Curtains can be so deceiving

Curtains can be so deceiving to make! I thought it was going to be not big deal...WRONG! So I found some white fabric that I got on sale at JoAnns and was really excited to make curtains for all 5 or my windows. I start measuring and cutting and the first set I made were too short and laid out funny. Attempt two I really measured and cut precise and got everything the right length and they looked great! I was really excited. I knew I didn't want plain white and decided to dye them with some RIT. So I filled up the sink and they looked beautiful soaking in the water, this perfect deep red that I wanted. The instructions said to stir constantly for 30-60 min and I kind of pushed them around for about 5-10 min and then took a nap for the rest of the hour! lol So as I was taking them out of the dye and rinsing I noticed some little splotches but figured it would fix itself in the washer. Wrong again. I washed them and not only did the splotches not mix in they were now pink! Plus they frayed, even though I hemmed all the edges. I was like screw it, I'll just see how they look hanging! So I had to cut all the fray (cheap lightweight fabric) and iron them all (which also made the color now a slight hint of brown)! All in all, when I hung them up you couldn't see the splotches very well as long as they are left open and the pink isn't as bad as I thought. But this whole experience just made me laugh and learned a few things!

1. Don't buy cheap lightweight fabric for curtains

2. Cut and measure precise and leave room for error

3. Follow ALL the instructions on the RIT dye

4. The washer doesn't fix splotches

5. Don't iron on such a high setting when it's dyed

Hope you got a laugh like I did and good luck if you decide to make your own curtains, hope some of this advice helped!