What Once Were Kitchen Curtains ..

[Melanie]

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]

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

[Madly Creating]

Nice bit of recycling there!

[Melanie]

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

[Autumn Faerie]

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

[Melanie]

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

[tickly spider]

Clever you.

[Moonbeam Angel]

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]

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

When my Mum first got her sewing machine, she used to buy a length of fabric from the market on the way home on a friday and run up a pleated skirt (machine had a special pleater fitted!) to wear the same night.. seeing your dress made me think about all the clothes she used to make..

It's so much easier for women, you can make something snazzy relatively easily compared to clothes for men..

[Melanie]

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.

[nuky1982]

It's a wonderful dress. I wish I could sew like you.. I had a few classes and it was so hard, now I really admire people that can do it!

[Critchley]

Well done. It certainly looks better hanging on you than the window. lol

[indri]

What a great use of the curtains, and unlike some clothes in the shops, you'd never even know! What a great way to get a unique dress

[krafty1]

How clever of you, it looks lovely

Great pattern for a cool spring dress. Definitely doesn't look like you're wearing curtains.

Just like in the Sound of Music

[Kiamyka]

That is lovely