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Fountain of Youth

In Stitches Customs - ,

In the clients words, "make it bitchin'. " We talked a lot about what he wanted but it was very difficult to get a good read and he changed his mind a lot. Eventually I just started designing in the hope he would come around. The first design I came up with (for the diamond …

Upholstery Upgrade

Top Stitch Marine Canvas -

The client came to us saying they had "upholstery envy" after we redid the cockpit of their neighbor's boat the previous year. Following this initial conversation, the clients stated they wanted a diamond pattern in all of the seats, and to use a material that is not a typical vinyl. We guided the client to …

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Checkmate Upholstery

Canvasworks, Inc

This project was reupholstering and recarpeting a 1990 Checkmate. The customer had purchased the boat new in 1990 and wanted to return it to its original condition. This involved new wood and foam for some of the pieces, as well as reconstructive work on the flooring. We worked with Tammy Scott with Twisted Threads to …

Diamonds are Forever

Canvas Designers

The customer was looking for a fresh modern look to the exterior upholstery on his recently purchased boat. We choose Sunbrella' s new Horizon Textil in a white and cadet grey combination and added our 2 x 2 double diamond quilted panels to accomplish what he desired. The aft settee, flybridge settee, bow area and …

Fountain of Youth

In Stitches Customs - ,

In the clients words, "make it bitchin'. " We talked a lot about what he wanted but it was very difficult to get a good read and he changed his mind a lot. Eventually I just started designing in the hope he would come around. The first design I came up with (for the diamond …

fresh new look on Sunseeker

Canvas Designers Inc.

The customer purchased a older sunseeker to use as a corporate entertain boat on the Chicago River and was looking for a major upgraded look to both the interior and exterior upholstery. For the exterior we chose a combination of Sunbrella Fabric and Sunbrella Horizon Textil in gray tones. We added a unique quilting pattern …

Modernized Sea Ray

Top Stitch Marine Canvas

The client wanted to modernize their 1999 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer with all new cockpit upholstery and flooring. The requests were that the primary material be white, with navy and gray accents. They did not want a typical vinyl, so we steered them to the Morbern Sundance and Spradling Silvertex products. They wanted some sort …

Upholstery Upgrade

Top Stitch Marine Canvas -

The client came to us saying they had "upholstery envy" after we redid the cockpit of their neighbor's boat the previous year. Following this initial conversation, the clients stated they wanted a diamond pattern in all of the seats, and to use a material that is not a typical vinyl. We guided the client to …