Finished curtains...

Finally managed to finish the curtains and hang them.  They are a little long but as there will eventually be a new pole which will be a little higher... they will fit perfectly.

The photos aren't great as the weather was rather changeable on the day I took them.  

Curtains

I haven't had time for much dressmaking lately, although I still have hundreds of projects running around in my head.  

I have still been doing a little bit of sewing though... 

I'm making curtains for a friend.  The fabric is beautiful - very velvety but very heavy.   The finished curtains are almost 3m long and for a window that almost fills one wall of her dinning room.  

 I had to cut the fabric out on my sitting room floor as it is the only area big enough.

 

Although not obvious at first glance, the pattern was quite tricky to match and the seams took ages as the lozenges need to go together carefully so as not to be distorted.

Luckily my trusty Bernina copes with anything. (I love this machine... it cost more than my car when I first bought about 20 years ago but it has repaid me so many times over the years in the money I've saved making my own clothes).

I used my overlocker on the top edge as the fabric frayed terribly and I didn't want any bulk under the tape heading I'm going to use.   

The curtains aren't finished yet.. but only headings to go so hopefully I'll be able to post a picture of the finished, hanging curtains very soon.