I'm a fan of Pinterest. It's a fun way to find new ideas for a wide variety of topics. I recently came across a tutorial for no sew Roman shades (http://involvingcolor.com/involvinghome/no-sew-roman-shade-from-mini-blinds/) and thought I'd give it a try today.
When we moved into our house, it had metal mini blinds in every window. While I'm thankful that I didn't have to run out and buy window coverings right away, I'm not the biggest fan of mini blinds. So this tutorial seemed pretty genius to me. But, of course, I thought I needed to modify it for myself. This is going in my girls' bedroom which faces the street, so I wanted to add a liner to pretty it up on the street side. I decided to use black out fabric for the liner and a pretty Asian inspired pink satin for the front side. Some things I didn't take into account for my version of this project are: the weight of my fabric, the time it would take, and the fact that I have an innately curious two year old that wants to "help". Oh, my.
I was a little overly optimistic that I would be able to whip this out and have it back in place ready for nap time. So, here it is nap time and I have 1/3 of the project done. At first, I was really discouraged because I wasn't going to meet my self-imposed deadline and it's been challenging to get this far with the "help" I have. But, as it stands, (or hangs!) I was able to get the liner attached at the top and the window is fully covered for a nice rest. So, I'm calling it a success for now. I hope the weight of the fabric doesn't ruin the project. I'll find out tomorrow :) Success or failure, I'll post pictures, too.
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