I’ve been slowly making my spare bedroom over into a sewing room, replacing furniture pieces with more functional (and more attractive) ones. I needed to keep the futon chair and ottoman which turn into a single bed for when my grandmother comes to visit, so I made new covers for them to match the new room better.

The fabric is a microsuede I got super, duper cheap at Jo-Anns because it was on the clearance rack plus I had a 40% off coupon. The covers are a little sloppy because futon mattresses are a little sloppy, so perhaps trying for a tailored look with piping wasn’t the way to go, but I love it anyway. The first time I made my own piping I was intimidated but I’ve come to think of piping as one of the easiest and most rewarding things you can do in sewing. It’s really almost foolproof and I love the professional looking results.

Here’s the finished sewing room:




I have a comfortable chair and footrest, filing cabinet, huge desk/work surface with room for my printer, sewing table, cutting table, bookshelf full of crafty books, TV and CD player. What more could a sewing room need? I might get some new lamps, but other than it’s done!