it runs in the family...

this past weekend, i did something any crafter is usually horrified by. i let someone else, someone with no experience, touch my sewing machine and...are you ready...my scissors! gasp!
jason was recently invited (by a very cool group of 4 dudes) to join their motorcycle club, the Throwbacks. they all ride and appreciate vintage motorcycles just like jason. part of being in the Throwbacks means you have to have a denim jacket with the sleeves cut off (a cut), along with a nickname patch.
jason has always been vorhese, since long before i knew him so it made sense for the nickname to continue.
when we went to grass valley last weekend for a BBQ with the guys, they gave jason his patch and very strict instructions for him to sew it on all alone...no help from me!
so, i showed him the very basics on saturday and sent him on his way. and hey! he did pretty well...for a newb. i may have found myself a new assistant.

behind the curtain

so, i started a new project last night.

once we moved into our house, we realized that our shower curtain rod is an odd size. it's "L" shaped, as there is no back wall to block water. because of that, we need an extra wide shower curtain....approximately 95" x 72".

you wouldn't believe how hard that is to find. apparently, it is a lot more common to need an extra long curtain (ie- your curtain rod is hung really high) as opposed to an extra wide.

the best advice i could find online was to use 2 curtains or have one custom made.

so, per usual, i took that as a challenge.

i knew that i would never find a peice of fabric wide enough and long enough, so i will have to piece 2 pieces together. the good thing, is most bolts of fabrics are 45"-60" wide so all i needed to do was buy enough length to piece together 2 panels that are 72" long. the fabric i found is about 51" wide, so finished product with seams will be about 98" wide- perfect!

i found this really cute eyelet fabric at Stonemountain and Daughter Fabric Store that I found out is one of their newest offerings. it seemed made for a shower curtain and I really liked the butter color.

anyway, all i've done so far is cut to the correct length. i will be trying two new techniques with this project. i'm going to use french seaming to piece the two pieces together, and i'm going to try my hand at making buttonholes for the shower rings.

will update on my progress...for now here are some pics of last night's cutting and close-ups of the fabric. i don't think the pictures do the color justice...will try and adjust settings next time.

xoxo