I have had a few burlap coffee bags hanging around and I have been hunting around the thrift shops looking for something to recover. I saw this cute little stool and thought of making a "slipcover" with a ruffle that could be easily removed. In my mind it was adorable. And before I go any further, I will say that I have a degree in textiles and taught fashion design for many years - I consider myself an advanced sewer and can usually make anything I see - USUALLY! 
I started to cut apart one of the coffee bags...still imagining a cute little ruffly slipcover...
I started to cut apart one of the coffee bags...still imagining a cute little ruffly slipcover...
WHAT IS THIS???An ugly, stiff, amateurish coffee bag thingy sitting on a footstool...
Well, back to square 1 and a traditional upholstered cover?Still isn't what I imagined...
Maybe a burlap flower?
NO...The flower looks silly...so this is what I ended up with...Tomorrow I am off to the fabric store to buy some pretty fabric and start all over again!!
So...what to do with the other 2 coffee bags???
I say "HAVE A GIVEAWAY" because I am done imagining "cute little ruffly things" made from them!
If you would like these coffee bags...leave a comment, follow me, brag about it or tell me what your brilliant idea is for these burlap bags!and stop laughing at me - that's mean!!
Gasp! I bought that exact stool at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago (the floral print on mine is slightly different)! Although you don't like the coffee bag on there, I absolutely LOVE it! I may do that myself after painting the wood part! I say good job!
ReplyDeleteI love coffee bags! Your stool didn't turn out that bad, I rather like it. If I had some coffee bags I'd cover porch pillows.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower of your blog too!
~Donna
tell me more about those gorgeous coffee table bags. I'm assuming they are super duper stiff, thus why your ruffles didnt' work? what about doing a different type of ruffle? I have a ribbon ruffle tutorial on my blog that would probably work beautifully with a strip of your stiff burlap. http://www.fairlyfabulousblog.com/2010/09/ribbon-ruffle.html
ReplyDeleteI didn't think it was that bad how about a box pleat on the stool. I think it needed defined pleat. just an idea. I would love to win I would use it to make pillows for the porch.
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I absolutely love the coffee bag on that stool!! I say leave it as it is!!
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ReplyDeleteWhat great looking coffee bags!! Where did you find them? I think your stool looks great with the cushion covered. Have you thought of painting the wood sides and legs black to match the print on the bag? Just a thought...
Happy Easter,
Ann
I love the end result! You could have achieved, I think, the cute little ruffles by dropping down from the top with a band of fabric (maybe 5" ) THEN adding your ruffles/pleats. Just a thought. I'm glad I found you on BNOTP ! I love your projects :) Oh!! and ! I waaaant those burlap bags!!
ReplyDeleteBTW-I would make pillows from these bags (or many many other things!) I also shared this giveaway on FB (mommahenscoop)
ReplyDeleteOh! I'm a follower :) The bags are GREAT :)
ReplyDeleteI would make pillows! Or Curtains for my two kitchen windows? Humm....
ReplyDeleteSome sort of wall art would be nice!! I am now a follower!!
ReplyDeleteI just today finished the plans for a new screened porch and outdoor kitchen that we are planning to add on to our already-too-big house. We are planning on having a high bistro table for two on the screened porch, and these would be gorgeous as upholstery on the seats!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Who's laughing? =)
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower via Coastal Charm. I love old burlap sacks...I am not laughing...even though you are kinda funny! I get that way to sometimes, fed up with something and just want to throw it in the back yard! LOL I think the stool is cute. I still love the burlap sack pillows; also like the burlap purses & for recovery of an old metal chair that I just got at Salvation Army. Visit me sometimes at The Cranky Queen...a mix of crafting, antiquing, junking, thrifting, decorating, & family! tiff
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking out my table makeover at JAX does design :-)
ReplyDeleteSadly, not every project turns out the way we envision it - but you don't know if you don't try! The traditional upholstered stool looks great :-)
I think the burlap bags would make cool pieces of art - just frame them and hang them up :-)
I actually really like your foot stool! I think it turned out cute!! :o)
ReplyDeleteI like the way the stool finally turned out. I think I would have painted the bottom black (but then that doesn't go with the white chair). Anyway, if I won the coffee bags, I would mount one, frame it (with a black frame) and use it as a bulletin board. The second one, I would cover a lampshade (black lamp base of course). ooooh! Visiting from SomethingCreatedEveryday.blogspot.com. Thanks for inviting me to visit. I'm a new Follower.
ReplyDeleteI love the stool and would love to win the coffee bags. So cute. I would make pillows out of them.
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These are sooooo cool. I would use them for a new couture apron embellishment or a big roomy farmers market tote!
ReplyDeleteYour attempts made me laugh
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Janet xox
Nope, not cute with the ruffle but I kind of like the upholstered one. I have a sack in my basement that I haven't figured out what to do with so let me know what you come up with!
ReplyDeleteI have fallen in love with burlap and coffee bags since reading so many wonderful blogs. Unfortunately, I have yet to craft anything with these yet. I'm definitely thinking I would start off simple and make a pillow. Thanks for your terrific blog, I am now following you!
ReplyDeletePandora's Box is the BEST blog ever! Well, I think the stool looks nice. That is one item I have been trying to find are the burlap bags and apparently, they just don't have them in Florida. If so, where? I would hang them from a peg rack in my kitchen...or....take them with me to garage sales and carry my items home in them. YES! That is what I would do.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see pics of your new refab stool.
I actually like the stool!! I would use the bags for pillows...although.....
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower!
Hi Patti,
ReplyDeleteYou are being much too hard on yourself! I like the upholstered stool. I think I would make some kind of tote bag out of one.
Jane
I kind of like the stool now, too! Not the ruffled version- HA! I don't need the bags since I already have some but here are some of the things I did with them- Placemats for patio table, fringed and zigzagged the edges
ReplyDeleteCut strips for ribbons to wind in wreathes.
Used the plain spots to stencil and paint for pillows. I can see you stenciling some black checks!
Step away from the footstool! It looks great as it is. I hope you like it, now that you've gotten the ruffly idea out of your head. Thanks for the laugh, I know exactly what you mean :). My daughter's upcoming wedding has a coffee theme, so I've been Googling all kinds of coffee bag images.
ReplyDeleteKeep the coffee bag cover and make a ruffle from a different fabric! Ticking stripes would look great!
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