This past Saturday I decided it was finally time to do something about it! I will apologize now that I did not take any before pictures. You see, I wasn't planning on blogging about this. It was a matter of simply cutting off the bottoms and doing a quick hem to give it a finished look. Let me just say, they looked great when I hung them up!
They looked so great but they had a little bit of a yellow tinge, nothing a washing machine couldn't take out and so in they went. As they washed I cut off the massive amount of extra fabric on the ones for the window. I was so excited to finally be getting this project done!
After cutting the window curtains I went off to do some schoolwork and figured that I would finish the window ones later that evening.
I finish my schoolwork and Big B pulls the curtains out of the dryer. I trim the little strings and we get to work hanging them up. We get them up, I look at my handiwork and I can't help but laugh.
THEY SHRUNK 6 INCHES!!!
Before we washed them they touched the ground but afterwards they didn't! I was so surprised and a little sad but to be honest, it was one of the funniest moments of our married life! I think we laughed for about 5 minutes. Needless to say, I learned a valuable lesson, wash before you cut.
As funny as it is I'm really bummed and wondering if there's anything I can do to make them longer without sewing more material on! Any suggestions?
