For my 30th birthday, my husband and I hosted a Cabaret in our home. Acts included a belly dancer, two burlesque dancers, comedy acts, a hoop dancer, a fire eater, and a circus strong man. Here is the poster I made for the show:
For such a classy show, we needed a classy stage backdrop. Using red velvet, I made two panels for the sides of the curtain and my mom made a bubble valance to go across the top and we hung it using the curtain rod that was already in place.
Next (I know this part has nothing to do with sewing, but I will get back to that) we built a stage using milk crates and plywood. Obviously we needed to cover the area below the stage to conceal the milk crates.
Initially, I planned to use a black plastic table cloth for both the backdrop (to cover the remaining part of the window) and the stage "skirt." But changed my mind. Instead, I recycled a fancy sheet that was becoming threadbare in places and unusable. See below for the up-close pattern.
Et voila, here is the finished product:
For reference, the window was 8 ft wide x 4 ft tall and the sill was 3 ft above the floor. The recycled sheet was queen sized.
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