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How to Make a Stylish Sofa Cover

comments (3) February 25th, 2009

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Erika Kern, contributor

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After: My new throw protects my sofa and is 1,000 times more stylish than my last attempt at covering.

Before: No matter how many sheets and blankets I put on my sofa, it always seemed as though Gracies hair made it through to the upholstery.

The fleece back is comfy and a bit more subtle than the graphic print of the canvas front. The scalloped quilting adds intrest to this simple throw.

After: My new throw protects my sofa and is 1,000 times more stylish than my last attempt at covering.

Photo: Erika Kern

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Now you're ready to quilt your throw. No matter how you've decided to do the quilting, it's important that you start at the middle of the throw. Trust me on this one. I know it's hard and cumbersome, but if you start at the easy ends you will get bunching at the middle of your throw and it will be one heck of a bummer. At least that's what happened to me the first quilt I made.

Also, if you don't have a walking foot for your machine, get one. This is another thing I thought I could do without and, man, was I wrong. It's only about $30 and you will use it over and over again, not only in quilting. A walking foot is great for anytime you're dealing with lots of layers of fabric.

The walking foot. Your quilting friend!

Quilting your throw. I used the pattern of the fabric to inspire my quilting, but you can quilt your throw however you like. Notice my stylish quilting gloves.

Once your throw is quilted, lay it out on the floor or your sewing table if you're lucky enough to have one of those awesome gigantic cutting tables, and trim the edges. Since fleece doesn't fray, I use the fleece to bind the edges of the canvas.