I bought curtains for my living room a few years ago. They were sized perfectly to hang above the windows and skim the floor. Before they made it onto curtain rods there was an incident with our geriatric cat and I had to wash the curtains. The washing made them extra soft and pretty...and way too short. At this point I should have just started over. But no. I spent a few years finding fabric, sewing one curtain, having problems with it...pausing for another year and, finally, just finishing the things.
They are not perfect. The edges are a little wacky and my plans to "just fold it over and stitch down the entire side" wouldn't work (because I would stitch the rod pocket shut). I really only say the f-word to make my friends laugh but now I have to admit that I say it every single time I sew something. Not perfect but done ... f* yeah ;-)
They were worth the wait! I adore your windows.
Blessings,
Lorilee
Posted by: Lorilee | June 08, 2011 at 08:59 AM
They look great, even if they were a little frustrating. And what is up with the shrinking curtains? I had some end up a good 8 inches shorter ... not the look I wanted.
Posted by: Barbara | June 09, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Oh, this post makes me smile, I love it.
I guess sometimes the f word is appropriate, lol. I know that feeling when the sewing is not going well! thanks for the laugh!
Posted by: mary | June 09, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Lol, I can relate! I made dining room curtains last year and I'll NEVER do that again!! You can read about it here
http://sewcrazed.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-dining-room-curtains.html
Posted by: Annette | June 09, 2011 at 01:26 PM
Hoping I'd make my friends laugh...thanks Mary!
Posted by: julie thompson | June 11, 2011 at 07:10 AM
hee hee hee...that was the funniest ending to your story! Simply. Love. Your. Blog.
Posted by: Sarah O. in TN | June 12, 2011 at 09:22 PM
Thanks Sarah ;-)
Posted by: julie thompson | June 15, 2011 at 01:54 PM
look great!! thanks for post!!!
Posted by: Zavese Beograd | March 12, 2012 at 09:48 AM