Barb sent me these photographs, along with the following message.

Hi Terrell,
I was inspired to use your technique and bought your book when you came to teach your class in Cheyenne a couple years ago. Though I did not take the class, I did buy all the hardware from you. Last year I finally finished and installed the shades and now I've finally taken some pictures for you. It's hard taking a picture of window treatments when it's bright outside!

Because the shades are installed in our east-facing bedroom, they are made with room darkening fabric I bought several years before, thinking to line the old drapes (which actually rotted before I got around to that project), not so much for the brightness of the sunrise, but mostly for the increasing brightness of the night - street lights, yard lights, etc.

Because our window slides open from the right, I decided to make two separate shades, split into two-thirds and one-third, and hang them from the same piece of wood. That way, we can opt to have the window partly open at night without the wind catching the shade too much.

You'll notice too, that I planned to have the shades fold up so that none of the lower folds are visible behind the top fold. The top fold becomes a valance when the shade is open. When the shade is open, only a few inches extend below the top of the window opening. We also have a white translucent honeycomb shade that can be pulled down for privacy with light during the day, or added insulation from heat and cold.

Because we don't spend much time in the bedroom with the shade closed, and our eyes open, I decided not to bother with fancy patchwork between the top and the bottom, though sometimes in summer, we may close the Roman shade to keep sun out.

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