let the light shine through!

Several years back I bought a bunch of blackout curtains to help insulate my apartment. It also helped with sleeping during the day since no light gets through. I really like them so when I moved I hung them back up in my new bedroom. Unlike the old apartment no light comes in through other rooms because of the orientation. So to have sunlight in my room I have to have the curtains and blinds open. However they face the road so that means zero privacy. I have been meaning to get relatively sheer panels for a while now but have kept putting it off since they tend to cost anywhere from $10-$25 each. I don't need very wide ones since they're going on an already full curtain rod but I did need at least 2.

Thanks to the $5 bolts, I was able to get some lacyish material that would obscure vision but let in the light. I made two 30" panels and still have fabric left over (which may become more curtains or clothes or something for cosplay, who knows!)

I made a 3 inch wide lip to slip through the curtain rod and voila! all done. It took approx. 20 to measure (more or less) cut the fabric sew the lip on the serger and hang them.

 Now I can have lots of light coming into the room without worrying about a lack of privacy. At about 5 feet away all I can see is the outline of the shapes outside.