My mother
in law Marjorie has spent her life sewing and quilting. She has made me
countless curtains, quilts, placemats as well as mending and hemming some of my
clothes. Well, it's my turn to help her
out and make a curtain for her kitchen.
Her kitchen has a lot of neutral colors, so I thought a nice pop of
color in a cool print might be nice. One
of my favorite cotton fabrics by the yard is Citrus Slice by Michael Miller Fabrics. How perfect for a kitchen!
My first
step was to measure the width of the window.
Her window measured 30" wide. The directions I read said I would need to double the width plus add an inch for either side.
That made my total width 62". Then
I measured the length of the window
(20") and added 2 inches.
That seemed pretty easy. So I
carefully cut my fabric!
My next step was to turn the top of the fabric
under 1 1/2 " pin and sew to create the 2"
pocket for the curtain
rod.
I decided I wanted to add even more color, (and
actually a little more length) so I cho
The end result was a beautiful curtain that my mother in law said was flawless. HaHa!
One thing I did learn is that sometimes
directions are not flawless, and I need to think through what I'm doing and re
read directions before starting. The
directions I had, told me to sew the top pocket seam first and then sew the
sides. Well, I did as directed, and when
it was time to sew the side seams I had to stop where the pocket started,
resulting in the pocket portion being a raw edge. Live and Learn!! Sewing and quilting is an art; and a science!!!
~Beth
Beth@FabricLovers,com
855-MY-QUILT
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