Let's see where to begin...I bought some beautiful trim from fabric.com for $2.49 and was so excited to put it on my existing curtains. I really thought this post was going to be about Patience paying off because I have been waiting 2 1/2 years for the right trim. I was wrong I woke up really early Thursday morning to put the trim on.
Here is a before of my living room curtains: Not bad just missing the right trim...
Here is the curtains with the trim:
This is beyond awful...it is just gross!! I was sitting in the Living Room staring at the curtains when my daughter woke up and came down stairs to join me. She said sweetly..."is that new trim?" I responded softly "yes" She said "mommy, that is so ugly I could cry." I wanted to cry but I was too shocked that my 5 year old knew how ugly it was too...
Not to be defeated I decided..."I will make new curtains. I was really over the brown anyway" because it was not flowing with my black and white dining room. So I went up stairs with my chin held high and started making new curtains with drop cloth material. My loyal friend whom we have worked miracles together. Check out here, here, and here. I thought nothing could go wrong. I had exactly enough material to make two of them...but I need three. Not to worry I will go to the store pick up the drop cloth, make a third one and by the evening I will have 3 new curtains....WRONG!!
Went to home depot to pick up another pack of drop cloth material and it is now a gray color. YUCK!! I tried bleaching it twice and it still does not match. It is hard to tell in the picture but it is really off..
I am left with some options...
1. Make all three curtains out of the grayish drop cloth. Which also means I have to rip all of the trim off the existing 2.
2. Try another Home Depot for a blondish drop cloth so I only have to make 1 more
3. Find a totally new material and start over again...
4. Rip the trim off the brown curtains and stick with brown
5. Go curtain-less...
Right now I am voting for #5 if # 2 does not work out today...
Finally my third sewing goof...I went to get more material for my new kitchen curtains at Walmart and they did not have it anymore. I have two windows and only one curtain right now.
Moral of the Story: If you do not have in your possession all of the material for a project...do not start sewing... you will be disappointed.
Today is Friday, I have a rule: 3 Strikes I am out. I think I am going to paint this weekend!
Actually in the mist of my sewing disappointments I did get an email saying my Simple Chic Slipcover will be featured today At Pink and Polka Dots...There is some light at the end of the tunnel!! Thanks Kristi!!
6 comments:
Lawson's comment is hysterical! Sorry you're having bad luck...that's how I always feel when I try to sew.
Lawson is so in tuned! At least you have someone to talk these things over with!!! Look at another Home Depot b/c I love this curtain look a lot for your home!
You have my sympathy - I've had weeks like that. I hope you find the original drop cloth color cause it looks pretty with the trim
Oh my! Sometimes these things happen. Lawson is hilarious. She is definitely your daughter! Things will turn around.
Things aren't always to be bad, and things won't always be good. That's the Yin and Yang of life.
I love you! Keep going strong.
Ahh, these things happen. You sound just like me, unfortunately. Amazing though that your 5 year old saw the old living rm wt the way you did. Some kids are just amazing!
I can't stand when my projects don't work the way I want. I hope you can find cloth that matches. They are cute curtains.
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