Is all Drop Cloth the Same?

Okay, I still haven't figured out blogger. I asked technical support today aka my husband and he couldn't figure out how to fix these new settings. He was able to change my toolbar but the html still appears after I post pictures in a new post. However, I can preview without it but that is more time consuming. I'm really not all that tech savvy so I don't like change. Hopefully, I will get used to it or figure out how to fix it. This will tell you what a looser I am...... Until today I couldn't figure out how to get e-mail notifications when someone comments on my blog. Now that I have the setting changed I am looking forward to being able to respond to comments more easily. It was so easy that I am embarrassed that it took me so long to figure it out. While we are on how I fall short I might as well tell you all that I only write this blog to share my ideas and projects. I have no interest in photography or writing so I am really horrible at those things. If I offend you because I have terrible grammar, can't spell or take horrible pictures I am so sorry. I am really not that good at scrap booking either just in case you were ever wondering. I get a lot of people that ask if I am into that. I can't knit or crochet either. Okay now back to the big news...

Yes, I am pretty much done with my back living room! I have some final touches that I'm not sure that I will get to before next weekend but I'm sure gonna try. I will have my family over on Saturday and then my husbands family on Sunday. I did put up our big tree today and the kids were more than thrilled. I will be posting pictures of that when I am finished with the room. I do have some sneak peaks though because I have been working on drapes and I wanted to share with you that I did decide to use drop cloth again. I purchased my drop cloth from Lowe's this time and was very surprised at how little the imperfections were compared to the drop cloth that I purchased at Big Lots. If you missed that post and you have any interest in making drop cloth curtains you should check it out. http://johnniesjunk.blogspot.com/2011/10/drop-cloth-curtains-and-tutorial.html
Originally I purchased (4) 9X12 and (4) 6X12 8 oz drop cloths. When I got home I realized that even though they were the same weight and company the smaller size had a different color than the larger size and it was pretty obvious. Also, I did have (1) 9X12 that had an obvious horizontal welt seam that I couldn't work around in my design. So, I returned the (4) 6X12's and purchased (2) 9X12's and cut the drop cloth down and I also returned the (1) 9X12 with the imperfection. After that I had a very consistent color and the imperfections "as all drop cloth does" I could totally live with. So even though I had a little bit of trouble the amount of imperfections in the material was a lot less than the Big Lots Brand. Let me show you a few pictures to see if that helps.

You can see why I chose drop cloth again. The sliding glass door that I needed to cover is massive. I loved that I had the whole room to lay out my fabric.

It's hard to see the color difference in this photo but it was very noticeable.

See how there is a horizontal seam in one of the panels here? That would have looked very funny with a seam when the other panels did not have one.

I still have a little touch up painting to do but I am happy at the coverage that the drop cloth allowed me.

Today my husband installed blinds for me and these windows are really looking good!

When I first started using drop cloth I didn't cut the fabric before hemming. It's very important that you check your fabric and make straight lines. The drop cloth does not have straight hems or side seams.

Hope that helps if you are planning on using drop cloth. Please stay tuned for my room and tree re-veal.

Wishing all my readers the best week as they prepare for next weekend!




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