Lookin' a bit Witchery

Hey. 

Hey you.

Ya you.. sitting there listening to guys in Blazers and over-sized shoulder-pads belt out some classic 80's tunes.

...oh wait... that's me. ha!

But in all seriousness. What do you get when you put together a little bit of that nifty little concoction called Stitch Witchery [seriously some of the most awesome-est stuff ever invented] and some king sized, white, 200-thread count top sheets?

Well im happy you asked because im about to tell you what you get with sheets and stitchery-witchery. Well more like [show] you that is.

Your get curtains! -I originally saw the idea on many various blogs, but the idea[s] used painters drop cloths and at first that's what I went out in search of. However I was let down to only find drop cloths that closely related in color to the floor. Although I like that shade of beige... It just wasn't 'warming' up to me as far as curtains are concerned. So with some motivation and a little bit of 'I will not give up' attitude, I quickly drew out a game plan for 'Plan B'. Than it hit me. Why not buy some white king sized sheets?

So I went out in search of some white king sized sheets. Why king? Because I wanted large flowy curtains. Go big or Go home right?... even though after my shopping trip I did in fact go home.. hmm..

It was super simple. When I first opened the package of sheets and layed it out on the floor, luckily it already had a deep crease down the middle. I cut right along that crease two divide the 'two' panels. I than washed/dried and than ironed. After they were all ironed and ready to go, I folded the side that I had cut [down the middle] about 1-2inches in and than ironed a crease along the fold. Added some Stitchy-Witchy, iron and DONE.

At first I didn't think I would like so much baggage hanging on the bottom but after having both panels up it grew on me really quickly. It gives it a nice warm/homey feel and I like that a lot. Now more than ever with the Fall season and all.

I also moved the curtain rods up. 2.5inches away from the molding around the window and 2.5inches away from the bottom of the crown molding. I attached cafe hooks to the panels for a nice clean finish. I remember my mother used to have cafe hooks on all of the curtains in our house growing up. It was in the 80's/early 90's. They were a nice shiny gold. ha.

All in all it was a simple project. I love my sewing machine dearly however I have never tried stitch witchery before but have seen some of it's 'work' and if I must say so myself... Pretty impressive. So I stood up my sewing machine and made a date with the Iron and lots of 'melty-fabric-string'.

And I hold true to my word. -Pretty impressive stuff-


So... What do you think? Yay? Nay? Meh? What nifty ideas have you come up with and or tried that involved bedsheets and or curtains?