Yummy Ruffles

I am one step closer to "finishing" my master bedroom makeover. Whew! It sure has taken a long time- and I am still not done. The project has taken on a life of it's own. I started with a very specific look in mind......and it has morphed into something almost entirely different. But I am loving it!

I have been on the search for curtains for the master bedroom. As you remember from my last post, I had several beautiful, vintage panels that I loved and wanted to use. Unfortunately, the thermal lining was a mess and after putting many hours and many failed attempts at pulling that lining off.......I gave up. I.do.not.have.the.time. Nope. So I moved on.

I had in my mind what I wanted for the windows but had a hard time finding it. Do you do that? Get something specific in your head as to what you want and then nothing else will do? I am that way. After searching high and low with nothing matching what I had envisioned I decided I would just make my own curtains!!!

Here they are in all of their finished, yummy glory...

Oh! I am so happy with how they turned out!

They are exactly what I had hoped and more.

I love that they give us privacy but still look wispy and light when the sun shines through them.

I did not have a pattern. I guess you could say it's a Heather Original. Hah! I just thought out how I was going to make them and really took my time. Lots and lots of time. I have about 8 hours in these babies, and some of that time was spent figuring out the process. I have to work around kids nap schedules and other stuff so it wasn't like I got to just sit and sew straight through from start to finish. I think that actually added to the excitement. It was like getting to a good part of a great novel and then having to put it down for a bit. Anticipation!!!

The time spent was so well worth it. I adore my new curtains. I keep looking at them and I smile every time. I love waking up in the morning to see the sun streaming through them and how the ruffles seem to make the light bounce across the room. I love watching the breeze gently blow the curtains in a way that reminds me of my mother's and grandmother's curtains growing up. And they look amazing with the "look" that I am trying to accomplish in our room.

I have decided to start making and selling these curtains!!! Well, not my pair! They are now available for sale in our Etsy shop: 2Sisters1Love. Link at the sidebar.

So, what do you think? Have you completed a project lately? Please share!

Blessings,

Heather:)

Kyle's Curtains

We have been working on a little redo of Kyle's room. His bedroom has always been an.... "issue" with me. It always looked as though it were a thrown together, hodge-podge, side note kind of room. Probably because it always has been. Boy's rooms are hard for me. I don't know why. The room was lacking adequate storage, matching furniture, a personality. It is very hard to bottle Kyle's personality and poor it into the room! So, we have been working on his room little by little. One project I tackled was his window treatments. He has had these tab top curtains in his room for a couple of years now. He picked them out himself. Although they were nice they always looked sloppy and were just too long. So, in order to save money and keep the curtains that he liked, I changed them up a bit.

I started with the tab top curtains.

I cut about two feet off of the top and then cut that fabric to sew ties. The hem in the bottom of the curtains made a perfect rod pocket. I sewed a hem along the cut edge, sewed my ties to the front and back and then covered the seam with white buttons. Kyle loved the buttons and I loved the extra umph they gave the window treatments. This is what they look like now...

Kyle absolutely loves his new window treatments. They look a lot better! They are just long enough to hit the window sill when the ties are loosened. They can still be pulled back like typical curtains if we want, too! In order to hang them inside the window frame I just used an adjustable spring loaded shower curtain rod!! It works perfectly and you wouldn't know it by looking.

The other night I went into Kyle's room and found his curtains like this...

Upon closer inspection this is what I found...

He had used his toy wrenches for tie-backs!! Very creative! My funny little man. :)

Love it.

I plan on sharing more pictures of Kyle's room soon. We added some great storage and got him a new bed. Still lots to do! He is loving his room and spending a lot more time in there. That makes me feel so good.

I am still working on my bedroom and making great progress! I am so excited to see it transforming. It has been a slow process (for me) but a very enjoyable as well. I can't wait to show you pictures!! Next post!! Hopefully it won't be two weeks before the next post. ;) LOL

Blessings,

~Heather:)

The Sewing Lesson

From a very young age I wanted to "do it all". I could go from girly girl to tomboy in two seconds flat. I would sew and do crafts with my mother, hit yard sales to add to my china and doily collection, spend countless hours with my Grandfather in his garage working on cars and be elbow deep in the latest remodeling project or plumbing repair with my father. I loved it! At the time it was all just fun and games but as I got older I realized just how valuable these lessons were. I had a flooded bathroom in my first home and I was able to diagnose the problem, fix the supply line and clean up the mess. The alternator went out on my car- I replaced it myself. I love to paint and sew and never have to ask for help. Although sometimes I do, but that is more out of laziness than lack of knowledge. I remember my husband joking with me saying that one of the reasons he fell in love with me was because I came with my own set of power tools!!
It was very important when I started having children to teach them as much as I could. I didn't want to stick to the typical gender "standards" as were set in place moons ago. I want to teach my daughter how to use power tools and change her flat tires. I want to teach my son how to cook, do laundry and...............sew. I want my children to grow up very independent and not have to rely on other people more than they need to.
Today Bella was sleeping and I wanted to get my pillows done for the living room- finally. So I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to give Kyle his first sewing lesson. It actually went better than I had expected. Kyle asked a lot of questions and I did my best to answer everything in words he could comprehend. He is fascinated with anything electrical so the sewing machine definitely held his interest! He wanted to know how every button and gear worked.
I sat the sewing machine on the floor so that Kyle could see and reach everything comfortably. Not so comfy for mommy but it worked!

This is Kyle now telling me how the needle works! Apparently he was paying attention!

Uh, yeah................ I think he has the hang of it now!

The finished project! Even though I could have had 20 pillows done in the time it took to make just this one- it was time well spent! The pillow has it's imperfections but to me it is perfect!

I'm not sure who is more proud of this pillow- Kyle or Mommy!

Say "cheese" Bug! Mommy is so proud of her little man!

Well, I am off to do more sewing. Hmmmmm, he is such a great helper maybe I can get him to help me paint the bedroom later...........

~Heather :)