We decided to stay home this weekend and take advantage of the extra time to knock some projects off of our to-do list.
Our weekend has also been peppered with questions from the girls about the purpose of Memorial Day. It has given us a chance to talk about our fathers and their service in the military. Dylan and I both lost our biological fathers to car accidents when we were young. We don’t really have memories to share with the girls but we do have stories to pass on which were shared with us by our families as we grew up. The conversations this weekend remind me of another project I want to tackle in the future. We have our fathers’ flags. Currently they are stored in something like this–
But the triangle cases are starting to fall apart. I am in search of a creative, more modern way to display them. If you have any ideas, please send them my way.
Dylan’s big honey-do was to re-tile the powder room floor. I will have photos later in the week. My honey-dos revolved around the sewing machine. Some of you may remember that I have a love-hate relationship with my 1970′s era JC Penney sewing machine. Our relationship just got a little more complicated. The reverse button started acting up. I don’t know if she’s going to last much longer. But I was able to knock out these cuties.
I started with this Market Floral fabric from The Alexander Henry Fabrics Collection. I simply cut and sewed four 19-inch squares and used ring clips to attach them to a tension rod. If you want super simple cafe curtains just buy square cloth napkins–no sewing required. It doesn’t get much simpler than that.
What are you up to this weekend? Are you relaxing at home? Traveling? Doing projects?
I really like the curtains, they make it look so cozy. Good job!
Thanks Peggy. They do cozy-up the space.
LOVE the fabric choice. Given the rain I was considering working on a very similar project with my day off. Thanks for the inspiration!! And the Bernina shop downtown worked wonders on my old sewing machine when I was sure it was done for.
Good to know. I might need to take the old machine in. Have fun with your project.