Curtain Call

I returned to the house I helped clean out this past summer.  While I hadn't intended to do any more traveling, I needed to step in and help the primary care giver so she and her husband could go out of town for a wedding.  The request was for me to come out for three days but driving five hours is a real waste for such a short period of time, so I opted to stay for at least a week.  All told, I spent about ten days there and one project I managed to accomplish was sewing curtains/window coverings to replace those that did not make it through the big clean.

Being the thrifty and untalented seamstress that I am, I went for cheap and easy.  The material used was a nice table cloth which was found on clearance. There was enough to cut panels for three windows in the living room -- no gathering, just a straight panel.  This served the purpose of dressing the bare windows and providing privacy.  Since the material was already hemmed, I took advantage of that in order to cut down on sewing time. The colors went well with the room.  Lucky for me!

The floral material used in the kitchen ended up matching the wall color quite nicely.  I'd cut up a very large table cloth to make an apron and my five dollar flower chair.  I had just enough material to make gathered panels.  The one shown here is just one long run of material -- I was too lazy to cut and stitch two separate panels!

This longer curtain was sewn correctly in two pieces.  I just figured it made sense to be able to open that one to peek into the back yard.  With the counter in the way, it's harder for shorties like me to see over the top!

I spent the better part of a day sewing these for five windows. The project cost just about nothing since I re-used material that I had on hand.  The house is going to be put on the market -- hopefully sooner rather than later, and having window coverings up will make a bit of a difference in how the place shows.

Even though I really don't sew well, there are times that what I can do is better than nothing!