What Once Were Kitchen Curtains ..

**Melanie** · 27-03-2009 09:46 AM

I took down the old kitchen curtains and stashed them away in the airing cupboard when we moved in. Yesterday on a whim I pulled out a pattern, my sewing machine and started weilding the scissors!

An hour and a half later and voila!

It was meant to have sleeves, but I didn't have enough fabric. Maybe I should have done a proper Scarlet O'Hara and used the curtain frills I removed and attached them to the bottom or made a hat

**kazzells** · 27-03-2009 09:51 AM

Oh wow!!! Looks fab...you are very talented as i would not know where to start!! well done
kazxx

**Madly Creating** · 27-03-2009 09:56 AM

Nice bit of recycling there!

**Melanie** · 27-03-2009 10:03 AM

Thank you! Yes, a proper bit of make do and mend there! A good old bit of WWII attitude never hurts anyone!

**Autumn Faerie** · 27-03-2009 10:10 AM

That's lovely, really sweet spring dress, and for free - even better

**Melanie** · 27-03-2009 10:16 AM

Thank you! It is very spring like, I thought it would make a pretty Easter dress

**tickly spider** · 27-03-2009 11:44 AM

Clever you.

**Moonbeam Angel** · 27-03-2009 12:22 PM

That is brilliant, you would never guess it used to be curtains!!!!

Very pretty, well done. I'm all for the WWII attitude of making something from something else (if only I had the imagination for it!)

**sparkysdad** · 27-03-2009 01:51 PM

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**Melanie** · 27-03-2009 01:59 PM

Thank you everyone!

Diane - I was a little worried at first that it might look like I was wearing curtains! My husband assures me it doesn't!

sparkysdad - I bet your mum looked the bees knees! Yes, I think women do have it easier.