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When we got wind of the Childhelp community service project that the Arizona north chapter of ASID had recently undertaken, we contacted  Sharlie McRaney ASID of Tigh Interiors to see if they needed any help with the draperies. (See the official Childhelp video below)

 It turned out that our timing was pretty good because valances in the preschool area had yet to be planned and they accepted our offer enthusiastically. When I told my daughters about the project they were very excited and wanted to get involved. We made an appointment and visited the location to take some photos and measurements.

When we arrived the kids were all spread out doing different activities in small groups.  As soon as we sat down, most of the kids in the room quickly converged on our table and bombarded us with “watchadoin, whashername, I like yer hair, wheredjacomfrom, why this, and why that? We were only able to get to work once the little guys had to leave for breakfast…. but we were not in a hurry, and my girls really enjoyed playing with the kids.

We took the measurements back to the office where we burned through several whiteboard markers with some furious brainstorming. We finally settled on a design that we all thought would work and submitted this video to Sharlie We could not believe it but Sharlie and the other designers on this project loved our idea.  We nailed it on the very first try!  Anita Boetsma (the workroom guru here) has gotten involved and showed us how we can fabricate the triangles with little or no sewing. Now all we have to do is find the right fabrics and we will be good to go.  We will keep you “posted” (pun intended) as this project progresses.