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Fabric Covered Switch Plates

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Pink Chalk Studio made these colorful fabric covered switch plates. I love her technique for sewing an extra piece of fabric in the middle to keep the fabric lines clean when you glue the switch plate to the fabric. A great way to use up your fabric scraps!

From the pages of CRAFT:01:
Tieswitch
CRAFT:01 - "70's Tie-Upholstered Switch Plate" by Matt Maranian, p. 38. Preview the article in the Digital Edition.
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Posted by: LucyBug on March 22, 2008 at 4:40 PM

What a great idea. My sewing skills are not that advanced, BUT, paper & glue would probably achieve similar result. I do have one tip for folks, lightly sand the switchplate cover if it's plastic so it's a little tacky. It works ok if you use a super-fine grit paper or steel wool it will make any plastic easier to glue on

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