I need a bench cushion! - Damn Crafty Friday!

So my dear SIL reminded me, just yesterday, that I haven't done a Damn Crafty Friday in a while. So here it goes, inspired by her - h/t rebbi. I need new curtains in my downstairs. One day I will totally get on that, but first I have to find some fabric to fall in love with and it just hasn't happened for me yet. When I first made the ugly curtains in my living room and dining room, we were on a tight budget and it was more about warmth, cost and privacy than anything else. Now I just look at them and want to cry because these boring curtains are killing my soul bit-by-bit, one day at a time.

Often I find that the right fabric will jump out at me and speak to me, as if it is just asking to be used. When that happens, it is magic and I know something good is going to come as a result of the impending crafting collaboration. It's literally been six months, at least, that I've been on this current quest. Still, nothing has found me. I'm starting to get desperate. If I had the ability, I'd just design and make my own fabric. Who am I kidding, though? That would be a nightmare. I couldn't take that kind of pressure to perform something perfect - with no option to blame anyone but myself if I failed to come up with just the right final product.

I just know that one of these days, the right fabric will come along. But you start to really doubt yourself and your abilities when you've tried everywhere, even the Mecca of Fabrics - Fabric Depot, and still the magic hasn't happened. I have to remain determined, though. For one day, I will find the perfect fabric; my ugly curtains will be no more; and all will be right with the universe once more.When that day finally comes, I will find an awesome coordinating fabric to create a bench cushion for my dining room table, too.