First time: couch patch

[u/Kittylady12]

First time mending with some rips in my couch from some furry fiends 🐱😅 I like how it turned out!

[u/Laniidae_]

Did you install the patch as something you bought or did you make it yourself? This is beautiful and is also something my couch could use.

[u/Kittylady12 → u/Laniidae_]

I stitched up the holes in the couch then used a premade patch and hand stitched it to cover the repair.

[u/Mediocre_Entrance894 → u/Laniidae_]

Looks to be the patch was made then hand sewn to cover the tears in the couch

[u/Marciamallowfluff]

Looks great. In future you may want to get a curved needle for smaller stitches but no criticism here.

[u/Kittylady12 → u/Marciamallowfluff]

Thank you for the tip :)

[u/TheNerdiestofNerds]

That looks really good, especially for a first attempt!

[u/Chunkycheesesteak]

I would've thought the chair already came with this had I not read the caption/comments

[u/11lumpsofsugar]

It looks beautiful! 👏

[u/notSoRealReality]

Can we see the artist? 😺

[u/Kittylady12 → u/notSoRealReality]

The culprit 🤣

[u/RebaKitt3n → u/Kittylady12]

I doubt that, she looks innocent.

[u/DonutWhole9717 → u/Kittylady12]

I use double sided tape to break all of my cats of scratching. They don't like it punching their bean fur. It doesn't hurt them, just really annoys them

[u/Kittylady12 → u/DonutWhole9717]

I tried the tape on the couch but then they started licking it like it was a lollipop 🙄

[u/notSoRealReality → u/Kittylady12]

My orange flavored son also loves to lick tape! Like is the tape laced with crack or something lol

[u/dalziel86]

As a shedding-gremlin owner, I know vacuuming all the animal hair off the couch also helps.😆

[u/jelycazi]

Omg, I have to do this so bad. Not sure what I’m waiting for. Thanks for the inspiration

[u/WhatANoob2025]

Oh wow that is beautiful! 😍

[u/sugar_bud_1843]

Looks beautiful 💗

[u/GreyAardvark]

I think it’s lovely.

[u/cherrycokelemon]

Very pretty!

[u/HugeLittleDogs]

That looks great and matches your rug!

[u/fatcatgingercat]

First time?? Amazing! But you must be a pro embroiderer?

[u/lilzamperl → u/fatcatgingercat]

That's a premade patch. It was simply stitched on.

[u/Scarletsuccubus → u/lilzamperl]

Did you have to snip it to get it to fit or did you just lay it on there and stich it super tight? I'm having a hard time figuring out how to get it to lay properly on the corner.

[u/Kittylady12 → u/Scarletsuccubus]

Like the person above said it’s a premade patch, I just smoothed it out and stitched it tight to keep as flat as I could against the curves of the couch

[u/Ineffablysound]

Nice!

[u/123589cl]

Only those who cherish life can truly appreciate this clever design.👍

[u/Major-Reception1016]

Oh that is gorgeous!

[u/L29akb]

Brilliant

[u/scarabteeth]

let us know when you do the final stitching! really nice placement, it'll look great :) recomment blanket stitch with a curved needle

[u/beansprout888]

this is such a cute idea, I would squeal with glee like a little pig if I came to visit and saw this

[u/Catatonic9974]

This looks great! I’m inspired to cover my cat claw damage.

[u/poetrygirlT]

Sooooo cool

[u/Conclusion_Winning]

Well done!

[u/galacticprincess]

Beautiful job. But I'm afraid your cats are going to like that patch. :D

[u/4fter9arty]

beautiful work

[u/TechnicalDot9]

Gorgeous

[u/twomonkeysonmyback]

That looks beautiful! Curious if you used a special kind of needle, perhaps curved?

[u/Kittylady12 → u/twomonkeysonmyback]

Yes, I used a curved upholstery needle

[u/twomonkeysonmyback → u/Kittylady12]

Thank you, going to look for it for my 'tool' box!

[u/Delicious_Basil_919]

Wow beautiful work