Monday, May 3, 2010

let's lighten it up in here...

i've made the leap onto the ruffle bandwagon. ruffles are everywhere it seems. and little did i know that my limited sewing skills allowed me to create these ruffles. inspired by many blogs and by this shower curtain shown above from the influential Anthropologie magazine, i knew i wanted this look in my own home.

although in love with the curtain, the $98 price tag and i weren't so much in love.
solution - Grandma's Linen Closet.
once again.
using her old white sheets and white tablecloths, i created these curtains for my living room. it is amazing how much it lightened up the room.

my favorite part is how some of the ruffles are yellowed - this was from the yellowed stains on the tablecloth. i loved the mixture of the off-white and white together.
no measuring, no perfect lines - just cutting the tablecloth in strips, creating the ruffles and then sewing on the strips to the sheet. i used a king size sheet and cut it in two and hemmed the edges.
i think grandma would be proud.


11 comments:

  1. Just lovely and how special too. Well done, girl!

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  2. This is a fabulous project. Not only is it super cute but totally budget friendly!

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  3. Very cool. I knew stains had their place in life. Glad they're proudly being displayed in your home.

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  4. That looks amazing! Man, I wish we lived near each other! I could learn a lot from you! You are so talented.

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  5. So very creative, I love what you did, the ruffles are fabulous! Thank you for sharing.
    Hugz,
    Kim

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  6. Hi Jen,
    I absolutely love your curtain that you made! It's just gorgeous! I love your blog site, so glad I found you through Faded Charm!
    Have a great day.
    Sincerely,
    Melinda

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  7. I totally agree ~ Ruffles are everywhere and we can't seem to get enough. Your curtain is fabulous and you have inspired me to dig out the old Singer.

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  8. Beautiful curtains! I'm really liking the ruffle look right now too.

    Enjoy your Wednesday.

    Kathleen

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  9. I love it, and the imperfectness of it is awsome. I too have been drawn to the ruffles I have been seeing on blogs too, I added them to my slipcovers.

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  10. Very clever! I love getting inspirations from things that are pricey and creating something awesome.
    Pam

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