Making curtains

Agapanthus

Here's my latest money-saving exploit: making new curtains for the dining room. We've just had the old window changed for French doors, so new curtains were necessary.

I went down to the Reading Fabric Warehouse, which had some really nice fabric at a reduced price. Even better, they had a special offer of free lining and heading tape with the fabric.

Making curtains is pretty straightforward, so out came the sewing machine and we now have some very smart new curtains, made to measure, at a fraction of the price I'd have paid if I'd ordered them from a shop.

blue-kat

well done Aganpanthus !
it amazes me how much people will pay for curtains when they are so easy to make - litterally a few straight lines !

any agapanthus -growing tips?
I bought a blue one via ebay few months ago, the leaves are now nice and gree, but no sign of a flower stem yet
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blue-kat

Agapanthus

Sorry, no. Mine died. I think the slugs ate it!

Kippsy

My mum is coming over from Oz and has offered to make me curtains, I eventually found the fabric I liked, ordered appropriate amount and then got a phone call last week telling me it had been discontinued! :mad:

Now what! Took me ages to find something I liked!

apprentice_tycoon

blue-kat wrote:

well done Aganpanthus !
it amazes me how much people will pay for curtains when they are so easy to make - litterally a few straight lines !

any agapanthus -growing tips?
I bought a blue one via ebay few months ago, the leaves are now nice and gree, but no sign of a flower stem yet
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blue-kat

I had to wait 2 years for mine to flower, it's worth the wait, they look nice dried when the petals have gone and the seed heads swell.

carly

blue-kat wrote:

well done Aganpanthus !
it amazes me how much people will pay for curtains when they are so easy to make - litterally a few straight lines !

any agapanthus -growing tips?
I bought a blue one via ebay few months ago, the leaves are now nice and gree, but no sign of a flower stem yet
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blue-kat

Its a bit early for the flowers yet.........here in the midlands anyway.
the flower spike grows from the centre of the leaf group and it grows pretty quick once it starts, i wouldn't panic yet. expect flowers late July to September..They don't like being moved so plant them somewhere you can leave them for several years. ( or in a big pot )