{"id":6030,"date":"2026-03-23T13:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/03\/23\/the-final-day-of-sewing-or-so-i-thought\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:18:23","slug":"the-final-day-of-sewing-or-so-i-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/03\/23\/the-final-day-of-sewing-or-so-i-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"The Final Day of Sewing (Or So I Thought)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After days (and days!) of measuring, cutting, pinning, and just a little bit of cursing, I finally thought I\u2019d reached the finish line with my curtain project. Today I sewed the band into all four panels and finished the side seams. There\u2019s something so satisfying about seeing a pile of fabric finally become a finished product.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls muted src=\"https:\/\/jamie5421.opened.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9948\/2026\/03\/Sewing.mp4\" preload=\"none\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sewing my final seam. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once the sewing was done, the moment of truth came: washing them. I was honestly a little nervous putting them into the washing machine after all the work that had gone into them, but thankfully, they survived without any problems. After washing, I ironed each panel and then set up the curtain rod so I could finally hang them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jamie5421.opened.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9948\/2026\/03\/image0-9-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My helper in setting up the curtain rod.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seeing them up in the room was exciting. The curtains actually make the room look much taller, which was one of the goals I had when starting this project. I also really like the fabric. Another success is that the seam in the two large panels is hardly noticeable, which I was worried about when I first had to piece the fabric together.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everything turned out perfectly. I didn\u2019t include enough structure at the top of the curtains, and I accidentally sewed the band too high. Because of this, you can see the curtain track, which wasn\u2019t the look I was going for. Also, the curtain rod I bought didn\u2019t have nearly enough gliders, so only about half of my hooks are attached. Luckily, I can buy them in bulk, so I will be doing that soon. I think the top is fixable if I decide to go back and adjust it later. For now, though, they are finished and functional, which still feels like a win.<\/p>\n<p>This whole project was a reminder that sometimes, done is better than perfect. Sure, the curtains aren\u2019t flawless, but finishing them felt like a big, cozy exhale. Plus, I levelled up my sewing confidence and got a crash course in how fabric behaves when you actually put it to use\u2014 it\u2019s rarely as cooperative as you hope.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the final product:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jamie5421.opened.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9948\/2026\/03\/IMG_4377-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\"><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After days (and days!) of measuring, cutting, pinning, and just a little bit of cursing, I finally thought I\u2019d reached the finish line with my curtain project. Today I sewed the band into all four panels and finished the side&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/03\/23\/the-final-day-of-sewing-or-so-i-thought\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6030\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}