November 5, 2009

     My husband is elated with the progress of the windows getting dressed!  Last weekend I finished the living room window treatments.  I got this Colonial Williamsburg print from G Street Fabrics on the clearance table. At $8 a yard, then with a coupon, I had considerable savings for this elegant fabric. I purchased all they had on the clearance table and then altered the pattern of the window treatment to work with what I had. I had a challenge getting the thickness of the drape to work on my new sewing machine.  I had to get my old sewing machine out to do the job, with alterations, so that it could be sewn. This took me hours to figure out.  I tried hand stitching but I bent my needle...a first!  Although altered slightly in appearance from the original design, I eventually conquered! I selected the backing contrast color to coordinate somewhat with the new chair we had purchased.  I'm still trying to figure out precisely what to do with the other windows. They are bay windows, like I've always dreamed of having. From the outside, the architectural feature formed is a nice cantilevered bay window extension, with a French Country style copper roof.  

     October 4, 2009

     My husband saw how limited I was with my poor sewing machine, not to mention how discouraged I was when I learned I'd have to wait up to 60 days for the moving company to decide if they'd pay for a new machine.  Therefore, he told me to get my new Pfaff Expressions 2.0!

   Since my husband really, really, really wants window treatments in the new house, I've been trying to plan out what I'd hang at each window. I felt a bit limited with options at JoAnn and Hancock. Then someone at Colonial Williamsburg told me about G Street Fabrics in the Washington DC area. Wow!  What a selection! First I nearly fainted when I saw the prices of some of the fabrics, up to $100 a yard. Second I was revived when I found the clearance table where I found gorgeous remnants for $8 or less a  yard.  On top of that, I had a coupon.  So far I have completed two treatments.  

     Here is a Williamsburg print with a toile back for the french door.  This is a copy of a store bought set I had in San Antonio. I got the fabrics with 40% off coupons at JoAnn.

This valence is for the kitchen.  I got the fabric off the clearance rack at JoAnn and think I got to use a coupon on top of that.  The backing is a silk dupioni I got on clearance and with a coupon too. This is the most ambitious window treatment I have ever made.

      In the meantime, I am working on other projects, while the moving company is teetering on the brink of sending a check. They called my husband the other day to ask more questions about the sewing machine (even though they have the write up from the sewing machine repairman).  They asked permission to call the repairman themselves.  Sure! They're on my side!  They said that machine was dropped and impossible to repair.

    I'll update with more photos as more window treatments are completed. Stay tuned!