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muslin curtains are the story of my life

Posted At : July 27, 2010 9:14 PM | Posted By : Dorie
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curtains to be

After years of execution and planning, our back family room is finally a pleasant place to be. It's not 100% done, but we're getting there. Elie did almost all the work himself—he is no joke. He figures out the things I don't. And vice versa. Which brings me to the fluffy pile of muslin.

Every so often, my sewing is a contribution and not a distraction. I made simple muslin curtains for all the back room windows, and now it's not a fishbowl. I have made these for every window in this house. We used to wonder and argue and have grand ideas about curtains, but now we know what works. This time there wasn't even a discussion.

I'll show you the back room once it gets a little more, hmmm...furnished. We need some shelves. I love this number.

heck yeah I grilled pizza

PS This weekend we made awesome grilled stuff-from-the-garden pizza. Thanks Melissa.

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Rachel's Gravatar Wow, I have muslin curtains too...we have a sunroom with 8 windows...any curtain or shade x 8 is just too expensive, but my el-cheapo muslin looks really nice. Can't wait to see your pics!
# Posted By Rachel | 7/28/10 4:52 AM
meg's Gravatar we have been in this house three years now and my curtain ideas have ranged from ridiculously elaborate to modestly elaborate and we still have plastic blinds on the damn windows.
# Posted By meg | 7/28/10 8:51 AM
Sarah's Gravatar Ugh, we're in the midst of the whole curtain conversation over here, and it is not a whole lot of fun. Too many options, none of them seem just right, you know? Having a go-to curtain option sounds perfectly delightful!

And that pizza looks delicious.
# Posted By Sarah | 7/29/10 8:31 AM
Carol in SW IN's Gravatar I think you can be as creative with muslin as you can any higher priced fabric. Like any other fabric you can get different qualities muslin and you can dye it to the shade you want. I made curtains for every house I have lived in since I learned to sew. I am sure that yours will be wonderful. That pizza looks yummy and would love the recipe or the link to the recipe. Thanks for sharing your creative talent.
# Posted By Carol in SW IN | 7/31/10 2:31 PM
molly's Gravatar Well, now, was just thinking about muslin curtains. Seemed a little radical, now not so much...
# Posted By molly | 8/1/10 6:16 PM
Tana Criswell's Gravatar I was wondering were you purchased your muslin. I am having a hard time finding some.
# Posted By Tana Criswell | 8/12/10 1:33 PM
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