How to Cover Custom RV Jackknife Sofa
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.พ. 2020
- I'm so excited to share with you a video of my custom Jack Knife sofa. Is that with 2 k's? Or is it Jacknife sofa. Lol. Anyway it's a little couch in my camper that turns in to a bed. So I guess you could call it a convertible? I did not want to do a slipcover, I really wanted to recover it with some fun fabric. All did not go according to my original plan, but, the result is awesome! If you like what you see, follow along, I will show you all the details.
Happy Camping!
Stephanie
Please like/thumbs up and comment as I would love to hear what you think. Please subscribe, to be updated every time I make a new video.
Thank you for visiting my channel. I'm Stephanie , Mother of 3, Grandmother of 4, happily married, 60 years young, living in my little cottage in the mountains. I love to share about camping, glamping, sewing, photography, travel, fashion, makeup, crafts and all kinds of random things. I love making new friends, so, please leave a comment. See more at personal blog: www.farrellfocus.com
We have a photography business (hubby, our son and me) and we all love photography.
www.farrellphotography.net
I also have a passion to help others have a more healthy, youthful, happy life with my business:
www.stephaniefarrell.com
I'm on Facebook every day!! Come find me.
my personal facebook page: / stephaniefarrell123
Instagram: stephanie.farrell
Twitter: Farrell Focus
Music:
Happy Accoustic Free
www.hooksounds.com
![เปิดบ้านสุดหรู "เเจ็ค the ghost" ลั่นถ้าป๋องกพลลำบากผมเลี้ยงเอง!! l [Nickynachat]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1xbW4vULqGc/mqdefault.jpg)
![ลักพาตัว เอาลูกเอิร์นกลับมา...!! [เอิร์นไดเม่]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/f4NVKlZ5qkk/mqdefault.jpg)
Your husband was so sweet to thank you for all your stitching and he seems genuinely pleased with the outcome. He is right, it was a great team effort!
Lyn Jameson Hi Lynn, yes, I think he enjoys it as much as I do! 😊
You guys rock, love how hubby says “yay”
It looks great! I bought fabric to cover mine but I could not find a really good video...until yours! I am getting very excited now to get started!
Our camper has the exact same couch! This video was so helpful. I am working on covering ours as well so now I have an idea on how to do it! Thank you!😊
Hi Gloria, yay!! You are going to love it!! I’m working on my new trailer and I’m just about to cover the sofa. I can’t wait to see it done!! I’d love to see pics of yours! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You are fearless !!!! (but seemingly not in a reckless way). I tend to overthink these projects. I watched your earlier trailer video a few weeks ago and then happened to see the cushion covering video earlier tonight. I have sewn these type of covers with cording and zippers several times before.
Now I'm looking for some tips to help a friend who has not sewn so much but you know... she is also quite fearless. we are starting tomorrow. we are starting by phone and she can watch your videos if she wants. we need to maintain social distance since I have some health issues and i need to protect both my self and my friend. you have excellent intuition about your projects not to mention spectacular joy :).
Okay, I also have purchased a tent trailer that needs a complete tear down. I've started it already but it is raining here (finally) in Northern Ca. My garage is full of projects. I piled it up and threw a tarp over for the warmer days. short story/ long explanation: I think both my friend and I will have success and meet at her favorite coastal camping spot soon.
13:10 that looks great
The curved needle is an upholstery needle ;) looks beautiful!
Lori Neighbor It was funny that I had it and wondered what I would ever use it for. Lol 😊
Looking for ideas for our jackknife sofa, thanks for the idea!
We just got a new (to us) trailer and I’m so excited to do this again! Have fun! Let me know if I can help. 😊
Thanks so much for your video! We just bought a 'new-to-us' camper & the couch is 90's mauve & brown BIG roses. It sooo has to go. This gives me a starting point. I have 11 yards of denim that I bought to redo our even older (1976) camper & never used as we decided to do something else with those cushions.
Hi Susan, oh my gosh!! How fun! I’m looking for my next camper right now! I’d love to see what you do. 🥰
Hi great job! The round needle is an upholstery needle. Luv the fabric :-)
Wow, great video straight forward and you make it look easy! Hubby was critical to the success, way to work together. I know it was a lot of work to edit this down for everybody and it’s definitely going to be useful to lots of people
Kelly Breen Thank you so much. Yes you are right. I did have to cut it down...it would have been hours!! Lol. My poor hubby. Just one project after another. Poor guy. 🤷🏼♀️
I love your camper!! ❤️
Great job Stephanie!
