Jack picked out the fabric a few weeks ago at JoAnn's. Since he was the one choosing, I got to set the parameters: blue and white, with perhaps some lime green thrown in. Blue and white won the day (along with a little candy to bribe the kids into being good while the fabric was being rung up).
A bit of a Moroccan feel, don't you think? |
So this weekend, I pulled out the sewing machine, and went to work. It seems like it's been a long time since I just lined curtains from scratch without having to patch anything or "make it work". It was quite relaxing. I sewed up the sides of the curtains, folding over the edge twice to hide the selvage. Then I turned over the top to make a 4" ruffle, along with a rod pocket. Since the pattern is repetitive, I used it as a way to align my edges. The selvage also had a note that there was an "Up" direction to the pattern, but who actually cares? Just kidding - I decided it didn't matter very much.
The ruffle |
Can you tell it's upside down? Me neither. |
But are they too girly? Hmmmm....
I thought about it as I pinned the hem, took them back down and sewed up the bottom hem. And continued thinking about it as I put them back up.
I think I have determined that I don't really care - I love them. What do you think?
I think they look fabulous! And since Jack picked them out his own self, they can't be too girly!
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