How To Make a No Sew Ottoman, Half 2

This put up is Half 2 of How To Make a No-Sew Ottoman. When you didn’t see Half 1- Tips on how to make the bottom you’ll find it right here –

How To Make a No-Sew Ottoman Half 1.

Upon getting made the ottoman base, it’s time for the gorgeous part- including the color and style. I took the design of my ottoman from this inspiration photograph. I like the spacing of the pleats and the nail head trim. If in case you have a stitching machine – you may make the lined cording on the highest. For the n0-sew model – there isn’t a twine and we might be stapling and utilizing cloth adhesive.

Since I at all times attempt to discover the thrifty method to full my Adorning initiatives and didn’t need to spend $$$ on cloth, I went purchasing in my buddy Karen’s attic. Each one wants a useful resource like Karen – Thanks Karen xo. She has an expert workroom in her residence the place she makes all kinds of residence decorator remedies for a whole lot of purchasers. She has been in enterprise for years and has fairly a stockpile of cloth. I discovered a material that I preferred the reverse aspect higher than the print aspect. Not the primary time I’ve used the reverse aspect of cloth. I like the feel of the material – it has a burlap weave, however is delicate and easy. You’ll be able to faintly see the fitting aspect print in sure areas – however I’m pleased with it so I went to work.

DIY Ottoman After

Tips on how to Cowl a DIY Made Ottoman

provides wanted:

Material – If you’d like the skirt to be one lengthy piece you will want 5 yards of cloth. When you don’t thoughts piecing and matching you will get much less – 3 yards. I used 55-inch vast cloth and had a lot left over as you solely want a 36-inch sq. of cloth for the highest.
24-inch sq. of 3-inch thick Foam
1 yard Batting
Craft Fusible Interfacing – I used Pellon 808 Craft Fuse. It is vitally stiff and can make your pleats rise up and fan out when tacked on the ottoman.
Warmth n bond Extremely maintain iron-on adhesive or if you happen to want Material – tac is a liquid adhesive.
Carriage Bolt – at the very least 6-inches lengthy
2 washers
Wing nut to suit on carriage bolt
OJ can prime
Drill and bit identical measurement as Carriage bolt
Staple Gun and 5/16 -inch staples
Wire – any kind – I used florist’s wire
Yard Stick
Scissors
Pencil
Straight Pins
Ornamental Tacks
Hammer
Iron
Seamstress measuring gauge

Tips on how to Tuft Prime of Ottoman

1. Reduce a circle from cloth and batting about 2 instances bigger than the OJ can prime.

2. Drill or punch a gap with an axe into middle of OJ can prime. Thread washer, OJ can prime, after which second washer on carriage bolt as proven.

3. Place them on the middle of the circle of cloth and batting.

4. Collect cloth over OJ can prime and wrap across the bolt. Pull the material and batting tightly and wrap wire across the cloth to safe. I minimize an extended piece of wire and positioned the middle of the wire in opposition to the bolt after which wrapped the wire ends round and round to every aspect to safe.

5. Trim ends of wire and extra cloth.

6. Drill a gap within the middle of desk prime on ottoman base.

7. Make a gap with scissors within the middle of froth. Simply push the information by means of the middle. Do the identical on the batting and cloth.

8. Layer the batting and cloth over the froth after which place the tip of the bolt into the opening on the middle of the material, batting, and foam.

9. Compress foam with fingers till finish of carriage bolt stands out on the underside of the froth.

9. Put finish of carriage bolt by means of gap in prime of ottoman base after which flip the bottom the other way up. Having somebody maintain the froth when you flip will make it simpler. As soon as the carriage bolt is sticking up on the underside of base – thread the wing nut on and tighten. Compress foam to create a extra tufted look. I maintain turning the bottom over to see what the OJ can button seems like.

10. Flip the bottom over.

11. Clean the material together with your fingers – urgent out to all sides. Begin on one aspect of the ottoman and utilizing a staple gun and pulling cloth taut. Apply one staple on the underside of the wooden desk prime. Repeat this immediately throughout from this staple after which one on the opposite two sides – like north, south, east, and west.

