Nursery curtains

Making curtains - a simple task, right? Hmm. Not for me. This was a tricky one.

I figured I'd pick some adorable fabric, cut it, hem it, and add some eyelets and breathe in the "oohs" and "aahs" from my friends and family as they fell in love with my masterpieces. This is clearly not the case.

Step One - Pour a glass of wine.

It took 4 hours to measure, turn up, and iron the hems. I did each hem 3 times. The first was measured, pinned, then ironed. And then I realised that the pattern wasn't level. So I redid it by eye, making sure the pattern looked awesome all the way around. But it hung crooked. So I did it again with a measuring tape.

Lesson learned. A measuring tape is better than my 20/20 vision. Gah!