One Down, Six More To Go!

The valances for the sunroom may take me longer than I thought.  I have a feeling I will be lucky to get two done a day.  I showed you a sneak peek on my last post and my  ideas for adding embellishments to a plain, straight sewn window valance {with a few little pleats for some interest}. 

I like the way it turned out and how it looks hanging up.  It is just enough fabric to soften and, when you are in the room, just the one makes a difference.  I think it is going to look great once I get them all done and up!

I have been sewing off and on for about 25 years and I still consider myself an intermediate sewer.  I don’t do well with patterns and usually “wing it”.  Straight lines are no problem, but curves literally throw me a curve!  I hope the pros out there aren’t cringing!

This was just a straight sewn valance and then I laid it on the floor to play with a few pleats just to add some interest.  I tacked them together by  hand. 

I was lucky enough to find trims that matched the colors in the fabric perfectly and a silk taffeta remnant in the clearance bin at Hobby Lobby.  It is enough for me to do the covered buttons and maybe the back for a pillow {cause you gotta have a matching pillow in the room!}. 

I sewed on the beaded trim, but fabric glued on the flat trim.  I hand sewed on the button and little tassel.  You can see why this will take awhile!  Especially since I have to wait for the trim that is fabric glued on to dry so I can move onto the next step. 

{The furniture is not quite in its rightful places because the bookcases are on furniture movers and pulled away from the wall ~ awaiting new flooring in here}.

So I think my guinea pig turned out pretty good and I will move onto doing the rest in the same way. 

Let’s hope I’m done by the end of the Summer!