Make Your Own Window Curtains

With your overhanging curtain dimensions add enough extra for seam allowances.

Make your own window curtains.

This is a great idea. Cotton duck canvas linen lace voile homespun upcycled fabrics tablecloths. I need to make curtains for our guest room now and i am definitely going to use some of these ideas. In this list of patterns and tutorials yes you ll find plenty of options for windows but you ll also find ideas for a shower curtain your backyard patio and even in the place of a door.

You can easily sew your own valance with some basic sewing materials and a little sewing knowledge. A valance is a short curtain that you can hang alone to cover part of a window or hang over another piece of drapery or blinds as an accent. Grab your measuring tape warm up that sewing machine and start sewing your own curtains. Simply send us your designs or choose from our gallery and we ll do the rest to help.

From blackout to pleated to back tab these mostly no sew curtain. You will also need a sewing machine to sew a valance. I love this post. Tiebacks can really finish off your drapes and there are loads of ideas to create custom tiebacks that give your room a designer look.

Create your own personalised printed design for impressive features within your home. Who knew it was so easy and cost effective to make your own curtains. Kim s curtains led me to meredith s tutorial on how to make curtains. For a nice amount of gather make the width of the curtain 1 1 2 times that of the window.

How to make your own curtains first you measure your window and decide how much if any over hang you want. So in mid june when i came across a fabric that i loved 54 waverly lovely lattice lagoon i knew i had to make curtains for our snoozefest of a living room. Use ribbon to create tab curtains or add a fashionable border of ribbons to frame ready made curtain panels. Plus by making your own you ll save money on window coverings and get exactly what you want.

Turns out you don t always need a sewing machine to make your own gorgeous window treatments. But curtains aren t only for windows. I just finished making curtains for my bedroom spend about 12 for the fabric at joanns but i wish i had seen this post just a couple of weeks ago so i could have made my own curtain rod.