{ Jacey } Stripe Curtain

Okay SO... This project, i'm not gonna lie...

Not the funnest! OR the easiest! 

BUT, that being said, i am pretty pleased with the turnout of them, even if i did shed many tears in the process :) 

So i wanted striped curtains in my living, 

HORIZONTAL stripes to be exact. 

I couldnt find any anywhere. Any stripe i did find was either vertical, wrong color, not chunky enough, or cost an arm and a leg!

Though, looking back now, i would pay any price to not have to go through the grief i did of making my own! 

But you know our motto, "DIY til we DIE!" 

...and sometimes were not kidding!

I got two white curtain panels from target and one black twin sheet.

I cut... Well TORE four 8" black stripes out of the black sheet.

(*Note: Its MUCH EASIER to get a straight line by tearing cotton fabrics rather than cutting :) especially LONG pieces such as a sheet!)

I pinned them in place where i wanted them giving me 8" white stripes as well.

...now the fun part (NOT!)

you would think sewing a straight line would be easy right?? 

WRONG! not when your trying to shove a 8 foot curtain through a sewing machine while trying to sew that said straight line. 

ALSO, to keep it flat and you sew each side. 

If any of you are to do this, or if i were to again, i would get myself some of that spray on fabric glue stuff, spray it on where i wanted my stripe to lay, THEN sew around it. 

It would of made it MUCH easier! 

I may or may not have thrown myself on the ground kicking and screaming at WHY IN THE H i would ever do a project like this?!?!

It took about 6 hours and by the last stripe, i frankly did not give a flying rats butt what it looked like! 

Anyhow, im so glad they are done and i think it turned out cute!

i added two black panels to the inside of the strip curtain to give it a bold look.

once again i only have my flipping 50mm
(GREAT for photography, AWFUL for house shots!)
so this is the best you get! :)