Cut once

I’d been planning to make some curtains for one of the windows in the Magnum room. We had bought some beautiful rich dark blue velvet material whilst in Troyes the other week, and were keen to see how they would look. Brian was happy to progress on his own in the cellar making the door, so I thought I’d get busy and make the curtains.

The material has a delicate stripe in it, which I’m hoping will help frame the window nicely, and pick the stripe pattern out which is in the fabric used on the walls.

Because all the windows in the house are so tall, the fabric is often quite long and becomes quite heavy to handle, so measuring it out does take me a little time. As my dad always says “measure twice, cut once”.

I just need Brian now to help me hang them.