Hanging around

For quite a while now, my kitchen window has been bare except for the dirty old blinds. I used to have a spider plant hanging in front of it, until the leaves hung so long they were actually hitting my head.

Then I found this fabric. Used for a towel
and a centerpiece
. What would tie the room together - a rug? No. A valence? Yes.



I measured the width of the window and added and inch to each side. I folded the sides over, hiding the bare edges, and stitched. I then made an inch hem at the bottom, and a 1 1/2" opening at the top for the curtain rod. And voila, less than an hour later, my window is dressed and ready to go!