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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Textiles.

For this BB, you will patch a hole in a couch, love seat, or padded chair.

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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- Sewing a patch to cover a hole in a couch, love seat, or padded chair.

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than two minutes):
- The hole in the furniture needing repair.
- The materials you will use to make the repair.
- You making the repair.
- The completed patch on the couch, love seat, or padded chair.
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A quilty patch for my sofa/ couch.
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Sofa tear with 5inch ruler
Sofa tear with 5inch ruler
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Cotton thread
Cotton thread
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My linen and cotton EPP hexagons
My linen and cotton EPP hexagons
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Sewing the hexagons into a patch
Sewing the hexagons into a patch
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Sewing patch to the sofa
Sewing patch to the sofa
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Finished patch
Finished patch
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The hole in the arm of my couch started small and over only 2 weeks it’s become a huge problem. Could it have anything to do with my kids pretending the couch is a trampoline? 🤷‍♀️
I used a pretty price of cotton fabric and cotton thread to patch it up.
Other materials used were a needle, straight pins and scissors.
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Obviously bigger than 2 inches
Obviously bigger than 2 inches
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Partway through
Partway through
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The end result. Not the most beautiful patch, but it’s functional and sturdy
The end result. Not the most beautiful patch, but it’s functional and sturdy
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Forgot to have the thread in my photo.
Forgot to have the thread in my photo.
 
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