Make your own drapes for any windowpane — with any fabric ! We ’ll show you how to sew your own curtains in just a few step .
It adopt less than an good afternoon tosew your own mantle panels . Get the look of expensive drape for a fraction of the price with this pace - by - tone tutorial . Making them yourself allows you to customize your windowpane treatments to fit any stylus and space . While we fully support claim memory board - bought curtains to the next level withDIY window intervention ideas , it ’s easy to make your own — even if you are new tosewing undertaking ! To commence , merely choose your favorite fabric and measure the elevation of your window .
What You’ll Need
Equipment / Tools
Materials
Instructions
Measure Window Space
Before you purchase your cotton fabric , measure your infinite to define how long you need the finished drapes to be . Measure from the mounted curtain perch to the floor , then add an extra 7 inch to that length . habituate this number to help you buy the fabric you ’ll use . Our ideal duration was 85 inches , so we purchased cloth yardage that was 92 inches long . For this size , you ’ll require about 7 yards total to make two panels . To define how much fabric you ’ll need , employ our handy guide forcalculating fabric yardage . Be sure to ante up attention to how encompassing your space is . Buy framework that will be wide enough to treat the breadth of the window when the drapes are unopen , or plan to make additional drapery panels .
Cut Drapery Pieces
pose out your fabric venire and trim the selvedge edges . To make curtain tabs , snub eight 5 - inch square pieces per panel . To make the facing opus that hides the tabs , cut fabric 5 inch by the breadth of your panel . For two panels , you should have sixteen 5x5 - column inch pieces and two 5 - inch bit that are the same breadth as the control board .
Prepare Tabs and Facing Pieces
Fold each 5x5 - inch tab piece in one-half with right position together . Stitch with a ½-inch seam , turn right sides out , and press with an iron . We recommend pressing with the crease in the midsection , rather than on the bound , so that each lozenge has a smooth front side with the seam running down the middle of the back side . For each facing piece ( the two foresightful landing strip that match the width of the instrument panel ) , fold up the forgetful edge in 2 inches ; press and unfold . Then turn up in half to the pressed line and stitch . Press one of the long edges to make a ½-inch flexure , and leave the other sharpness raw .
Press and Pin Panels and Tabs
Lay out both drapery instrument panel and press the long edge of each panel in 2 column inch , then turn under 1 inch . Stitch close to the plica , about 1 inch from the outside edge .
When you ’ve stitched both long edges of each panel , equally space your bid tabs across the unretentive edge . Our panel was about 50 column inch wide , and our tab were 5 inches apart . pivot the yellow journalism into place on the front side of the cloth with straight pins , bleak edges up and right sides together with the panel . Then , pin the facing slice in berth on top of the tab key and the instrument panel , stark naked boundary up . thole between the tabs , then stitch a half - inch seam all the way across .
Press and Stitch Across Panels
close up the yellow journalism and the facing piece to the back of each control panel and press into position . run up the intact width of the control board , using a half - inch seam and tucking under the ending of the tabs as needed .
Finish Drapery Panels
After attaching the tabs and facing bit , all that ’s impart to do is hem the bottom of each venire . Remeasure the fabric and place a flag at the original duration you measured ; our measurement was 85 inch . We commend place a tholepin at each side and in the middle to make certain you create a straight short letter across each panel . Press in the lower hem along the pins , and stitch near to the fold sharpness about 3 inches from the bottom . Once your curtain panels are hem , hang the curtainsin your outer space .
Credit: Jay Wilde
Credit: Jay Wilde
Credit: Jay Wilde
Credit: Jay Wilde
