One of the many good things about having a baby is the fact that you have a great excuse to go fabric shopping and start sewing… with a deadline!
I couldn’t find any curtains I really loved for the nursery. They were either too pale – we’re going for bright colours – or too sheer – we’re thinking blackout material to make the room darker.
On a trip to Ikea to try out chairs, I spotted the fabric above and immediately thought: Curtains! The cheerful orange with sweet birds on trees combination was just what I needed. When the husband saw it and immediately agreed, I knew it was a sign.
After a lot of measuring and planning and reading Singer books on how to sew for the home, I came up with a plan and promised myself I’d take it nice and easy. Sometimes impatience gets the best of me. I’m quite proud to say that the new curtains look quite pretty in the nursery.
They’re not perfect by any means but they were sewn with a lot of love. I’m not quite sure yet what to do for ties. I thought of ribbons but that wouldn’t be too practical for everyday use. I’m taking some time to think that one over.
The next projects lined up include the use of these lovely fabrics…
I think I’ll keep you guessing as to what they’ll become ;-)
Ali | 0:33 | 21.02.10
Oh I love the curtains- orange is such a cheerful, uplifting colour!
Mariela | 19:44 | 27.02.10
Adri, que lindas quedaron las cortinas!!!!!! Me encanta la tela! Tambien me encantan las otras telas! Como va ese proyecto?
Susan | 13:12 | 14.06.10
Wandered over from Posy Gets Cozy. Love the curtains. What happy fabric!! What I did for tiebacks was to cut strips of fabric as long as I wanted the tiebacks to be and about twice as long. Folded wrong side out and sewed along the long side and one end. Turned right side out and pressed. Then..instead of actually tieing them, I figured out how much of the strip would actually be used to tie them back. Marked it with a pin and put either a buttonhole on each of the tie ends at that point or a grommet. Put a little hook on the side of the window and shazamm..One side is always hooked the other side only when I want the curtain open. Make any sense? Lots quicker than tying bows or something.