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Secret Sale!
Friday, June 19th, 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday, June 20th, 10 am – 3pm

Secrets!! Our Secret Sale is this week, Friday 10-5pm and Saturday 10-3pm!! You all know the secret, 30% off entire store (excluding upholstered furniture). We can’t wait to see you all and reward you with this special deal.

Since we are telling secrets, I thought I would tell you about a “secret trick” I did this last week when I was making this adorable slipcover for a wing chair.

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My client wanted to have a spring/summer look for her chairs and so requested a slip cover. She chose to have a one piece cover and not have the cushion covered as a separate piece. I wanted to make sure the cover would stay in place well, so I merged a couple of my ideas and came up with this little trick.

I made a separate little “weighted tuck-in piece” (I’m still working on a more classic name for it) that I sewed to the underneath of the cover. This piece will be tucked in between the cushion and chair, and then tucked under the cushion. I made a “sleeve” along the bottom edge and inserted a dowel rod to give weight. The bulk of the dowel rod will also not allow the fabric to be pulled up and out from under the cushion. (This is a great use of the scrap pieces of dowel rod that I know you have laying around the house ;)

You may not be following my explanation, so here are a couple of pictures to explain.​

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The good news is that even if you aren’t able to follow the pictures, just know that I have shared with you a “secret” that I just created this week. But don’t forget the secret word that every woman understands…SALE this Friday and Saturday!!

Secret Sale Dates
Friday, June 19th, 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday, June 20th, 10 am – 3pm

-April

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