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First Upholstery Project...DONE...NOT PERFECT, BUT DONE!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:42 pm
by BNM
My first upholstery project. I couldn't have even started without John's videos. I still have one more to make, cause I have 2 Rottweilers. I hope the second one will be better....but still proud of this one, flawed or not. I had everything aligned pretty well the first time, but in the last phase of assembly....one of the bolster shoulders was off...so I took it apart in the places I had to adjust and end up with this. In my defense...the old bed I used for pattern was pretty ripped up. First time touching a sewing machine in 40 yrs...first ever upholstery project....whew
THANKS JOHN!!!
Re: First Upholstery Project...DONE...NOT PERFECT, BUT DONE!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:18 pm
by Mikesimpson
Thats and awesome dog bed! Looks good, what type of material did you use for the part with the diamonds?
Re: First Upholstery Project...DONE...NOT PERFECT, BUT DONE!
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:31 pm
by BNM
I used automotive velour for the diamond area and automotive vinyl for the rest. I got everything from Albrights Supply...love those folks! I wanted the bed to be durable, my babies are clockin in at 135 lbs each and my girl loves to take a flyin leap into her bed and wallow it...so 29oz vinyl should hold up a lot longer than the cheap Chinese made bed I used for a pattern.
Re: First Upholstery Project...DONE...NOT PERFECT, BUT DONE!
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:15 am
by Cody
Looks great. I’m sure they’ll love to lay in there.
Re: First Upholstery Project...DONE...NOT PERFECT, BUT DONE!
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:45 pm
by John
That looks awesome! Glad the videos were so helpful! Nice job @BNM