Blue Skies & Blue Sofa

While I was upholstering this, the fall weather in New Hampshire was so nice.
Beautiful deep blue skies and beautiful blue fabric to match.
Temps in the 40's in the morning and mid 70's in the mid day with no humidity.
Here is a sofa estimated to be 70 years old.

I believe I upholstered this sofa about 16 years ago in a green cut cotton velvet which is not available any more.

The frame and stuffings are still in fantastic shape.
Below shows the machine sewn, then hand sewn decking with a thin coat of cotton.
A lot of upholsterers tend to overstuff older pieces, which does the pieces no favors as "overstuffing" is a new way to tailor modern day disposable furniture.

And the old fabric removed and ready to tailor up the new inside arms.

The outside arms with piping curved to draw out the curved arm, backed and lined.

Same with the outside back.

Deep fitted arm covers showing the edges surged to prevent fraying.

The pattern set match exactly the pattern to the frame, inside and out!

Matched and centered seat and back cushions.

This fabric available for purchase here in shop.

This sofa design wastes no space in a living room, it was designed to serve.

Thanks for looking! 

Practical Upholstery

The #1 blog for small town American upholstery shops

in all of blogdom!