Since getting married a little under three months ago, I have
discovered the very domestic side of me. While I have no desire to be a
Martha Stewart, I have accomplished a lot of home projects in a few short months. However in my projects, I definitely "Casey-fy" the process. For example, if Martha Stewart wanted a
new roman style shade for her tiny half bath she would probably first
raise a sheep, then take the fur from it, spin it into fabric and dye
the fabric. From there, she would then proceed to cut perfect lines and sew it into a
beautiful, quality roman shade that would last for years. However,
Martha Stewart most likely does not have a tiny little half bath like I
do and no one has time for a Martha Stewart style life.
So what does a
newlywed do who wants to make her bathroom cute with a very tiny budget
and no sewing skills? She goes to Pinterest and YouTube to learn how
to do a no-sew curtain! She buys fabric from
fabric.com for a
great price. And that is just what I did. However, this newlywed has no measuring skill or
logical way of thinking when it comes to home projects so way too much
fabric arrived! No-sew pillows will be the next project. Yep, the entire
house may have to be decorated in this material.
But I
did it! Martha Stewart would turn gray with disdain at my method. I cut
my fabric with some cheap scissors and the lines were jagged and
crooked. I used stitch witchery instead of a needle and thread but
realized I am very good at the no-sew thing! The hem is of excellent
quality just don't pull at it. And yes, there may have been some safety
pins involved but I believe that since safety pins were invented they should be
used. Martha would have done the whole curtain process from
sheep to window in probably 20 minutes. My no-sew roman shade took me
about 2 hours but it is up and exactly what I wanted. I am so proud of
myself and my dear sweet hubby loves it too. So all you not-so-domestic
goddesses out there know that you can do this too! The front looks
great and no one should be looking at the back of curtains any way.
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| The Before...curtains were fine but not the style I wanted. |
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| Getting ready to cut. This part is when I was really nervous and wondered can I do this but then remembered I had a plenty more fabric in case I made a mistake. |
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| After measuring and cutting the fabric, I pinned the fold to make sure the hem line was straight before adding the stitch witchery. |
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| What you use when you don't sew. |
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| I carefully followed the directions on the stitch witchery package and it worked! |
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| I hemmed the top section with a big enough space in it so that a rod could fit through it. I then pinned two pieces of ribbon around each side. |
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| More pictures of my little beach themed bathroom to come... |
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