Well, here is what is left of them. The ones in the dining room were tossed long ago as they started disintegrating in our fingers when we touched them. I guess I'm no refined gal as I had no idea that silk disintegrated when exposed to the sun. I brought them back to Restoration Hardware as they hadn't lasted more than a couple years and they were pricey-I think I spent around $80 on sale for 2 panels. They have an awesome return policy as they couldn't find them in the system but still found a way to give me a $30 store credit.
Anyways, I have been searching for fabric to make new shears for I think over a year now. I found some decent panels at Target that I once again cut apart and sewed into shears, however I got them up and it was a no go. They were not quite shear enough (we still like to be able to see outside a bit) and I did a terrible job sewing them so they were not even at all.
Anyways, when on a fabric hunt with my sister-in-law for her twin boys a few weeks ago, I came across some awesome shear fabric at Mill End Fabric Store on Hwy 99. For only about $30, I was able to get enough fabric for the 2 sets of windows and quite a bit of extra.
This time, I decided that I wasn't going to mess around with ruining curtains, so I emailed my awesome aunt , who is a wonderful seamstress, and she agreed to make new panels if I mailed her the fabric and a diagram.
We got them in the mail yesterday and when I showed them to Ben, he replied "wow, mom there are no holes in them". I guess u should know your curtains are really bad when your not even 3 year old comments on their demise. Anyways, they are just perfectly bungalow and off-white for me, the right amount of shear, texture and pattern. And they are straight thanks to my aunt! Another bonus, totally washable as they are a cotton poly blend. I washed the fabric before mailing it just in case it shrunk.
And new curtains just in time for the baby shower next week!
