Tuesday 29 January 2013

What A Long Month

January seems to have been extra long, funny isn't it, I seem to recall saying the opposite in December!
Thanks for all the encouraging words following my last post - I got a sale!!

I had a busy week last week - earlier in the month, in the online sales, I bought two pairs of Laura Ashley curtains, beautiful fabric, fully lined, just too long. No problem thought I!
And here's a top tip - I remembered a customer who used to use the shop I worked in - she made curtains professionally and in conversation, she recommended that if you ever need to shorten lined curtains - do it from the top. Either cut or unpick the tape, cut to size and sew the tape back on. You still have the lovely finish without having to worry about blind hemming or hand sewing hems.
It worked very well for me although I did have a major blip with one out of the four curtains - I measured about 4 times, cut once and it was too short - the air went blue and I felt momentarily sick. Next day when I  returned to the scene of the crime, I put it right and continued with the remaining 3 curtains. All is now well and they look good.

As a bit of light relief and a quicker sewing fix, I ade this wee scarf for my favourite little person.
                               
                               
      
 And I got going on the February blocks for Emily in our Bee a Brit Stingy Bee. Emily has asked for x & + blocks, they are all over the blogs at the moment and proved to be good fun to make even if I did have to unpick a couple...........


I changed the values in this next one, sticks out a bit like a sore thumb.

Oh, and I watched a lot of tennis..........................









16 comments:

  1. I've shortened curtains for our neighbours from the bottom. What a nightmare! Thanks for the tip for all future curtain adjustments.

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  2. Looking forward to seeing more of your x and + blocks :)

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  3. I knew that bear would be feeling the cold... ;o)

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  4. Poor Muzza! At least the evenings are getting lighter! More sewing time! Jxo

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  5. Your blocks are nice. I'm taking notes on values etc for them. Di x

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  6. Ah hope you had something nice to cheer you up after the tennis!

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  7. Great idea on the curtains and the scarf and blocks are lovely. I am sort of enjoying the long January, although the cold weather is not great fun.

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  8. Congrats on the sale and thanks for the tip on shortening curtains, there are a pair staring me in the face now that desperately need shortened!

    Love the little scarf.

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  9. Oh that is a great tip!! I love your x and plus blocks and typically really like the sore thumb one!

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  10. Sounds and looks like a good month all in, even with curtain oops and Mr Murray's blisters!

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  11. Awww, that scarf is so cute!! Good tip for the curtains, thank you!

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  12. January has gone fast here. Thanks for the tips on the curtains, makes total sense, why hadn't we ever thought of that before!!!!
    The scarf looks super cute.

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  13. Tennis ?... you and me, both!

    Glad to see a few koalas during Australia Day week... and I am sorry to hear there is a sore thumb from block blunders as well as a sore heart after Murray's defeat.

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  14. yup lots of tennis watching here too. Love those blocks, must give them a go some time.

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  15. great January projects Sheila!

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  16. Great tip re the curtains. Our back windows are about 10ft wide and any ready made curtains that would fit the width are always full length. I think I would now tackle shortening some.
    Your blocks look lovely (and glad Ted is now warm too!)

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