Curtains are the Eyeliner of a Home's Windows

So, I made that saying up just now. ...as an experiment...
My high school English teacher made up a word once, gahsnaffle (sp?), as a word to say when someone sneezes. It was an experiment in the evolution of the English language. I still use gahsnaffle.

Back to the point of the post, or not. I don't wear makeup often, maybe once a week. If someone asked me if I had to choose one item of makeup for the rest of my life, I might hesitate and almost say my lip plumper, but then emphatically say eyeliner. I think it makes the most impact on a bar face and makes me feel, like, well, Cleopatra. Silly I know, but she was one of those powerful women in history. I love powerful women.

Ok, Curtains.
This isn't a weekly post, because I didn't make any of these items this year, but they were, at some point, projects. I made curtains for the kitchen, which I hope will be a complete black and white masterpiece one day.

I also made curtains for the door off the steps that match. See 'em down there on the right?

Then I realized that I hated seeing my mismatch college plastic cups, so I made matching inserts for the hutch.





















 I fell in love with this fabric before I had a plan for it.



Seriously Love.
I don't think there was a better purpose for it than to be the focal point of my bathroom.


Not a curtain, but a project I'm proud of accomplishing.
I had fabric from another project that I bought at IKEA.

I tried my hand a flanged edge on a pillow and covered my body pillow, which I now use as a headboard.





That thing above my bed is a project from probably 5 years ago. I cork board spray painted blue with pushpins holding my necklaces. If I don't see my jewelry, I forget to wear it.



And now you're all caught up on projects from the past.

Week 11 Project

Return to a barter system. Lose the cash.
Everyone needs a skill. When the computers take over, I think they'll eventually mess things up and we'll end up back in charge. So, when that happens, how are you going to obtain the things you'll need? So many of us don't earn our living "making" anything tangible. Just to be prepared, start thinking about what your skill will be. I'm not here to judge. Just think. Will you make cheese? Will you be an iron smith and make horseshoes? Will you be a carpenter? Will you grow turnips? Will you raise llamas? Me? Me, I'm gonna craft stuff. Anything you want, I'll try it and make it.

I did not want to do my taxes. I've never wanted to do my taxes. My mom mentioned she was doing her taxes soon. She also mentioned she wants new curtains for the spare room. Light bulb!
I traded her curtains for tax services.

Have you ever bought fabric by the bolt? I hadn't, but we needed two bolts for this project.




I also made pillow cases for a mini lumbar pillow and a body pillow. Mom doesn't want a headboard on the bed, but thought the bed still needed something. I added some pleats to one side of the body pillow. I wanted to try it before and I generally like the asymmetrical look. 

My mom often told me that she did this or that B.C., which in our house stands for Before Children. She took cake decorating classes. I think I remember hearing about some belly dancing classes. She did a lot of quilting. The quilt on the bed was completed by her in 1980. It was all done by hand. BY HAND. She didn't use a machine. At the beginning of her teaching career she spent three summers stitching this baby. I don't have the attention span. What were we talking about?

Oh, yeah, It's an amazing quilt!

Curtains for Tax Trade. Done.