Reupholstering an ottoman
My sister recently came to my house for a sewing date. The plan was for me to teach her how to sew a simple stretchy long-sleeved shirt, since she’d wanted to learn to sew clothes, like I do.
She showed up, however, with a different project in mind. She thought we could also recover the ottoman from her living room, which she was in the process of redecorating — swapping the old blue and tan palette for a new colour scheme of charcoal grey and mustard yellow.
She didn’t bring the ottoman, though. She just brought the thick fabric she’d removed from it — after yanking out the upholstery tacks that had once held it in place.
Could we work with that? Of course we could!
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Heather's Handmade Life 
How can I get the exact names of fabric you used in this quilt! Love the colors!
Kathy Jennings
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