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January 31, 2006
Paisley Shades
Thank you all so much for the wonderful response to Sew? I Knit!. We were worried that no one would want to participate and we've gotten such a great response. I think this will be a lot of fun. You can still join - the sew-along doesn't start until February 15th and you can sew your skirt any time between February 15th and March 20th, which should still work for all of you Olympic Knitters out there. And remember, if you can't join right now, you'll have other opportunities later. We hope to continue to sew-along with other projects. So check back when your schedule opens up.
In other crafty news, I finished my shades this weekend. These were roller shade kits I bought and didn't require any sewing. Despite that, they took about 6 hours (for both, but still). Were they worth it?
Here's another picture that might be a bit closer to an accurate representation of the wall color.
Overall, I'm happy with them. They are a really nice change from the lovely miniblinds that were there from the previous owners and they add a bit of color to the room. I have enough fabric left over to make a new cushion for the chair, so I might try to do that one of these days. This room still needs things hung on the wall and a new bookcase, but it's slowly starting to take shape.
In knitting news, those of you who have been following the Ombre saga will be happy to know that I'm on the 10th color (there are 11 total)! I worked on it over the weekend and made decent progress. I hope I can have it finished by the middle of February and then I can start on Butterfly.
Comments
The shades look great, I like your paisley a lot. And a super hooray for Ombre being almost done, that is exciting news.
Posted by: PumpkinMama at January 31, 2006 12:27 PM
OMG! I love, love, love those shades!!!! They would be so perfect in my house! Tell me more about it!
Posted by: Jenn at January 31, 2006 12:28 PM
The shades look really nice!! They seem to match the wall well. Congrats on your Ombre progress!!
Posted by: caitlyn at January 31, 2006 12:41 PM
The shades look perfect with the wall color. Nice work!
Posted by: margene at January 31, 2006 12:54 PM
Nice work on the shades! They look great. And awesome Ombre progress.
Posted by: Purly Whites at January 31, 2006 12:55 PM
I've always had a "thing" for paisley...nice job! I wish I could have talked my DIL into rollup shades for Aidan's room, sigh.
Posted by: Marcia at January 31, 2006 12:57 PM
Your shades look great. They really add a splash of color to the room, and I am so impressed you made them yourself, they are so neat and trim.
Posted by: Areli at January 31, 2006 1:04 PM
The shades look great! Gooooooo Ombre! =)
Posted by: Angela at January 31, 2006 1:28 PM
What a great idea! I'd send in a photo, but the skirt I'm making is for a design project and is going on a sewing form only. (Standard size 38; too big for me :-()
Posted by: Becky at January 31, 2006 2:14 PM
I love the shades! I think the fabric is beautiful.
Yeah on Ombre, it will be done before you know it!
Posted by: Rebekah at January 31, 2006 2:30 PM
I am with Marcia, I have always liked paisley too. Great work, Steph! They are a great touch ;)
Posted by: Lolly at January 31, 2006 2:56 PM
great looking shades. i will be watching the progress of the sew-along. it should be fun!!
Posted by: blossom at January 31, 2006 2:59 PM
Nice shades. I love paisley. And did you say no sewing was required?? Given my earlier-stated dislike of sewing (doing it, not enjoying its fruits!), that's music to my ears. I also like your walls. I'm a big fan of color on the walls. Good luck with Ombre. You're in the home stretch, now.
Posted by: Katherine at January 31, 2006 3:42 PM
No sewing!?! Wow - those look really great! I love paisley... one of my favorite knitting chairs in my living room is upholstered in a paisley tapestry fabric.
Posted by: Cyndi at January 31, 2006 6:07 PM
What pretty blinds! I'll look forward to joining ya'll in the Sew? I knit! KAL a bit later. Right now, my department of 6 at work is down to 3 so I'm particularly protective of my spare time. Hopefully in a couple of months, things the other three folks will be on board and I'll have a more normal workload...giving me more of my personal life back. =)
Posted by: Rossana at January 31, 2006 9:10 PM
Oooooh... Pretty. I like them a lot!
Posted by: Cindy at February 1, 2006 7:19 AM
Go Ombre, go Ombre, go Ombre Ombre Ombre! You will have it completed soon and the weight of the world will be off your shoulders. Then onto sewing and Butterfly!
Posted by: Stephanie at February 1, 2006 3:32 PM
Go Ombre Go!!! I love your new shades. They are very pretty. My ugly mini-blinds are what the previous owner of the house left and three years later I am still trying to get rid of them. Must do that in 2006.
Posted by: emily at February 1, 2006 8:27 PM
I am so impressed!!!! They look amazing!!!!
Posted by: Kathy at February 2, 2006 12:31 PM
