Even for this tortoise, our renovation progress up to this point has seemed to move at the pace of
poured molasses.
I have been tapping my foot in anticipation...
Awaiting the moment when I had some semblance of completion to share.
Such has been my enthusiasm and anticipation for the revelation of the final product. And while our RV renovation is far from complete (as you can see from my checklist on the right), I was nevertheless able to bring some order and a feeling of semi-completion to the RV bedroom area during this past week.
And of course, I had to run here to share it with you first. The "Hare" would be extremely proud of me!
This post, then, is all about the photos. However, I do want to mention that the making of bedroom curtain panels this past week allowed me to at least put together the primary features of the bedroom reno so far. And while sewing draperies is not a project for absolute beginners, it is/was not as complicated as it might first appear.
If you are like my BFF, you may be currently moaning, "But I can barely sew a straight stitch!"
I hear you. But rest assured, you have nothing to fear.
Believe me when I say, a straight stitch is actually all you need to create drapery panels...a straight stitch plus a few clip-style curtain rings. My curtain panels are created somewhat like giant pillow cases. I begin by sewing a hem on the curtain liner itself. But in order to create the lovely liner edging on the back side of the panel, I have already cut the liner a few inches less wide than the decorative fabric portion of the panel.
I then match the edges of the panel and its liner to one another and pin. The pattern and outside of the liner should actually face one another and be on the inside for this stage of the project. When sewing the side seams, it is important to make sure that the "extra/excess" decorative fabric does not get caught in the seam. Then, once both side seams are completed, I turn the entire "case" inside out.
The pattern and the outside of the lining will now face outward and the unfinished seam edges will be on the inside of the "pillow case." At this point, I iron the sides of the panel so that some of the curtain fabric creates the edge on the back side of the panel. See the photo below right.
Then, I roll and fold fabric on the top in order to create a finished seam at the top of the panel. Finally, I hem the decorative fabric. By hemming the decorative fabric and the liner separately, both the liner and drapery fabric hang freely. This allows the panel to hang smoothly when I install it. And yes, I followed each of these steps for all of the six panels that I created for our RV bedroom this past week.
I will say that the blinds that I intend to sew will be considerable more complicated No worries. If you don't wish to tackle the complexities of Roman shades, ready made blinds are fairly inexpensive and easy to acquire.
Since I intend to use the same fabric for our bedroom blinds as will be used to recover the banquette, I unfortunately won't be able to begin to create our RV bedroom blinds until our upholsterer has completed the recovering of our dining area banquette The upholsterer has the bolt, and thus, I must wait patiently for its return.
For now, you and I can celebrate the progress made this week... Here's the promised photos!
BEFORE
AFTER
AND BEFORE...
AND AFTER...
And for those who wish to see the entire space, here's a slide show... Enjoy!
And as for me? I'm eagerly awaiting the return of that bolt of fabric from our upholsterer so that I can begin my next window treatment project: relaxed Roman blinds that I will hang above the window, and near the curtain rod. In this way, I hope to create the illusion of taller windows in the bedroom.
Even so, as I wait, there are plenty of other reno projects for me to tackle. Take, for instance, that French Screen-styled door for the bedroom that I began last week. Yup. It's time to put the sewing machine aside and head back to my studio. Hope to be able to share painting progress with you in the coming week. See you soon!
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