She needed a "cushy" cushion to sink into and I lucked out when I found a thick feather pillow just the right size at the fabric store.
I turned up the corners and secured them with a stitch to 'round' the edges a bit.
From the moment I found her, I'd known which fabric I'd pull from my stash. This beautiful old flour sack. I was surprised to find it still stitched together along the side; most of the ones I find have been taken apart to ready them to use for dish towels or quilt pieces. (The sacks were only stitched along one side to leave a generous piece of fabric for housewives to re-purpose. And you thought your generation had invented recycling...no girls, it's been going on for-evah!) See how the corner on the stitched side (right), is rounded?
I got my sewing machine out and stitched a matching curve along the other corner.
Wonder of wonders, my pillow form slid right in to the sack...a perfect fit! I added a bit of fill to the corners and then folded the extra fabric over the back - (a bit like wrapping a gift). A couple of stitches secures it.
What do you think? She's very comfy now, and just perfect for a little lemonade-sipping-on-the-porch.
I'd keep her if I had the room. Instead, she's headed out to my space at the Waterloo Antiques Mall tomorrow. Somewhere out there is the perfect porch, just waiting for her.
Rock on, red rocker...rock on!
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