| I was sick of my plain windows. I had all
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| | press. Pin. Sew with a blind hem stitch.
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| the right furniture in the room, but
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| | You can also sew the hem in place with a
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| nothing on my windows.Here's the dilemma.
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| | straight stitch.6. Sew the lining and
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| I am moving to Texas in a few months...
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| | fabric togetherLay the fabric right side
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| so whatever I decided to make had to be
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| | upLay the lining right side down so that
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| versitile enough to use on the windows in
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| | the bottom edge is 1" above the bottom
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| the house in Texas. So, I didn't want to
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| | edge of the fabric.Align one side edge...
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| make something so tailored that I
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| | pin and sew together with a 1/2" seam.
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| couldn't reuse the fabric.I also didn't
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| | Repeat on the other side.Turn the drape
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| want to spend too much time on this
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| | right side out. Your fabric will fold
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| project. After all, I'm only going to be
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| | over to the lining side about 1 1/2".
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| in the house for a couple more
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| | Carefully press the drape so that the
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| months.What I came up with was simple,
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| | fabric is even on both sides of the
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| but beautiful drapes that were super easy
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| | lining. Pin in places to keep the layers
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| to make. And I'm going to show you how!I
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| | from slipping.7. Lay the drape lining
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| made a total of 8 panels... 2 per window.
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| | side up8. Fold in the raw side edges of
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| I averaged 2 Panels a night. So, you
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| | the fabric and pin. Stitch in place with
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| could easily dress up a window in a
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| | a straight stitch.9. Tuck the raw edges
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| day.The rods cost me $25 each... totaling
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| | of the fabric at the bottom corners of
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| $100.The fabric on sale cost me about
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| | the bottom hem... and stitch the bottom
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| $300.I was able to give my room softness,
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| | corners in place.10. Lay the drape lining
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| drama, color and a designers touch for
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| | side up again11. Measure from the bottom
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| less than $500. These would have cost
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| | edge up the finished length and mark with
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| close to $4000 if I had a professional
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| | a couple pins12. Fold the top edge down
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| design and make these for me.So, here's
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| | to the lining side so that the top edge
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| how to make them.1. Install your curtain
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| | is about 1" past the pins you just
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| rods. Install these first and hang the
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| | placed. Pin the top edge in place.13.
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| rings you're going to use.2. Measure from
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| | Stitch the top edge to the drape along
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| the bottom of the curtain ring to the
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| | the pinned measurement in step 1114. Clip
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| floor. Subtract 1/4". This is your
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| | or sew the curtain rings to the drape
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| finished length.3. You will use the full
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| | along the stitched line15. When you hang
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| width of your fabric for the width of
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| | the drape, the fabric will fold over to
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| your panel.4. Cut your fabric and
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| | the front. Arrange and fold the fabric as
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| lining:Cut fabric width = full width of
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| | desired.And there you have it! Gorgeous,
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| fabric (trim off the selfage if the
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| | professional quality drapes that can add
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| fabric doesn't lay smooth and flat)Cut
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| | some serious class to any room. You can
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| fabric length = finished length + 10"
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| | make formal draperies with silk fabric
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| (bottom hem) + 14" (heading)Cut lining
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| | and a tassel fringe along that folded
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| width = fabric width - 3"Cut lining
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| | over edge. Or you can have more casual
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| length = finished length + 4" (bottom
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| | drapes like the ones in the photo.Happy
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| hem) + 2"5. Sew the bottom hemsFold the
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| | sewing!Jennifer Thoden has helped
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| bottom edge of the fabric up 5" and
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| | thousands of people just like you to
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| press.... fold up another 5" and press.
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| | successfully sew professional quality
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| Pin. Sew with a blind hem stitch. You can
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| | draperies. If you liked this "how-to"
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| also sew the hem in place with a straight
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| | then you will love Click here for more
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| stitch.Fold the bottom edge of the lining
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| | step by step sewing projects.
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