One of my Cape Cod neighbors asked me if I would make a pair of curtains for her. The fabric is a dotted Swiss with an 8 inch finished bottom of a heavy lace, that looks like machine crochet. She bought the fabric in Switzerland years ago. It is so pretty.She wanted the fabric cut lengthwise and and sewn in 2 panels. The top is folded over 10 inches and has rod pocket on the top. I had her do the length cut. I didn't want to cut into that beautiful fabric. I had to pull a lot of threads to get a fairly straight edge for the sides. That went well. Then came a side seam in the very open lace. First panel I tried to hand sew the lace edge. Hated the way it looked so I took out the stitches and bonded the side hems of the lace with heat and bond, then machine stitched it down. I hope she likes the finished job. I'll bring them out to her this weekend. It was a challenge and a lot of fun. Juno
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12 years ago