Curtains
As of today I have finished both Curtain and curtains. Confused?
I’ve been addicted to Agatha Christie for the past year or so and last week I started reading Curtain. Coincidentally, I also started making curtains last week. Our flat has quite a few windows (including one in the bedroom that opens out to the living area). There are trees all around and it’s great. We loved it when we first moved in, but now the afternoon sun shines right in and that’s not so nice. Also there is a street light right outside one of the windows. We did have a towel hanging over it (the window, not the street light), but curtains do tend to look better on windows than stripey bath towels. And so, I made curtains.
It was my first time machine stitching a blind hem. I’d heard it wasn’t easy to get right the first time around, but I seriously don’t know what those people are on about. It was so easy! And waaaay faster than doing it by hand.
I still need to make curtains for the front windows, but that’s not urgent and frankly I’m kind of over curtains for now. I think I’ll make the camisole over at Weekend Designer in the meantime. I’ve also fallen in love with American Apparel’s Le Sac Dress and I’m pretty sure I could make my own (and for less than $US38 too).
For now, I leave your with a photo of the possum that lives in our roof.
Categories: crafty makings, my life and home
A simple slice of fruitcake
Curtains look fabulous (where did you get the fabric? and is it lined fabric?), and your new couch looks terrific and even matches the little dining setting… and the possum looks cute (and innocent)
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Amie
The fabric was on special at Lincraft for $5/m. I don’t think it’s actually curtain fabric, but it is lined. I have a fair bit left over, but not enough to make curtains for the other window (which is huge). And the possum isn’t so innocent haha.
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