Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts

Friday, August 6, 2010

Drapery Delight Part 2

I made my curtains and valances from the Amy Butler sheets that I bought the other day. It was SO.Incredibly.EASY! Here they are:


I'm not too keen on that curtains rod - it's one of the first things we ever bought for our first house almost 13 years ago - but I had it and I wanted  antique white, so there ya go.


I made curtains for one of the windows (the longer ones) and I made valances for the other windows (the shorter ones).  Here are the valances:


And the lovely rosette clips that I stumbled upon:


And they can also be closed (but I kind of like them open):


So here is the room … almost finished!


And this is the pattern in the curtains & valances:


It's starting to look like adults live here and not like a dorm.  Yay!  We just need to install the fan and find a desk for that wall and it'll be done!  Ü

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

34/365 A New Purse

I completed this purse yesterday, but I have yet to move in … I still need to make a matching wallet and checkbook cover (of course!)
Day 34 new purse

The pattern is from V and Co - from her Etsy store :)

Thursday, February 4, 2010

29/365 … Fabric

I've been feeling crafty these days. New fabric is always inspiring …
Day 29 fabric

Friday, January 29, 2010

23/365 Sewing Fun

I ♥ to sew. And I ♥ that my daughter also wants to learn how to sew. We bought her a Hello Kitty sewing machine a couple of years ago for Christmas and it's been used sporadically. Recently she has shown more interest, but it's in dire need of service. So off to the machine shop it goes ...
HK sewing fun