Sewing logos in upholstery

[JDUpholstery]

this is my first attempt to do some custom free hand work on upholstery...actually I guess it is my second because it took me 2 tries to get it right (well right enough I can live with it)

I took a rubbing of the logo off an old Ford Tractor, then transferred it to the vinyl so I could sew it.



this is going into an late 60's Ford truck, it was definitely a trick and hope that one day I can master this particular art form

[Mike]

looks good had to take some time (patients)

[Darren Henry]

Nice job;as usual  8)

Back in my former life; that was one of the training exercises for young cobblers and those who planned on going to the fitting room to make uppers. "Write your name, using the patcher", "lay down this pattern on the shafts of western boots". And we didn't have to content with foam.

Chaulk lines get a little vague unless you sharpen your chaulk constantly.There is a silver inked pen refill available through shoe findings suppliers that is removable(most of the time).You can also make a pounce pattern and transfer it in powdered chaulk.Personally; I prefer to lay out my pattern with a sharp pencil(or printed off) on paper and attach my "stencil" to the vinyl/leather with rubber cement. It has enough tack to hole the paper steady but peels off and cleans easily once done.

Courtesy of Mr. Walter Afanasiev, Master shoe maker. R.I.P

[Mojo]

It is very tough to do. We had a guy on here named Stitcher Guy ( Russ ) who was phenomenal at doing customer raised stitching like that ( flames, initials, etc. ) .

But he even admitted on some high end jobs he took the fabric to a local embroiderer to have the logos stitched in contrasting colors.

I tried it once and failed and never had the time to go back and try it again. You did a good job for just starting out. It looks very good. :)

Chris

[JDUpholstery]

still not quite finished with these seats...I shorted myself material by making mistakes patterning the custom job...anyhow this gives an idea of my concept



should be done early this week once material arrives...I hope I dont make any more mistakes!

[JuneC]

Nice!  Did you do the quilting or did you purchase quilted fabric?  Looks to me like you did it since most factory quilting doesn't have that kind of loft. 

June

[JDUpholstery]

I did the quilting myself...took a while, but the look of hand crafted over machined is worth it IMO, thanks June

[JDUpholstery]

got the job finished today...

the door panels I used 1/4" foam instead of half inch for the quilting so it had less loft and fit the space better while still retaining a strong quilt, also spruced them up with some Satin Black SEM color coat



so the final look that was achieved

[timtheboatguy]

Very Nice!

Looks like your about to get your hands dirty on some pontoon seats next.  ;D

[JDUpholstery]

The pontoon seats are a week away...I could do it myself but a friend of mine is a starving cabinet maker...so I am having him rebuild the bases for me, then I will get to upholstering them...in the meantime this week I have a complete recliner recover and 2 recliner warranty repair jobs to keep me busy...thanks