Things that I love about patchworkng are not only it's hugely decorative aspect but also it's practical application. Some time ago when we were painting and decorating on a shoestring, we needed several window coverings and an under-stairs drape. I decided that patchwork on a large scale would solve the problem and using the existing curtains as a starting point for a colour palette and as a mainstay of the design, I set to. Chopping and cutting and pinning and stitching - the room's requirements included a small single curtain, a larger single curtain, a roman blind and a set of nearly floor to ceiling curtains - I have to say that in our ancient cottage this isn't a great drop, but still when working on items of this scale onyour hands and knees a small floor area, it was a challenge. The only fabric I bought , was a check that combined the cream, dull red and soft greens prevalent in those I had already. Top tip!!! Checked and striped fabrics give structure to a design and are easy to cut in straight lines accurately. I was so pleased with the results and they are much commented upon.
If you like the look of these, I could come and mix and match fabrics for you, just drop me a line...
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| The roman blind back lit by the sun, you can see the seam structure clearly |
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| Detail of the roman blind |
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| One of the long curtains |
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| Gathering detail of curtain |
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| Detail of window seat cushion piped with remnants from the curtains |
Love your roman blind and the mixing and matching for curtains.....I made a roman blind for my study using a blocked printed fabric brought back from my travels in the 90 ( Indonesia. Colourway is brown, white and blue. I had to edge the blind because the width of the fabric didn't cover the window space. My mathematics was somewhat challenged....but the finished blind was a joy to behold and it is still in place to this day (if a tad faded).
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