08/21/2026
Sew Loved and I have been talking about this kitchen built in banquette for about a month. No one else in the city was willing to upholster this piece in her house. So she reached out to Crystal C**n , and she suggested me (thanks Crystal!).
The other day she reached out to ask if I could do it before guests came over during this week, which was just a few work days away. I laughed at first, but then I said, “you know what, yes!”. Am I the only one that loves stress enough to just jump into the flames? I told her she needed to get me fabric by Monday morning. They sold her outdoor canvas. Granted, it was Sunbrella , and they have a wide variety of fabrics that are the same composite of materials that make it durable and bleachable… let me be clear, we do NOT use canvas material for home furniture, because it will always end up looking like your patio furniture. Canvas is very limited on workability, and never looks wrinkle free. When me and Makenzie Miller measured for the banquette, I knew exactly what material would fit the home best. I got to the shop and sent her the picture of it, and she felt the same way!! She spent weeks looking for a fabric she liked, so I’m pretty proud of my gut instinct, and fabric knowledge. This fabric is a hurculon cut velvet. Hurculon is a monofilament that is made of olefin. The material is durable, and bleachable, which is a large appeal for Sunbrella products. I have a minor in textile science, and it really helps in complicated situations such as this one. They weren’t able to return the canvas material, so I offered to do her dining room chairs for free! I care way tooooooo much of what my work looks like. I could have just slapped that canvas on, made it look pucker free before I left; but one person sitting on it would have made it look like patio furniture. I would have lost sleep!! I don’t mind making things right for my customers at my expense. It’s the right thing to do. Thanks Sew Loved for trusting me to get this done for you in time!