Bonnie Wiebe Thank you!
You did a great job!
peggy kelly Thank you!
I recovered mine
You did a great job! I didn't take mine out, I just held up and sewed fabric on it. I am going to ask my husband if we can take out bolts and recover it like you did it. I did my cushions to my benches but then decided to take them out.
Hi Pam, well it didn’t seem that hard for him to get it out, but hey, if you’re happy with it the way it is, I would leave it. Lol, I’m the queen of shortcuts! Good luck! 🥰🥰🥰
Very pretty!!!
Great job it looks wonderful! 💟
C Clifton thank you!
This is great! We have a jackknife that I want to cover or make removable covers for but whew I also don't want to do all that sewing either.
Thanks for the tutorial. Ours does not have the leg but it really needs one.
Michelle Davidson It was so worth it. And the sewing ended up going pretty fast. I’d love to see yours! 😊
You did a beautiful Job, I sent my husband your tour video and told him I need one of "those" to go Glamping, meaning the Hybrid. He is looking through Craigslist right now...haha Sounds like a fair trade to me. I love the beautiful outdoors but I hate to be uncomfortable...haha Love and Good Health to all...Kim
Vaperkitten Reed I hope you found one!! And yes...it’s soooo comfy! I’d love to see what you got! 😊
It's called a Jackknife sofa because it folds and straightens like a jackknife :-)
But i have never seen one that fills Folds like yours. Lucky duck!
Thank you!
You're Welcome! Happy Camping!
Can’t wait to forward this one to hubby as well! Is there a reason you left off the couch arms? Thanks for making this video!
Upholstery needle. Also, sailmakers use that curved needle.
Thanks! It really came in handy!!
I’m completely in love with the fabric choice. Where was it purchased? I’m hoping to try this on our rv sofa... 😱. I’m super nervous about my redo but it’s really awful now so I’ve got to give it a go. As it is, I can’t stand spending time in it and your video makes me hopeful that I can fix it. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work. I’m inspired. 👏
Love it!!! You and hubby did such a wonderful job. I noticed you did your sides to the table/Booth and the top. Did you make a video for that as well?
The molding? Yes! It was easier than I expected. I show the whole process.
th-cam.com/video/FLqE8gSo7GE/w-d-xo.html
Good luck!!!
Thanks for this video, it's a life saver. What is your opinion of making a slipcover for the bottom as well. Like you made for the back.i.e. like a pillowcase
Looks great! It brings me a bit more courage to do my rv sofa. I also love the macrame like bunting across the window. Did you make or buy? Thank you.
I was going to make them, but I was horrible at it! Lol. I found these on Amazon. As for the sofa, You can do it!! And, you will love it!! happy camping!!
Wow!! You did an amazing job!! We took our jack knife sofa apart to try and reinforce it since the cushion was saggy. Because it was in sections on each part I didn't think that I could cover it.(I see that you just covered over those sections) We did end up putting a piece of plywood under the bottom part and that made it tons firmer! Our sofa doesn't flip over but slides down to make the bed. Do you know about how much fabric that it took to do the dinette cushions and the sofa? Your hubby is so good to help fulfill your wishes. Mine is too. What we do without them!!!
camping queen I’m not sure how much fabric it took. I ended up buying a whole bolt on clearance. I’d love to see yours!! 😊
Hi!! Thank you Jackie!! How many yards do you think you used?
I’m not sure, but you should be able to get a rough guess by just measuring all pieces. I often try to have extra fabric for these projects, it’s come in handy. Good luck! 😊😊😊
I'd say 5 or 6 yards 44 inches wide. Measure your sofa and add about a foot on each end for the sides.
What tool was your husband using on the end of his drill?
The electric screw driver? Is that the part you mean?
You just needed a hop pin stapler
So you have a “hubby”. Did he give input on that fabric you used or are you just into emasculating him with the girly design? I’m guessing the poor guy doesn’t have much say in stuff around the house.
Well, my husband married a girl, so he loves that about me. And it’s my trailer. He also helped my decorate my beautiful sewing room! If he gets a trailer, I would happily help him fix it up any way that he wants. He is most definitely the man of our house. Thanks! 😊