Last time we were in the big city, I went into a Jo-Ann Fabrics store that had recently opened there and found this fabric I couldn't pass up. Just the thing for the valances.
Here's a Before shot of the porch windows.
(Taken on a very frosty morning.)
And the After picture.
This little touch makes me happy every time I see it!
This is also the time of year that I put up this sign next to the door into the house proper. Maybe it's just me, but I get a chuckle every time I imagine someone going across the kitchen floor with snowshoes on. Ga-lump-shuffle, ga-lump-shuffle, ga-lump-shuffle . . .
I love that fabric!!! What a difference a small change can make. You are going gangbusters!
ReplyDeleteSusan - Before I went looking for fabric, I figured out just how much I would need for the valances . . . and added a smidge. Had the right amount with that smidge left over. Now how I wish I had bought another yard or two of it! I like it that much. Durn!
DeleteSo pretty! Cute sign, too. You'll laugh at part of the post I'm working on now; apparently "snowshoes" is advanced vocabulary around here....
ReplyDeleteMichelle - Thanks! When life gives you snow, use snowshoes?? ;o}
DeleteThe valances are adorable, and the do indeed look so welcoming and warm it up! Is that the super-cool indoor/outdoor firewood bin?
ReplyDeleteErin - Yep. With lid closed in the first two porch pics, but "loaded for bear" in the last one 'cause we've been in such a period of cold, cold weather. Brrr.
DeleteVery pretty fabric & it did warm the porch up nicely. Is that knotty pine?
ReplyDeleteDFW - Thank you! Yes, I've always loved knotty pine and we have a lot of it in the house.
DeleteIt's those little touches that sure "warm up" a space. Beautiful fabric.
ReplyDeleteI love to go to JoAnns-though it makes me regret my inability to sew. Such great fabrics!
Sue - With your ability with watercolor painting, I wouldn't worry about the inability to sew!
DeleteOh, I love your fabric and the curtains as so pretty. my nearest Jo-Ann Fabrics store is an hour drive away, but I stop in when I can.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - An hour away? I'll trade with you. We have to go 2-1/2 hours to get to ours!
DeleteOh my goodness MamaPea coincidences abound. I took my Dad to fabric store Monday. He brought me that same fabric. He loves cardinals. I asked him what he wanted made. He said it would look good in curtains. Little scarey the similarities here. Still pretty fabric and does "finish" the windows I think nicely.
ReplyDeleteLisa - Omigosh, that is a coincidence! Please be sure to post a picture of the curtains when they're made. The more I see that fabric, the more I like it.
DeleteOh no I was mean and steered Dad away without buying any. If I let him he would have brought home everything he saw.
DeleteLisa - Well, you're a big ol' spoil sport!
DeleteMama Pea,
ReplyDeleteI love your fabric selection! Birds are one of my favorite especially cardinals.
Hugs,
Sandy
Thanks, Sandy! I often wonder why we don't consider the Blue Jays as pretty as the Cardinals. Is it just that the color red is so much more . . . what? Prominent?
DeleteMama Pea, I too have used that fabric. I love it. Made valances for my kitchen & used the companion fabric to make placemats. Still tying to decide what room to honor with the rest of the bird fabric.
ReplyDeleteLike others, I too, think your valances look great on your porch windows. Anything you sew looks great. Sandy
Sandy - What a popular fabric! Who knew? I didn't know there was a companion fabric. What does it look like?
DeleteThanks for your kind words!
The fabric is available on-line from Joann's.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.joann.com/legacy-studio-quilt-fabric-winter-birds-berry-
vine-words/11854726.html However, I have a 2 1/2 yard piece, a 3/4 yd. piece, and several large scraps. I'm not going to use them & would be more than willing to send them to you. I've been purging my craft closet & was going to take it to the Goodwill. Send me your address at asl40loman@gmail.com if you like. A small thank you from me to you for the pleasure I get from reading your blog. Sandy in CAlifornia.
Sandy - You are soooo generous! I've sent you an e-mail and we'll see what we can work out, okay?
DeleteThe valances do look great. Cardinals, both males and females, against a winter scene are one of my very favorite images of winter. It never gets old.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the sign. Snowshoeing is not a common thing in NE Indiana, but the image is still good and it is definitely hilarious.
Mark - Although we do occasionally see cardinals way up here, they're not a common sighting. Pity as they are so lovely! Well, now I have them on my porch anyway. ;o)
DeleteYour snow probably doesn't stay long enough to make snowshoes necessary. If it's anything like the winters we used to experience in Illinois, wait a day and the snow will melt!
They are absolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Fiona!
DeleteMama Pea love the look you have achieved! Makes it more part of the home than a transitional space . Saundra with that info you may have started a run on Jo Ann's online. I would love some for comfort quilts.
ReplyDeleteGoatldi - I'm making pot holders with some of my left over scraps. The fabric would make lovely pillowcases, too. Look out Jo-Ann Fabrics, here we come!
DeleteGreat fabric! I wouldn't have been able to resist either. I used to have a terrible weakness for fabric, fiber, and yarn. Still do, I just try not to indulge anymore. :)
ReplyDeleteLeigh - Other things have taken precedence for you right now. Who knows? The fabric, fiber and yarn bug may strike you again!
DeleteHow Cute! Love the fabric...
ReplyDeleteNancy - Thanks! I really like it, too!
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