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Mary F'ing Sunshine ([personal profile] melaniesuzanne) wrote2009-06-13 02:08 pm
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The dayshade lives!

Hubbyfink and I erected the dayshade behind the neighbor's house (the land is slightly flatter) this morning so we (meaning he) could spray the shade down with Canvak. I snapped photos before the spraying began.



Dayshade front, 6/13/09. Dayshade front, 6/13/09.
The design on the valance is composed of two stencils: the blue curliques and the gold medallions. The curlique stencil has lotus flowers as well, but I taped over them.
Dayshade side, 6/13/09. Dayshade side, 6/13/09.
The poles in front are 7' and the poles in back are 6.5'. With ropes, the shade's footprint is approx 16'x16'.
Dayshade rear, 6/13/09. Dayshade rear, 6/13/09.




We also worked on the clothing rack by cutting down the uprights and rod to the correct lengths and staining the rod. I need to look for the appropriately sized bit to make the holes for the rod, make those holes, give everything a good sanding and then stain the uprights. At this rate, the only Pennsic project left will be painting the pavilion. Oof.

[identity profile] silverstah.livejournal.com 2009-06-15 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh - good tutorial on the flat-felled seam, thank you!

Hee! Yep, that's what learning curves are for.

Thanks for posting this - I'm really inspired!