inspired by The Nester

i have been on the lookout for some kitchen curtains for a few months, with no luck. i have looked in stores and online. so i went to one of my favorite design blogs, the Nesting Place. i love her philosophy, especially "it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful". amen sister! seeing what she has done made me realize i should probably just make the dang curtains.

anyone who knows me knows that i am not a seamstress. in fact, i use my sewing machine mainly for scrapbooking and card making. i have had multiple opportunities for learning from expert seamstresses, such as my mom and grammas. i just avoid it for the most part. maybe i never needed to learn because  i had such wonderful ladies to sew for me.

if i need to, i can master the basics, which i did yesterday! what i really wanted was a turquoise and cinnamon toile...which was a no go unless i wanted to spend $$$$ a yard.  i did find some material i liked that has the blues and the ivory tones of my kitchen trim. (remembering it doesn't have to be perfect...)

and here's what i came up with:

check out the matching pattern all the way across! and a ruffle on top! just to show that i picked up a few tips, i pre-washed and ironed the fabric AND measured and used pins (a little!). they certainly won't pass an up-close inspection, but i am really happy with how they turned out!