The Mother of all storage ottomans

[JuneC]

9' x 3'  I still have to add foam to the tops and cover the whole thing with fabric, which, BTW, has a 27" vertical repeat.  The sides are so long I'm having to seam the fabric and put in a pleat to hide the seams.  I'll be putting a button in the center of the pleat.  Since it would look stuuupid to have a button every 56 inches, there'll be a pleat/button every 16 inches.  Oh, and it weighs about 150 pounds.



June

PS:  What happened to photobucket?  I haven't been there in a while and it's a complete mess now.  Completely unfriendly.  And it can't generate link code with a clickable thumb like it used to.  I had to reach way back into the far reaches of my brain to recreate the code.

[sofadoc]

PS:  What happened to photobucket?  I haven't been there in a while and it's a complete mess now.  Completely unfriendly.  And it can't generate link code with a clickable thumb like it used to.  I had to reach way back into the far reaches of my brain to recreate the code.

I'm having the same trouble. But I don't have any far reaches of my brain to refer to. ;)
You have the option to revert back to the old photobucket, which is what I'll do if I can't get any help from their tech support (I'm waiting for a response from them).

BTW Neat otoman!

[gene]

I've heard of folks using a coffin for a coffee table and then be buried in it. This is the first time I've heard of someone using a coffin for an ottoman.  :D

It appears to be curved on both sides. Kool.

Is the center part of the top stationary and the two sides open up?

That's a great piece of furniture. I can only imagine the work that will go into it to get it finished.

I hope we can see a finished pic.

gene

[Mike]

I was thinking coffin also but you could put ss out oard  on that.
Is it for a customer or yours june did you build the box?

[JuneC]

Yes, it does look like a coffin.  Or a skiff as Mike suggests.  The lid is in 3 pieces and all lift off completely.  It's going into a commercial boat so will be used to store life vests.  I didn't build the box - the customer had it done by a carpenter.  No clue how he bent 1/2" oak plywood - steam maybe?  There are no relief cuts.

June

[Allan]

June

If it on a boat for jacket storage are the seams and buttons that critical?

Allan

[JuneC]

Yep.  It'll be the centerpiece of the main salon.  The cutting is generating lots of waste, though.  Hope I have enough fabric  :-[

June

[Allan]

June

Just off topic
Have you used the twin needle singer much?
I am in the process of selling mine as i have just bought a mitsubushi walking foot

Allan

[Mike]

Must be a commercial yacht hey?

[baileyuph]

Just cruious, who defined this as an ottoman? The customer?

The shape, is a small boat, in my mind,   Appropriate for the situation and will be used as a storage item or conversation piece.

Doyle

[JuneC]

YEAH, it's done.....  12 yards installed!






June

[gene]

Wow. That is awesome.

Great idea to use the red fabric for the buttons. That adds to the project without sticking out like a sore thumb.

That's not an easy pattern to match. Great job.

One other thing that catches my eye is the lines in the welt cord. Perfect!

Next Halloween...   :o

gene

[Mike]

nice job!  did you pad the sides?

[sofadoc]

Nice job. Looks like a Sunbrella pattern that I've used a lot lately.

[Mojo]

You Dah Lady.

Awesome work. But then all of your work is awesome.

Chris