Little over a year ago I found this wonderful fabric on sale at Jo-Ann Fabrics. The color was perfect and the weight was just right to make tab curtains. I was planning on working on this project at home in my sewing room last year but do to the never ending work down in the basement I just do not have the room to sew. My sewing machines are buried since this room is being used for temporary storage.
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| I pinned in a 3-inch hem. |
I finished working on the patio umbrella in my upholstery class just before Christmas and had no new furniture projects at the time. So I decided the only way the curtains would get done was to do them in class. One panel is done except for the hem and I should have the second panel ready this week. I will hang both panels up and allow them to hang awhile before putting in the hem.
I brought the first panel home over the holidays, so I could hang it and determine where to hem it. I machined stitched the edge hem on each side of the curtain and after allowing the curtain to hang for a week I could see the machine stitching gathered the fabric just enough that the edges were notably shorter than the center. I spent the next two classes ripping out the machine stitching and hand blind stitching the edges. I would like to have both panel hanging up for a week to determine if the hem needs to be adjusted to look even. On the right is a picture of the first panel with the machine stitched edge and look can see shorter edges compared to the middle.
I stilled have the double-hung window on the south side of the living room left to do but once I finished this project I will start on my new chair.
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