Curtain Call

Measure, Fold, Iron, Iron again and repeat.


That is all it took to make the curtain for the laundry room. The curtain area measures 41" long by 50" wide.
I used no sew iron tape. I have used it before a few times since I don't have a sewing machine and hand sewing can get sloppy and uneven.
For those who haven't used the tape, here is how it works.

Fold down the seam and place the tape right under the edge and iron. (make sure the tape is all the way under because you don't want the iron to touch the tape, only the fabric)

The fabric fuses together from the tape, easy right?

Top pocket

This is before the side seams were done but top/bottom are good.

Same instructions for the side except when folding it, tuck it under the top/bottom seam

Makes for a clean backing

All done and it took about 1hour, no more. And it was all done without sewing!

Laundry / First Foods

The first thing to do when decorating a room is to pick your fabric first. For some reason, I never do this and I don't know why. The laundry room is being decorated this month and I was determined to pick the fabric first. Are you wondering why I am buying fabric for a laundry room? Well there is a little 'cove' area where the dirty laundry will go but i wanted to hang fabric as a mini curtain, lets say. see below.

 I have a colour deck from Benjamin Moore and will be picking a colour based on this fabric.
while i was out I picked up a few more things...

I went to Natures Emporium next door and found this great book.

I got it because my little guy thinks food is interesting and milk is just not fully satisfying anymore.

 Well, I'm off to make those curtains.

Home Sweet Home

We are back from the sunshine state. We were gone for two weeks over the Christmas holidays. We had a great time, visited a few places, such as, Busch Gardens & Universal Studios. We had warm weather the first week and colder weather the second week. However, when I say colder, that doesn't mean it was as cold as home.

It is good to be home though. Back to the comfort and quiet and our king sized bed... we had a double in Florida. Although it is good to be back, I do have groceries to do since our fridge is empty, a lot of laundry to be done. I have Ryder  (one of our dogs) back here, Tripp (our other dog) is coming home from the sitters on the 20th. *thanks mom for dog sitting Tripp a bit longer, it helps not having two here while I'm trying to catch up on real life here.

Now that we are back it is 2012, where did 2011 go? It is also January, which means it's time to renovate the Laundry room. For the month of January, rather than weekly projects, I will be working on the laundry room all month. see this post about that: January Challenge

Now for some pictures from our trip....