DIY Smocked Burlap Curtains
Hello! Anyone else ready for Spring as much as I am? Winter always makes me feel a bit lazy because really, if it's brutally cold, which it has been, the only thing there is to do is sit around and stay warm somehow. So, what better time for a sewing project. Especially one that will take a lot of time And this one did. I've seen these smocked jute burlap curtains floating around blog land for a while now but seriously, $150 for ONE panel?? No thanks. I would never spend that kind of money for one curtain panel, I don't care how much I loved them. And boy did I love them.... I wondered if I could make them but smocking fabric sounded hard and looked time consuming and I would need a lot of burlap for my tall windows. Well, the opportunity presented itself recently when last week a friend and I needed to purchase a lot of burlap to use as a table cloth and decor at a Homecoming banquet. Here's a pic of the gorgeous barn where the dinner was held. It was so mu