Beautify and improve your home with home decor sewing, DIY, and maintenance...because necessity breeds invention.

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Thinking of DIY Upholstery???
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Thinking of DIY Upholstery???
Why I think we karate chop throw pillows.
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Why I think we karate chop throw pillows.
How we installed French doors in a framed wall with exterior stucco the EASY way.
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How we installed French doors in a framed wall with exterior stucco the EASY way.
10 Supplies/Notions I use to RE-Upholster furniture.
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10 Supplies/Notions I use to RE-Upholster furniture.
DIY chair Upholstery NO-Sew
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DIY chair Upholstery NO-Sew
Can I Railroad Velvet? And the Nature(nap) of Velvet.
7:30
Can I Railroad Velvet? And the Nature(nap) of Velvet.
Pick the perfect Lampshade, talking size, scale and style.
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Pick the perfect Lampshade, talking size, scale and style.
5 things to avoid if you're thinking of starting upholstery.
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5 things to avoid if you're thinking of starting upholstery.
My Upholstery Set up- workroom tour.
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My Upholstery Set up- workroom tour.
How to sew a Poof/beanbag slipcover avoiding my mistakes...partially zippered partially hand sewn.
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How to sew a Poof/beanbag slipcover avoiding my mistakes...partially zippered partially hand sewn.
Where do I buy fabrics for my home decor sewing projects?
12:56
Where do I buy fabrics for my home decor sewing projects?
Sew a gathered(ruffle) skirt for your slipcover
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Sew a gathered(ruffle) skirt for your slipcover
THE Easiest style of chair to slipcover...a SLIPPER CHAIR...how to cut fabric and pin fit.
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THE Easiest style of chair to slipcover...a SLIPPER CHAIR...how to cut fabric and pin fit.
Ikea Vippstarr Hack -Christmas Napkin craft
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Ikea Vippstarr Hack -Christmas Napkin craft
how to make single welt, AKA piping, for all your home sewing projects.
9:26
how to make single welt, AKA piping, for all your home sewing projects.
Calculate yardage for a slipcover...slipper chair slipcover series.
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Calculate yardage for a slipcover...slipper chair slipcover series.
holiday throw pillow roundup and WORKSHOP coming up!
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holiday throw pillow roundup and WORKSHOP coming up!
DIY Frame TV using thrift store picture frame.
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DIY Frame TV using thrift store picture frame.
Wide Roman Shade DIY with a pattern match.
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Wide Roman Shade DIY with a pattern match.
My MOST USED sewing tools for Home Decor Sewing
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My MOST USED sewing tools for Home Decor Sewing
What I did during Hurricane Idalia...I finished the Fall 2017 ORC by painting a mural.
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What I did during Hurricane Idalia...I finished the Fall 2017 ORC by painting a mural.
sofa slipcover reveal
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sofa slipcover reveal
Pleated lampshade DIY-cottage style fabric lampshade
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Pleated lampshade DIY-cottage style fabric lampshade
DIY sofa slipcover pin fitting, with a pattern match and waterfall skirt process.
15:04
DIY sofa slipcover pin fitting, with a pattern match and waterfall skirt process.
How To Sew a slipcover with waterfall skirt:cutting, pattern matching, railroading
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How To Sew a slipcover with waterfall skirt:cutting, pattern matching, railroading
My process for Sewing and Pattern Matching Cushions when making a slipcover.
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My process for Sewing and Pattern Matching Cushions when making a slipcover.
sliding closet door DIY, barn door style without the barn door hardware.
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sliding closet door DIY, barn door style without the barn door hardware.
Why do I have a bird nest under my fabric?
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Why do I have a bird nest under my fabric?
How to ACTUALLY start sewing in 2023.
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How to ACTUALLY start sewing in 2023.
Easy Upholstery-Louis XVI(NOT Queen Ann style) chairs-roadside recycle
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Easy Upholstery-Louis XVI(NOT Queen Ann style) chairs-roadside recycle