no sew glorious curtains

I love stripes. Now I can see them somewhere else other than my wardrobe.
I mentioned wanting striped curtains in THIS story board.
I gave you a PEEK.
I gave you a hint at my INSPIRATION.

I started with 2 old white faux silk curtain panels I had hiding in our linen closet.

I spent a lot of time on the floor keeping my stripes black strips straight.

And now I have something glorious. Well. The curtains are glorious to me. The new bamboo blinds are  pretty special too. BUT Cooper is my favorite accessory.

Did you see that headless lamp? I have a shade and I'm looking for a fun fabric print to add to it. Thinking about this one but I'm stilling looking.

How did I no sew the curtains?

1. I used 100% black twill fabric cut into 12 inch strips.
2. I dove into my heavy stock of Stitch Witchery and steam ironed the strips onto the curtains.
3. I then used black gross grain ribbon to clean the raw edges.
4. And ta-da! Ooh and awe at yourself.

I really enjoyed this project and I'm especially loving the look these curtains give this guestroom. I can finally see the room come together now.

I looked into taking a couple sewing classes. As much as I love my no sew system, I know I can vastly improve my end result with a sewing machine. I took a costume class in college but def need a good refresher before I feel good about taking the plunge to buy a sewing machine. Yes folks, I want a sewing machine. Badly. And if it's not too much to ask for, I would like it to embroider too so I can make extra cute stuff. You know I'm a sucker for monograms...I just might monogram all of Lee's underwear before he deploys and pretend he's going to Summer camp. Cute, huh? Don't answer that.