A Couple More

I decided that the blue fabric garland I made yesterday didn't quite fit the 5 foot entrance to our living room. The length hanging down on either side needed to be longer. Since I didn't have any more of the blue fabrics, I decided to make the extensions using various red printed cottons. The blue garland already has a burgundy strip in it, so the all red extensions tie in nicely with the blue. The red is much deeper and richer looking than you see in the photo.

Fabric Garland

I made a fabric garland to decorate the entrance into our living room. This is easy to do and it was all made with fabric that has been sitting in the stash for a long time. I got the idea from Robin Olsen's wonderful blog(Rough Around the Edges. Here's the tutorial. Note Robin's is all precisely cut and measured. Mine on the other hand is a total mess. Just ripping and snipping. I didn't even bother changing the thread in my sewing machine - just went ahead and stitched it together with the brown thread already there. And still it turned out great.

I will ask hubby to hammer some nails in the doorway so I can string up some lights. And then I will weave the garland around the lights.

We are not that much into Christmas but I do enjoy the lights and decorations during this dreary time of year. Very soon the days will start to get longer again. :)