Project One

Roman Blinds - these turned out WAY better than I had anticipated!  I didn't take any pictures as I went because I was so skeptical that it would actually work.

We had a cat several years ago.  The cat was obsessed, and I mean obsessed, with our mini-blinds.  It seemed to be the cat's mission in life to ruin as many sets of mini-blinds as possible.  Because of this, I have several sets that are missing slats towards the bottom.  As this project only required 3-5 slats, I decided to give it a try.

I am in LOVE with the finished product!

Picture coming soon!  (Phone is doing an update)

What I learned:

• Fabric glue is really, really sticky.  A little goes a long, long ways.  If you decide to complete this project, I would recommend either spreading the glue with a sponge brush or running a thin line.  Beyond that, the fabric glue was great.  It created a strong hold and wasn't overly hard to work with.  It stayed wet long enough to move things over a bit if needed (I needed), but wasn't sloppy.

• The instructions call for using a black out curtain as a backing.  I didn't do this.  I'm not sure I would for the next set, but I would definitely make a back for them.  Why?  Because from the outside, you can see the slats.  Purely aesthetic, but a change I would make.  

Overall, this was a really easy project.  The entire process (minus drying time) took roughly three episodes of Call the Midwife.  I could have probably finished quicker, but I kept getting distracted by the show.  I didn't get overly concerned with cutting my material, I just kind of winged it based on the instructions.  You really can't mess these up (unless you cut too small, don't do that!)