"Hey, aren't you having a baby in like three weeks? Where is all the cool nursery stuff you should be feverishly making?"
Sorry guys, I've been delinquent with the picture taking. Here's some nesting.
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I inherited this cool antique rocking chair from Geoff's grandmother, who rocked Geoff's dad in it when he was a baby. It was beautiful, but a bit uncomfortable (look at those skinny spindles!
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I bought some foam at Joann Fabrics, and used it to make a cushion form.
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I also bought some cute fabric. I love this excuse to buy cutesy fabric, guys. Upholstery fabric was on sale at Joann, so I splurged. It's expensive, but so sturdy. Look, bugs!
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I used the foam as a pattern to cut the fabric, adding a seam allowance. You could also use batting to stuff your cushions, but I wanted something firmer.
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You could use ribbon or string to make the ties, but I think fabric ties look much better. They are a bit of work. I cut six rectangles out of quilting fabric (the upholstery fabric was too heavy to turn easily), each one 20" x 1.25", and sewed them in half, using as tight a seam allowance as the feed dogs would allow.
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You need a loop turner to turn them into straps. It's tricky with the loop turner, but impossible without it.
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I turned again to my trusty buttonholer. I love that thing! I threaded the straps from the bottom cushion through buttonholes in the top cushion to attach them neatly.
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And that's it. As soon as I put the cushions on it, the cat claimed it for his own.
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He's too cute to move... I don't know what I'm going to do.