12. Then add one staple to every nook, ensuring to tug the material taut earlier than stapling. You could have to staple the material to the bottom on the corners relying on how a lot the desk prime overhangs in every nook. Step again to see if cloth is straight on the highest. Whether it is then proceed to staple the remainder of the material to the underside of prime. I discovered if I began from the middle of every aspect and labored to the fitting nook , then the left I bought a a lot smoother look. The corners are the place you’ll have to hand pleat the material after which staple. Keep in mind to tug the material tight, earlier than you place a staple. Hold trying on the prime to ensure the froth edge is even – you need to maintain the tautness of the material the identical throughout. Use level nostril pliers to take away a staple if it’s a must to re-do an space.

13. I additionally discovered as soon as I bought the material just about on, I flipped the ottoman and put one foot into the ottoman to compress the froth a bit, so I may collect extra cloth to staple on the underside to get a extra taut and even look.

14. Numerous stapling – simply maintain pulling cloth and stapling till you might be pleased with how the aspect of the highest seems.

15. That is what it’ll appear like. You’ll be able to trim the material beneath, however I left it to assist fan out the pleated skirt.

Tips on how to Make and Connect Material Skirt to the Ottoman

That is the no-sew half. In case you are a sewer you simply have to make a hem on the highest and backside of the skirt piece which is 5 yards lengthy.

1. Measure the peak of your ottoman utilizing a yardstick from the ground to the highest fringe of the desk prime. Angle the yardstick out to resemble how the pleats will fan out. Add 2-inches to this measurement. My measurement was 15 –inches. (Since I used the reverse aspect of my cloth – I used the completed selvage edge and didn’t have to make a hem on this aspect. I used a T-square yardstick to measure 15-inches and marked it with a pencil. I did this alongside the 5 yards of cloth after which linked all my marks and drew a pencil line.

2. Reduce cloth on line with scissors. I like my electrical scissors – they make slicing FAST.

3. To make a no-sew hem:

1. Fold over uncooked edge 1/2 – inch and press.

2. Fold over once more 1/2 –inch and press.

3. Place Warmth n’ Bond paper aspect up below second fold.

4. Utilizing a sizzling iron – press over the paper. Let cool.

5. As soon as cooled take away paper from adhesive.

6. Fold edge over and press once more till cloth is bonded. Let cool.

7. You may have a completed edge.

4. The skirt cloth must be stiff so the pleats maintain their form and fan out. The skirt would find yourself trying droopy with out the stiffness. You don’t need wimpy. Piece the iron on craft interfacing to the again aspect of the material – don’t should cowl the hems. The shiny aspect of the interfacing goes down and you employ a steam iron to stick.

Tips on how to Make Pleats in Ottoman Skirt

1. I created 2- 3/4” field pleats and used a kind of little stitching gauges to ensure I stored the dimensions of every pleat the identical. I positioned my ironing board in my household room, put a film on the TV and began pleated. It took me about 2 hours. It isn’t exhausting – only a bit time consuming. You’ll be able to see on the backside of the pleat how the material seems beneath.

2. As I made every pleat I pinned it in place. All sides of the underside of the pleat is 1-1/4-inches. I measured after which pinned after which shaped the pleat with my hand after which pressed with a sizzling iron.

3. That is the way it will begin to look. Be sure that to maintain about 3 inches of unpleated cloth in the beginning after which once more on the finish so you’ve got some additional cloth to match the finally ends up if you tack it onto the sting of the ottoman.

4. It should find yourself trying like this. See how the interfacing makes the material rise up by itself. Utilizing ornamental tacks and a hammer, connect skirt to the sting of the desk prime. Really feel together with your finger the place the highest of the sting is and line up the highest fringe of the skirt. It will aid you maintain the skirt and the tack placement straight.

DIY Ottoman Accomplished

My no sew ottoman got here out even higher than I envisioned. The no-sew manner means a lot of ironing board time, nevertheless it was price it – I like my new ottoman.