However, I have been sewing... Of course, not as much as I want! I believe most women who sew would say this.
I made curtains for my bedroom. Fabric is from Hawthorne fabrics, Michael Miller's collection fabric Feeling Groovy in Citron. When I was looking at it online, it was hard for me to picture how it would look as curtains but I liked the pattern print. Once I received the material, I was a bit surprised how small the print was which made it look very busy. I wish the print was bigger. I love buying fabric online but sometimes it's hard to picture how it really looks in person. I'm sure I'm not alone in this! I lined the curtains with twin size flat sheets! I read someone's blog that recommended doing this. I loved the idea, it only cost me $20.00 to line all these curtain panels.
I haven't yet decorated for the holiday but to get me into the spirit of Christmas I made some snowman placemats:
I made the black tablecloth too. It's made of linen fabric that I had purchased several months ago from Fabric-store.com; they carry the lowest priced linen. I find sewing linen a challenge since it's slides around and can ravel easily but I do like it.
I also sewed this tablecloth (below) from heavily discounted material I purchased years ago. I believe it's also a linen material. It's a very 70's print but I think that's the charm of it. This was the very first tablecloth I have made. It's made from 54 inch wide fabric which is great if you don't want any seams. It was also the first time that I mitered the corners! It was a bit tricky but after a dozen tries, I can make them! I learned how to do this from this tutorial from sew4home. Have you checked out Sew4home? It's a great site if you need inspiration. It's full of fun, beautiful projects.
I also sewed this tablecloth (below) from heavily discounted material I purchased years ago. I believe it's also a linen material. It's a very 70's print but I think that's the charm of it. This was the very first tablecloth I have made. It's made from 54 inch wide fabric which is great if you don't want any seams. It was also the first time that I mitered the corners! It was a bit tricky but after a dozen tries, I can make them! I learned how to do this from this tutorial from sew4home. Have you checked out Sew4home? It's a great site if you need inspiration. It's full of fun, beautiful projects.
I also sewed a laundry bag to store our down comforter in. We purchased a new comforter this year and immediately put it on our bed. We roasted! It's not cold enough in Arizona to use it yet. So meanwhile I needed to store it. I made this with linen so that our comforter can still breathe! I used this tutorial from I have to say. I like that it's lined with no exposed seams.
That's all my show and tell for now. I hope you all are doing great.
Sew long for now.... Kim
