As some of you may know, We had 22 windows installed in the house and, she who must be obeyed has,"suggested", that now would be a good time to make new curtains for most of the house. Lined curtains, that is. Sooo, No more quilting till that is finished. I will be still sewing on the straight and narrow, but in a slightly different medium. Or as I said to her; "Looks like it's curtains for me". Ok, I couldn't help myself with that one.
John
Well of course you can still quilt. The curtains in our master bathroom are quilted. There are 3 'grandmother's flower garden' flowers with a stem and a few leaves appliquéd on them. Just enough hexagoning to convince me that I would not like to do an entire bed quilt. I'm not sure what time period that magnificent stove is but you could get quite appropriately quilty on the kitchen window with something smashing. (Bad word for someone with new windows, I guess.) Polly
Humm, Let me think about that. The stove is actually a new stove that is made by the same company that makes wood/coal burning kitchen ranges and they use the same castings for the new ones as they do for the old style, and they fill it with modern guts like self cleaning oven and electric or gas power or even electric and gas combo's. It is great looking and it actually works like a "regular" stove. And yes, delete smashing refrences, from any thing to do with windows.
John
That would be a step too far for me, John. Good luck! . In message , John writes
Howdy!
John: "Looks like it's curtains for me".
In your poly leisure suit, open casket (hmmm...more fabric stash room).
John: you are baaaaa-aaaaad!
R/Sandy
Pfffbbbtttt! Where was the spew warning for this, John? ;) Good luck with the curtains. I've done them in the far-distant past and hope never to have to do them again; they're a royal pain, IMHO.
Knowing you, and how quickly you seem to whip through your projects, you'll be posting next Tuesday. It will be a photo, of 22 fabulous sets of curtains, hand woven , perfectly dyed to match every room, and hung with drapery hooks or curtain rods that you forged out of wagon wheels from a vintage covered wagon. And the hand woven fabric came from sheep that are grazing in your back yard, and you won the sheep sheering contest while gathering your supplies..... or something to that effect. Good luck...... we'll see ya next week :-)
Patti in Seattle
and will be beautifully hemmed along the bottoms - unlike some of mine which are still only basted after 5 years in this house! It is beautiful basting though - so beautiful I no longer notice it.
Fortunately most of the curtains were the correct length.
ROTFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grinning from ear to ear,
John
One of my least favourite sewing activities.........always like the look of newly made curtains but hate the journey of getting them there :o( Hope you have more fun, John......22 windows...sheesh Wendy in NSW
BTDT, it's rather fun!
Curtains, drapes, whatever - they're easy, but cumbersome. I made three sets of double-lined drapes last fall, for my new apartment with very old windows. I had one lining of thermal stuff (it feels like flannel), and then another lining of shiny stuff so that they would slide and hang properly. Along with fairly heavy drapery fabrics, they were pretty hefty to haul around - kind of like doing machine quilting on a bed-size quilt. (I wish I had new windows, especially when I get my winter heating bills, but the curtains were a lot cheaper and really cut down on the draft.)
I always use self-pleater tapes rather than do anything fancier on the top. And I leave them hung up unhemmed for a while, partly because you're supposed to and partly because that's a good excuse.
Oh, and if you choose little geometric patterns, you can basically cut and hem along the patterns rather than measuring the horizontal and vertical more precisely, which is a pain for such big pieces.
Louise
If you have some free time, here are some gorgeous window coverings:
-- Anita --
I've made curtains in my time. Beautifully made if I say so myself :D ..But I got fed up of them after a short time so what was the point in all that work! Same pointlessness in buying expensive curtains. Or getting them made. My current living room curtains are cheepos from Ikea which came with a fusible web for adjusting! They look just fine and when I get sick of them... I can just buy some more with out feeling guilty! ;) Elly
I have been admiring these patterns for years but never had the nerve to start a set.
Susan
I'm with you, Elly. Guilt-free window coverings. Last house, we installed vertical blinds and nothing else. Controlled light and privacy, no fuss. Sadly, they wouldn't look right in this house (fake Bavarian farmhouse). Curtains are easy but mind-deadening to sew! Roberta in D
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