My latest achievements have not been in the realm of knitting. I purchased about 7 yards of blackout curtain liner fabric from a local furniture store as my old curtain liners were so worn they were embarrassingly useless. It took me all morning, yesterday, to cut up the fabric into six panels. I then hemmed one pair on both sides and the bottoms.


First panel ready to be hung.

The old liners were attached to the curtain hooks by a series of braided loops across the top but the store didn't have the braided loops and I learnt a long time ago not to bother ordering anything from them as you will never get your order.


So, after teaching myself to crochet, I crocheted my own loops and stitched them onto the liner at the same time as I hemmed the top. It was a little awkward as I couldn't use pins in this fabric. The pin holes would have been permanent so, as necessity is the mother of invention, I used Scotch tape instead. It worked like a charm and was easily removed after everything had been sewn down. I have completed two liner panels for the guest room and will eventually finish the four remaining for my craft room and the master bedroom.

I surprised myself with a furniture repair job. We inherited a beautiful red mahogany bookcase from my M-I-L but the edges had been badly damaged.

I bought some wood molding, DH cut it to fit (I don't think he trusts me with his sharp tools.), and I stained it with a red mahogany stain. I won't be nailing it on as I'm likely to cause more damage, wielding a hammer, to the bookcase not to mention my fingers. I still need to get some wood glue to hold the molding in place.

Once the shelves are in place and loaded with books the interior damage won't be visible. Pardon me while I polish my fingernails on my shirt.

Tomorrow is cleaning day. I must have everything ship shape and spic and span before our guest arrives on Saturday. DH will be home to help and he does a much better job than I do. Sometimes it's good to be married to an obsessive perfectionist.