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| Pinch pleat panels topped with wooden rings |
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| 2 panels for the French doors |
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| Floor length panels on both sides of fireplace |
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| Close-up of fabric pattern |
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| Wooden rings on pinch pleat panels |
Evidently pinch pleat curtains are back in style. I've had several requests for them. To make them more modern, I added large wooden rings on top. I think these were 3" across. I hooked the rings to traditional curtain hooks behind the pleats instead of sewing the rings to the top. This created less stress on the fabric. These are heavy panels with insulated lining. The room called for something large and dramatic because of the vaulted ceiling hence the large gold rings and rods. She picked fabric with the same red as the wall color but with an off-white background which lightened up the room.
I made four pair of pinch pleat curtains for this room. I keep saying "this will be my last pair!" but I keep making them. If it's sewing or cooking, "yes" comes out of my mouth so fast that I don't realize it 'til it's too late. That's okay because I love sewing and cooking. My family loves to eat so making a living sewing then cooking the groceries I buy kinda go hand-in-hand. Did I mention I still do a little catering? More on THAT in another post. I can explain, really! Hors d'oeuvres for 200, anyone? I'll take pics.
Back to the curtains. Sometimes it's just hard to get back to a client's home to get photos of work. In this case, I din't get back to her house for a couple of months! Things happened with her, things happened with me. Life just happened. And then... Christmas. Need I say more! That's ok because she lives locally so we both knew I would be back over there at some point. And from what she told me this day, I'll be back again... for a couple more rooms with bare windows.
