Ventilator Purse

I made this purse for a friend for her birthday. I was inspired by the fabric and set out to find something fun and useful I could make with it. By the way, this purse is fully lined.



The pattern is from Simple Gifts to Stitch by Jocelyn Worral. You can click this photo to see a larger image.

Pillows

I re-covered our sofa pillows with matching red fabric and scraps from the blue and brown curtains.



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Tapered Window Valance

This pattern for a lined ruffle valance is borrowed and modified from Quick & Easy Window Treatments by Gail Abbott and Cate Burren. The original pattern does not taper at the ends.



You can click either of these photos to see a larger image.

We Have Curtains!

I finally got around to doing the handwork on my blue kitchen curtains. I had to stitch the loops and add buttons. They are now officially finished.

I also finished the sheer curtains for the front picture window.
You can click any of these photos to see a larger image.



Next step: a tapered valance for the top.

Tablecloth

I found this lovely remnant of decorator fabric for a few dollars at Hancock Fabrics. I thought it would make a nice tablecloth since
a) decorator fabric is wide enough to cover the table without an additional border
b) it's polyester - no need to iron!



On the left here you can see the raw cut of fabric - it fits my table well. All I had to do was hem it and - voilà! The photo on the right shows the finished product.

Curtain Update

I have made some progress on the kitchen curtains, as you can see here. I still need to talk with Brian about curtain length and hanging height before I finish them. The final steps will include hemming the curtains, stitching the loops to the back, and sewing a button at the base of each loop on the front side.



This pattern is from Quick & Easy Window Treatments by Gail Abbott and Cate Burren.

New Project: Curtains

I am ready to begin my next big sewing project: curtains for the front window and two kitchen windows. Here you can see the fabric Brian and I have chosen.

The front picture window will have a tapered valance of brown fabric (far right) and sheers of the rust-colored fabric underneath it. I plan to make cafe-style half-curtains for the kitchen from the blue fabric (far left). I will use the red fabric (center) and scraps from the other two to cover a couple of pillows for the sofa.

That's the plan. Wish me luck!

Love to all,
Sara