Well I finally made it to the fabric store to see if there was any fabric I liked enough to make new ones. I HATE making curtains for some reason. I think because it's boring sewing rectangles.
As I was wondering the aisles I found the perfect fabric.
However, there was a problem. It was $45 a yard. Yikes! But it was 50% off. Still not good but no other fabric would do. I calculated that I would need 6 yards. Um, no. Way too much money. So I decided to get 2.5 yards and just make shorter panels. I don't like the look of the shorter panels but I also didn't want to spend a ton of money. Plus these curtains are in the dining room and full length panels always got dirty and trapped food behind them. A bonus is you can see the board and batten wall better. Does it sound like I'm trying to hard to justify them? Well I am.
I decided to stretch the fabric further (I actually needed 3 yards), so I went to the quilting section and bought a cheap fabric that would match to make the top part of the curtain.
Want to see them? Wow! My dining room is actually clean. It doesn't normally look like this.
I used every inch of both fabrics to make them. I love the how the fabric on top matches but doesn't. Well of course I do, I planned it that way.
The new fabric pulls the colors of my Ikea rug in my living room. The rooms are open to one another.
I ordered a stencil for the dining room walls so I will show more pictures when that project is done. Most likely in a few months. Ha-ha.
5 comments:
I love those curtains! The combination of the two fabrics is perfect. Great choice and good work!!! :D
Great fabrics. I also really love the shorter curtains. Sort of unexpected and refreshing. Great job.
Lovely! I like the shorter look quite a bit. I also love things that match, but don't.
I love it too - perfect choice to mix it up! I'm a huge fan of suzani, both the real ones and the textile lookalikes. Your curtains are completely fabulous!
Love the curtains! They have that Anthropologie look to 'em. Nice job!
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