Sunday, September 8, 2013

Adding a Decorative Edge to a Coverlet

Soooooooooo.........
I left off on Friday showing you guys how far I've come on Kris's coverlet.
I had gotten to this point.....
Kris had informed me that she would like the stripe to be the edge of the bedspread.
Sooooooo.....
Friday night I was sitting relaxing in my TV chair, having my evening bottle glass of wine.....
thinking about how long the spread would be.....
and how I didn't like it so long......
It was going to throw off the proportion of the bed shirt.....
When I realized!!!!!
I could cut off a stripe and sew it where I wanted it!!!!!!!
Soooooo.....
I called Kris is my wine induced glow, and shared my pearl of wisdom with her.
Sooooooo.......
that's what I did, 
and I will now show you how I did it!!!!!

I thought I would have to go back over to Kris's and pin the fabric where I wanted the edge to be.....
but then I realized!!!!!
I have a queen size bed in my home too!!!!!
So, I could use it to figure out the width and length of the coverlet.
I am so smahrt!
So, 
I pinned it and then cut both sides to the dimension needed. 
Then it was time to make the trim for the edge out of the stripe.
I used my transparent ruler to line up where I wanted to cut it.
I love this tool.
I just made sure that it followed the stripe, 
then I used my rotary cutter to cut the fabric.
I cut both sides, what a pain in the @$$.
One of you guys wanted to see what my blind hem foot looked like, so I took a couple of pictures.
This is a great pressure foot for sewing a straight line along the edge of a piece.
Here's a shot of the bottom, the flange that sticks down is what follows the edge of the fabric.
I folded the fabric under and using the blind hem pressure foot, sewed along the folded edge.
I did this for both sides of the tape I made.
See how I was able to sew right along the line?????
Then I folded the tape I had made over the cut edge of the coverlet, making sure the red stripe was showing on the front.
The back of the coverlet would just have the plain yellow stripes showing,
I pinned the whole edge, just to be on the safe side.
Then, using the regular pressure foot, I sewed the tape to the main fabric following the red line.
This is how it looked on the back.
Remember, I wanted both sides to look good, as I was folding this coverlet over, and the back would show too.
Then I put the blind pressure foot back on, and sewed along the edge of the folded under tape along the back of the coverlet.
This would hold the back edge down, and make a cleaner look.
This is how the back turned out, before I ironed it.
Then I sewed along the edge of the front of the tape.
So, this is how it looked finished!!!!!
Here it is in the room.
Kris loves it, 
as well she should!!!!!
Once the bed skirt is on, it will be bangin'!!
Now we just need to get a night table for the left side of the bed, a lamp, a rug and artwork, 
oh, yeah,
and a toss pillow in front of the shams.
And the dust ruffle.
Of course the other side of the room needs a #$% load of work too.....
But I love decoratin'!
and I find this fun.

On that note,
Latah, Gatah
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16 comments:

bmayer said...

I sewed today too....doing my part for National Sewing Month!

bmayer said...

Ooops...I forgot to mention how good your coverlet looks...Kudos!

Anonymous said...

Betsy, I love your blog and look forward to reading about your decorating adventures each day. Do you mind saying what brand/model sewing machine you are using? Ps I may be your only fan from South Dakota!

Anonymous said...

I don't sew, can't sew, but damn I love reading about your sewing. You are hilarious and awesome and a real talent! Marilyn in Mt. Vernon, VA

Vikki said...

Looking great Betsy. I so enjoy reading about your decorating. I love your style. Vikki in VA.

Anonymous said...

Really looks wonderful! Very pro. I do look forward to seeing your blog.

Betsy Speert said...

My sewing machine is a Baby Lock, and I love it. I don't have to spend most of my time dealing with the tension, like I did with the Singer I got when I graduated from colledge, a million years ago.

Anonymous said...

Coverlet looks lovely, Betsy...even lovelier is your own dust ruffle and I say that because I used the same Brunschwig linen toile in one of my bathrooms!
Found it on fabricguru...very good price too
Dolores

td said...

This was a brilliant solution, but I expected nothing less from you! Very handsome. I can't wait to see the dust ruffle. CTD

kathyr said...

Love watching you put rooms together. Your solution is even more brilliant, because the extra seaming along the edges will add some weight and help keep the coverlet smooth.

kathyr said...

Love watching you put rooms together. Your solution is even more brilliant, because the extra seaming along the edges will add some weight and help keep the coverlet smooth.

marian said...

Love your coverlet, but am just plan envious of your cutting table. Just finished curtains for the dining-room and living-room..96"long!

Di said...

Great job Betsy, nothing like alittle wine to clear your thinking.

Betsy Speert said...

I bought the cutting table from Joanne's. it is a drop leaf table and folds down to just about 18" wide. The measuring mat that lies on top can be rolled up. In Florida, I have one that I store in my guestroom closet. It is a must have item in my sewing projects!

Mary said...

Glad you didn't sew those stripes while having your wine. The coverlet looks great.

Mary
From Virginia

Anonymous said...

While you decide on a dust ruffle, just cover the box spring with a pretty fitted sheet!

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