I Sew Like I Cook: Slooooooowwwww

Because our bedroom feels about 5-10° cooler than the rest of the house, I decided to sew some insulated curtains. I mean, I decided to buy some curtains off of Craigslist and sew some insulation into them.

It was a good decision to start with pre-made curtains because sewing four rectangles of insulation into four curtain panels took...drum roll please...FIVE hours*. Hey, it's harder than it looks. Also, I'm slow.

Anyway, the insulation also acts as a black out material so we can sleep in as long as we like now! See, check out how well it works:

Video here

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* For those of you who have actually seen me sew, you are probably wondering how I did in it only five hours. My little secret is my Mom who helped me plan it all out, cut, pin and sew. Thanks, Mom!

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