It's curtains for me...
Sep. 14th, 2010 09:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stitchy_stitchyI'm taking a break from the sweater (which is coming along nicely, or would be if I could reliably count to 13) to finish a project that's been languishing for years - making a set of tab-top curtain panels for the living room. I'd gotten to the point where all the tabs were sewn up and ready to be attached - and then I just stopped. I have a vague recollection that something about the project was triggering Sewing Neurosis, which is odd, because it's a collection of long, straight seams, and if "long, vaguely wavy seams" are acceptable, then I'm an expert at that...
All I can think of is that I was leery of getting the tabs spaced evenly - I couldn't use the measurement in the directions because they called for 54" fabric and I had 45" fabric. As it turned out, that actually turned out to be so easy I can only assume I set myself up for this on purpose, or if not, it's a happy accident.
There are six tabs on each panel. The two outside tabs line up with the outside edge of the panel, putting the center 1 inch from the outside edge. Measure between the centers, divide by five...and it turns out my tabs have a spacing of 7" on center. Exactly. Precisely. And I don't need to worry about drawing the little squares on and matching the squares I was supposed to mark on the tabs but didn't - it says right there, "matching raw edges". Presto. One panel is now at the Tedious Hand Sewing stage, and a second mostly there, in about an hour and a half counting setting up the ironing board and sewing machine.
...and, hey, Hubby and Daughter have both asked to be shown how to sew on buttons. :)
All I can think of is that I was leery of getting the tabs spaced evenly - I couldn't use the measurement in the directions because they called for 54" fabric and I had 45" fabric. As it turned out, that actually turned out to be so easy I can only assume I set myself up for this on purpose, or if not, it's a happy accident.
There are six tabs on each panel. The two outside tabs line up with the outside edge of the panel, putting the center 1 inch from the outside edge. Measure between the centers, divide by five...and it turns out my tabs have a spacing of 7" on center. Exactly. Precisely. And I don't need to worry about drawing the little squares on and matching the squares I was supposed to mark on the tabs but didn't - it says right there, "matching raw edges". Presto. One panel is now at the Tedious Hand Sewing stage, and a second mostly there, in about an hour and a half counting setting up the ironing board and sewing machine.
...and, hey, Hubby and Daughter have both asked to be shown how to sew on buttons. :)
