I'm not known for my sewing skills. I didn't really catch on to it when mom - who is an excellent seamstress - tried to teach me as a teenager. But I tried to change that several years ago when I took a sewing class and sewed my first project all by myself! A magnificent apron!
After that I accomplishment, I did a little tailoring on some clothes I always wanted to alter. It was generally successful but then I ran out of projects. So I put my sewing machine away and let me new skills get rusty.
Well, I decided to add some curtains to my front room windows over the mantle. I prefer the look of the open window but that darn sun was starting to fade my brown couch. So I took on the task of buying and altering some new curtains.
After all was said and done, I only had to buy 5 different curtains (ok, I cut one too short by mistake), and re-hemmed one of them only 3 times. (I just couldn't get it the right length)
I didn't like the first version - picture above - so I tried something different. Here is the final version.
But now all is done and I have some fabulous curtains!!
Thanks to Allison for coming up with the great idea of buying the curtain rod that swings out so I can still see the 1921 window pane!!
