I get a lot of e-mail and comments asking questions, but the most common one I receive is, “Where did you get your curtains?”  Since I originally posted about them over a year ago (Has it been that long?), I decided to share the tutorial on how to make them again. When I was looking for a fabric about 18 months ago, I wanted a large-scaled paisley print in blue and white.  Well, I didn’t find it, but I found this Waverly print and thought it would read the way I wanted it to.  It was even better and, a year later, I still love them.  They have been the backdrop of many photo shoots and have become a bit of a trademark of my style.      Here is the original tutorial I shared last July… Don’t be scared if you’re new to sewing.  If you can cut, measure,

Some of you may have spotted the new Martha Stewart line by Plaid available at Michael’s.  It’s been quite the buzz on the blogs lately.  Several bloggers, including myself, were asked to try out the new products and tools and boy, did we get a big box of goodies to try. Here’s what I made… …a hand painted monogram pillow out of an antique linen tea towel.  (This towel was not in pristine condition, so don’t fret.)  I used the fabric medium and mixed it with equal parts paint.  This hand sponge applicator is ideal for stenciling, so I put it to good use on this project.  A tip when stenciling fabric – make sure to put something under the area you’re painting, so it doesn’t bleed through.  I usually use tin foil.  I then selected my stencils and punched them out.  These are from the Serif Stencil Set.  Using a