Everyone has this problem in their apartment somewhere. The problem known as an "eye sore." For me, the space above my fridge was a giving me such grief. It is a great space to store away stuff, but I don't want to have to look at it everyday.
What to do about this space?
Inspiration for solving design problems can come to me from the most random places. I have a lovely set of mismatched vintage napkins that I almost never use during meals. I always thought they would make a cool banner, but never got around to that craft. What I decided to do instead, is to embellish a curtain that could hide all that stuff above the fridge.
For this project I really only needed four supplies!
1. Fusible web
2. An Iron
3. One curtain panel
4. Vintage napkins (You can use many other kinds of vintage linens)
I began by measuring the long panel to see where it would appropriately drape over the fridge and also be able to have a hemmed edge. I then used the fusible web to create a hem after I cut the curtain.
After the curtain was sized and hemmed, I arranged the napkins on the curtain exactly how I wanted them to look when I attached them. Then, once again, I used fusible web and the iron instead of busting out my sewing machine. For a project like this, it was much faster to use this method rather than sewing. I am so happy with the results and very happy to discover the magic of fusible web.
