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Alright – it sounds like a kooky name. I’ll tell you why I’m so goofy, I found this fabric at a really inexpensive bargain basement fabric store. I know it’s really dated but when I saw it, I was instantly reminded of the hand woven colorful blankets made in Mexico. I had to have it.
I was surprised by how far off my yardage estimates were off. There were only 10 yards of the fabric with a 16 inch repeat. I told myself, I’ll do most of the sleeper in the stripe and use a solid on the outsides. Well – the sleeper is done all in the stripe fabric. I’m happy to be wrong.
I’ve had some nickel decorative tacks sitting around for a while so I decided to use them on this project.
So now that I have the sleeper sofa ready – Who is going to visit the Hacienda first?
-- A year into redoing my home - a year to go.
5 comments so far
nonickswood
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posted 175 days ago
Nice Work Mark,
Looks Great!!
-- Nick, Virgina Beach, http://lumberjocks.com/nonickswood/projects
MsDebbieP
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posted 175 days ago
it’s a perfect name!
perhaps a little ditty about how to estimate yardage????
-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada
reedwood
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posted 175 days ago
When I first read the e mail message without the picture, I thought the fabric was going to be really loud and outlandish! Instead, it looks like something I would see at a nice furniture store!
Looks fantastic!
It would be neat to see a before picture for comparison.
-- mark - Grayslake IL.
BillyJ
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posted 175 days ago
Looks very comfortable. I like the fabric – goes well with your room.
Hmmm. Sleeper sofa ready? Visit your hacienda? Well, my youngest is fixin to move to Richardson by the end of this year. I can probably hop on the 635 and be at your place in less than an hour. I might take you up on that.
-- No matter how many times I measure, I always forget the dimensions before I cut.
MarkTheFiddler
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posted 174 days ago
Howdy,
Nick,
Thank you sir!
Mark,
That’s a high compliment coming from you!
Deb,
I’ll put together a little Blog on yardage estimation for you all.
Billy,
I’m already pumped! It’s less than an hour during rush hour. Please my friend – let’s hook up!
-- A year into redoing my home - a year to go.