Tonight I am feeling very, VERY proud of myself! Lots of photo's ahead!
Remember the double duvet cover I brought from Asda weeks ago? It was reduced to £5 as the pillow cases were missing. I liked the bird pattern on it and thought the pink flowers would match the pink in the conservatory. I brought it to make a new door curtain for the conservatory.
Remember the double duvet cover I brought from Asda weeks ago? It was reduced to £5 as the pillow cases were missing. I liked the bird pattern on it and thought the pink flowers would match the pink in the conservatory. I brought it to make a new door curtain for the conservatory.
The sewing machine has been left on the table in the conservatory for a week now, I knew if I put it away it would stay in the box. The duvet cover has been in the conservatory for weeks now. Today I thought the new door curtain isn't going to get made by itself, I'm going to do it!
I started this after I dropped Roman off at school this morning and I finished it with minutes to spare before I had to pick Roman up from school this afternoon....................the new door curtain is FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!
I started this after I dropped Roman off at school this morning and I finished it with minutes to spare before I had to pick Roman up from school this afternoon....................the new door curtain is FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!
I made it to the exact same size as the brown curtain that was there before. We had a brown curtain for autumn/winter and a blue curtain for spring/summer. Neither of them go anymore as we re-painted the conservatory pink earlier in the year and it is now my little crafting haven!
The duvet cover didn't quite reach the floor though. On the other side was pink polka dots so I cut a strip and made a pink polka panel for the bottom, I thought trying to match the bird print up for the front was a little beyond me!
The duvet cover didn't quite reach the floor though. On the other side was pink polka dots so I cut a strip and made a pink polka panel for the bottom, I thought trying to match the bird print up for the front was a little beyond me!
It is far from perfect as you can see. I couldn't get the stitched seam to line up when I sewed the polka strip to the main bird curtain.
The old brown curtain had seven tabs which were two inches across so I made seven tabs for the new curtain too. I cut them out at six inches across and then folded and ironed them into thirds sewing a seam down each side.
Really, really pleased with how it turned out though it took a very long time, lots of thinking about and lots of cursing - I DID IT!
I was hoping to get two cushion cover's out of the leftover material. After Anais and Roman were dropped off at orchestra and club this afternoon I went to get a cushion pad from Wilkinson's and came home and made this.....
....................it has an envelope opening so the cover can be taken off to wash. Again I looked at tutorials online to see what to do.
I was hoping to get another cushion cover out of the remnant's but there was not enough. I am going to crochet another cushion for in the conservatory instead.
Anais had her last orchestra today, they do not meet again now until September. It is her concert tomorrow night.
Roman went to club tonight and made this. He said it is an Easter banner.
Roman went to club tonight and made this. He said it is an Easter banner.
Roman's bedroom is all finished now.
Roman said the blue car is like Finn McMissile!
Only one space thing remains :-(
Also today.............another two holidays booked for the later in the year which had Anais and Roman wooping with delight when we told them!
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