The Doctors Wife: Curtastrophe

Curtastrophe

A couple of weeks ago when little Miss Hannah was feeling under the weather, I begged asked my Mom if she would like to come visit for few days so we could hang out and I could try to get a few things done around my house. I have been wanting to make curtains for our dining room since we moved in, but have never gotten around to it. What with the whole going to a fabric store with two small children while doing math in my head that involves conversions and getting out my sewing machine and all that goes with it and you know, actually sewing the curtains, well I just never found the time. But I could not stand curtain-less windows any longer and with my children in my Mother's very capable hands I made a solo trip for some fabric and came home and got down to business. As I began to pin the fabric, I began to regret my fabric choice. Let's just say that it involved puckering and gathers, and it was most unpleasant, especially when I realized that the lady who cut my fabric did not cut it straight (although if you were eye balling it and not measuring it looked fine) and by not straight I mean a difference of anywhere between 4-8 inches off, which is A LOT. So pinning one panel took me a sweet forever and when I actually began to sew the panel, I regretted my fabric choice even more. As nap time was running low and my frustration level was reaching its limit, I decided to sew the second panel guerrilla style, without pinning it. This horrified my sweet Mother and I asked that she leave the room so she would not witness the sewing atrocity that was getting ready to take place. I assured her that once they were hanging up, it would be fine. Just fine. Absolutely fine. And for $30 and a nap-time later, I think they look pretty great. They are assuredly far from perfect (much shorter than I planned- thank you for cutting the fabric all wonky fabric lady) but at the end of the day, mission accomplished.

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