Kitchen Window Valance with Grommets

I received a request to make a set of kitchen valances. They are pretty simples item to make. That is until you add the grommets. Marla picked up the "no tools required kit from Joanns fabric. I had never used them before but it seemed pretty cut and dry. In the past the ones that required you to put some muscle behind them and things could go wrong.

Although the package said no tools required I would recommend having really good scissors or using what I did which was my 18mm rotary cutter. There is not a lot of room for error with these if you go outside the lines of the template. You run the risk of having a gap between the fabric and the ring. I would also use "No Fray" or what I did hot glue to prevent unraveling. I figured that this way I would not have to worry about the strength of the snap closure holding up to a medium weight & lined material. Other that that they seem like a pretty good product.

I think they came out very nice. Marla likes them and I'm sure her little ones are happy that they can eat their breakfast now without the sun in there eyes.

For the Love of Color

Brinda has an unabashed love of color and she's not ashamed of it, nor should she be.
Here is the room she works in when she is home.
I got a call from her after received some crazy over the top quote for new drapes. After the sales lady left she called me to ask me if I thought she received a good price I said NO! Just in-case your wondering it was over $1000. No that's not a typo.
So after some fabric shopping, a lot of yoga, a trip out of the country, wedding planning, and a couple of months in between....

Brinda now has pinch pleat back tab drapes to give a cozy feeling to her sunshine room. I really have to get better at my measurements. The top of the one on the right is a little off. I can fix that. I need a table to work from in place of the floor.

I don't have any space for a table that would have held these they are 100 inches long.
Well,Off to the next project. There is always something. And I am grateful for it all.