Mr J and I dedicated some time over the long weekend to home improvement projects. After nearly three years in the house, we are finally covering the windows. We have a big bolt of fabric we acquired somewhere that I want to use for living room curtains. Mr J had opinions on what they should look like (tab tops, window sill length). We bought heavy thermal curtain liners at Bed Bath and Beyond.
I was interested in making the curtains myself. Seems easy enough. I have my grandma's sewing machine, and I am actually fine at limited projects (straight seams, no patterns to fit). But Mr J said several times, "Why not get Mom to do it? She is a seamstress after all, and it will take her about half the time." This is true, and I don't mind admitting it. So I called Mr-Mama last night and asked for her expertise. She was delighted to help, said she would come by today to get all the materials. All is well.
I just have to note one thing: she was asking me about the fabric we have on hand, to make sure there was enough. I assured her there is ample. She then began explaining that the pattern has to match up so that the same flower will be in the same place across all the panels of curtain so that "the room won't look funny."
Y'all, this is not just something I would not have thought of when cutting the fabric. It is not something I would ever notice when looking around the room. If any of your curtain patterns do not line up, I promise I have never judged.
Lord bless this woman. She needs something to do with her brainpower.
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