When I'm done, our two living room armchairs will look as complete as this chunk does.

My favorite part to look at. Seeing slices of what the whole will be helps get me going again.

What unfinished projects are you itching to work on? What project will you commit to this week? Misery loves company. No no no. Birds of a feather flock together. ;)