It doesn't feel like spring today, it's quite chilly. I did notice the trees are budding though! I was ever so happy to kiss winter goodbye. Now if it would only warm up a tad and stay that way.The Cherry Blossom Festival starts in D.C. this weekend! I'll be looking forward to hopping over to gander at the sea of pink in a couple of weeks when my father in law and his wife come for a visit. I'm so looking forward to spring break.
I rarely ever toot my own horn or pat myself on the back...ever. But I so need to make an exception this time. We bought a bed for a small room that's only use up until now has been to store our junk. In my quest to give every unused space a purpose, we decided to make it a small guest room. One can never have too many places for people to sleep. We bought a bed for the room on Friday and then Saturday I went shopping for bedding. I found a quilt at Kohl's that was exactly what I had in min so snapped it up. My next order of business was to buy curtains for the little window. After a couple of hours of looking and finding nothing I liked, I finally had enough and went to Joanne's and bought 3.5 yards of a print that couldn't have gone with the 
quilt more perfectly. I had this brilliant idea that I'd make the curtains myself. Never done that, by the way. I'm really not a sewer. I can do the basic stuff but if you give me a pattern I get all sorts of confused and overwhelmed. I called my mama and she told me how to make them. It took me a bit, but they're done! And perfect! Everything's even! I was worried that since I was making two panels that the second wouldn't look exactly like the first, but it does. I double and triple measured everything. I don't know that you can see the print but it's really simple and there are little tiny flowers on it. I am maker of curtains! Which is great because I have the hardest time finding curtains I like. No trouble at all finding fabrics though. My next order of business is to get a side table for beside the bed, a lamp, a chair, and some things for the walls. I do think I might ask Mike to move the brackets out a little more on the rod. I have a bit of the fabric left. I think I might make a pillow or two for the bed. I really want it to be a simple little colonial looking room. I love that stuff.
quilt more perfectly. I had this brilliant idea that I'd make the curtains myself. Never done that, by the way. I'm really not a sewer. I can do the basic stuff but if you give me a pattern I get all sorts of confused and overwhelmed. I called my mama and she told me how to make them. It took me a bit, but they're done! And perfect! Everything's even! I was worried that since I was making two panels that the second wouldn't look exactly like the first, but it does. I double and triple measured everything. I don't know that you can see the print but it's really simple and there are little tiny flowers on it. I am maker of curtains! Which is great because I have the hardest time finding curtains I like. No trouble at all finding fabrics though. My next order of business is to get a side table for beside the bed, a lamp, a chair, and some things for the walls. I do think I might ask Mike to move the brackets out a little more on the rod. I have a bit of the fabric left. I think I might make a pillow or two for the bed. I really want it to be a simple little colonial looking room. I love that stuff. I have a dentist appt. in the morning. Wish me luck. Ever since my wisdom teeth extraction from Hell a couple of years ago, I have terrible anxiety when it comes to going to the dentist. I'm having an issue with a tooth.....an issue that I didn't have until after said oral surgeon whacked away a lot of my gum by this tooth *sigh*.
2 comments:
BIG congratulations on your curtain making Jen!! Hope the dentist went OK.
Great job! I sew and have never made curtains. Great accomplishment.
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