A Chair & an Ottoman - or Sew What?

I got some projects finished - finally! Last week I showed a chair that we have:

I finished one - yea! I made some double cording (welting, piping, whaterever!). I'll show you how at the end of this post.

I'm pleased with the way it turned out.

I like its neutralness.

If I want some color, I can put any pillow on the chair.

Now for the bad news.....1 down.....3 more chairs to re-cover!

Also tried my hand at sewing a slipcover for this ottoman out of scraps. Whew! I had just enough.

Oh, I'm not hiding anything....I just like the way it looks with the afghan thrown over the ottoman. You never know when you might need an afghan in 90 degree weather!

Thanks to all you courageous and crafty people out there in Blogland!!!! I would never have even attempted upholstery or making slipcovers had I not seen all your fabulous make-overs!

And, BTW, I spent $10 on linen fabric, $3 on cording - total $13 - so that's $3.25 per chair! Well, I guess I have to add in the presser foot for the cording - $15 - so that pushes it up to about $7.00 per chair....not bad!

Found a place for my flea market spools, on top of the thrift store OLD books, and a little Dollar Tree pumpkin.

or maybe this gravy tureen......

or maybe this old pitcher.

OK, so how do you make double cording? This is my "by the seat of my pants" version. If you are a serious upholsterer, you might want to check out now! First I sewed one piece of cording on, using my zipper foot.

Next I placed the second cording next to the first cording, as close as possible.
Then I rolled it over to the finished side and stitched right down the middle, using my double cording presser foot. The extra fabric can be cut off close to the seam after you are finished.

The presser foot had 2 humps that sat on top of the cording.

Here's the finished product.

Oh, it takes almost 5 yards of cording per chair for double piping, so I finally put my antique spool to use - it's holding about 15 yards of cording!

I'm linking up to:

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday

Rhoda at Southern Hospitality at Today's Thrifty Treasures

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tablescape Tuesday

Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Hope you have a wonderful week. Blessings to you, Linda