The next step is to pull everything through and around, pull it tight and staple it. The arms were probably the hardest part so far...trying to get everything pulled right without too much puckering and too many folds. This is the first arm I did, which surprisingly, actually went a lot easier than the second....by the time I finished fighting with the second arm I had given in to the knowledge that it's not all going to be perfect...but I'm ok with that. :) It's after this step that it starts looking really good...it looks like a finished couch if you just look at it staight on.

Oh yeah! I also removed all the staples from one side on the bottom to fix that gap I had in the middle, hooray!

I still have to put the backside and outside of the arms on, and I have to do my cushions. My plans for today are to finish my curtains and hopefully to start on my cushion covers. I think the cushions will be the most difficult part because they involve actual sewing, which requires a little more precision than just pulling and stapling.