Making Curtain Panels With Lining

Be sure to leave an 8 inch opening on one side so you can pull the draperies right side out later.

Making curtain panels with lining.

Pin fabric to lining in a few places to hold them together. Smooth both fabrics out removing all wrinkles and folds. Use a tape measure starting at or just above the top of the window and measure the length and width. Turn your standard curtains into blackout curtains by attaching liner to them with hemming tape.

Our collection of curtain liners offers everything from insulating liners to blackout liners more. Find lining fabric for window treatments at joann. Cut the curtain fabric. Line up bottom of lining about 1 higher than bottom of fabric panel image 1.

Lantern lane designs. This will allow for the extra that will be eaten up as you create a hem and attach it to the lining. I am a leftie so my tutorial is made for left handed people. Spread fabric over floor right side facing down.

The key is to be precise about your measurements so the fabric and lining hang correctly together and at your desired length. Make sure you measure the length down to the area on your window or wall where you d like the curtains to lie. Pin the bottom center edge of the drapery side fabric to the bottom center edge of the lining side fabric. Stack it all up together and pin it all the way around then start on a corner of a long end and stitch all the way around three sides long side short side long side.

Now add 10 inches. Put your fabric print towards the lining so you can sew your first stitches. Measure the length you d like each curtain panel to be. Then add 4 in 10 cm to the width and 12 in 30 cm to the height.

Lay your sheet over the top of the reverse side of your curtain fabric making sure the top and left edge are lined up perfectly with the edge of the curtain fabric. Wrong sides should be together at this point. Start with your fabric along with a piece of lining cut the same exact size. Making your own professional looking lined drapes is easier than you might think.

Fold the drapery fabric over the lining press the fabric seam allowance in and sew the two side seams. The sewing itself is all straight lines.