Project: Curtains

A few weekends ago, I had started my curtains thanks to my mom coming to town for the weekend. When she left, all I had to do was sew up one seam, make the tabs, and sew the tabs to the curtain. I let that sit for about three weeks because I got too busy.

But I finally got my act together, and with the help of Giraffe, I got all the tabs turned right side out and sewn to the completed curtain. Now, I only have to do it for another curtain so I can have two. Previously, the window was covered with a piece of navy fleece boasting turtles all over. The sun would shine in through the turtles making a strange, suncatcher effect. Plus the fleece wasn't big enough to cover the window so sunlight peeked around the edges trying to burn my eyelids. Before the fleece, I woke up at about 5 a.m. every morning to intense sweating. It felt like I had fallen asleep on the beach with the perks of the beach. So the fleece was the only option until I could make the curtains.

When Mom and I went to Jo-Ann's, they were having a massive decorator fabric sale so I got a ton of fabric to make plenty of curtains. As for the lining, they were having an even better sale on Blackout lining, which lets absolutely no sunlight come through the fabric. Regularly about $7 a yard, I got it for $1.50 a yard, which was cheaper than regular lining. Score!


I'm very happy with the outcome. Not only do I get to sleep in peacefully, I have a very pretty curtain that matches my room. In addition, I'm trying to nest more and not have so much blank wall space, have a recurring theme, etc. It's coming together slowly but surely.


And let's not forget all the help I had in putting these curtains together. Sylvester made sure to hold my fabric in place so it wouldn't fly away. Thanks, buddy.