Hi folks-- A couple of weeks ago I unearthed some "sheer home dec" at TSWLTH. "We're discontinuing that," said the manager, as I bought the whole piece. Enough to do half of a curtain, it's a pale yellow with square motifs containing flowers (pansies on the vine and a big floral head by itself), ferns, and some interesting suggestion of a checkerboard/gingham. Accents are in periwinkle, fuschia, and pale green. Some of my favorite colors and flowers. Nice, eh?
So this weekend I was in another part of the state, and the first J-A I hit had the same print but in a solid. OK, Martha Stewart, here we come: matching pillow or window swag. And the second one, an ETC, had 7-1/2 yards of it! Oh happy day! Just enough to do four panels total (had to trim about 6" off the original piece).
While scoping for more of this piece, I found another one: similar design, but with beautiful botanically-correct orchids. Enough for four smaller panels for my bay windows.
So yesterday I got the serger changed to "lively ivory" and did all the cut edges. (Memo to self: contrasting overcast won't look good.) Later this week: the casing-making and hemming. Meanwhile I hung the partials in the windows, and are they gonna look great!!
Another good effect from Sunday's trip: my 13-yo niece learned the secret of counting the "times around" on the bolt. She guessed 8 yards; not bad. We had a swell time looking at (and dissing) various goods. About a sheer stripe in white with a chenille/pom-pon thing going on, the kid said, "scary bridal from the 60's." This is my namesake niece, and it would appear that the sense of humor also transfered.
--Karen M. someday, the project page...