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How To Make Expensive Looking Professional Drapes In A Day

I was sick of my plain windows. I had all thePin. Sew with a blind hem stitch. You can
right furniture in the room, but nothing onalso sew the hem in place with a straight
my windows.Here's the dilemma. I am moving tostitch.6. Sew the lining and fabric
Texas in a few months... so whatever ItogetherLay the fabric right side upLay the
decided to make had to be versitile enough tolining right side down so that the bottom
use on the windows in the house in Texas. So,edge is 1" above the bottom edge of the
I didn't want to make something so tailoredfabric.Align one side edge... pin and sew
that I couldn't reuse the fabric.I alsotogether with a 1/2" seam. Repeat on the
didn't want to spend too much time on thisother side.Turn the drape right side out.
project. After all, I'm only going to be inYour fabric will fold over to the lining side
the house for a couple more months.What Iabout 1 1/2". Carefully press the drape so
came up with was simple, but beautiful drapesthat the fabric is even on both sides of the
that were super easy to make. And I'm goinglining. Pin in places to keep the layers from
to show you how!I made a total of 8 panels...slipping.7. Lay the drape lining side up8.
2 per window. I averaged 2 Panels a night.Fold in the raw side edges of the fabric and
So, you could easily dress up a window in apin. Stitch in place with a straight
day.The rods cost me $25 each... totalingstitch.9. Tuck the raw edges of the fabric at
$100.The fabric on sale cost me about $300.Ithe bottom corners of the bottom hem... and
was able to give my room softness, drama,stitch the bottom corners in place.10. Lay
color and a designers touch for less thanthe drape lining side up again11. Measure
$500. These would have cost close to $4000 iffrom the bottom edge up the finished length
I had a professional design and make theseand mark with a couple pins12. Fold the top
for me.So, here's how to make them.1. Installedge down to the lining side so that the top
your curtain rods. Install these first andedge is about 1" past the pins you just
hang the rings you're going to use.2. Measureplaced. Pin the top edge in place.13. Stitch
from the bottom of the curtain ring to thethe top edge to the drape along the pinned
floor. Subtract 1/4". This is your finishedmeasurement in step 1114. Clip or sew the
length.3. You will use the full width of yourcurtain rings to the drape along the stitched
fabric for the width of your panel.4. Cutline15. When you hang the drape, the fabric
your fabric and lining:Cut fabric width =will fold over to the front. Arrange and fold
full width of fabric (trim off the selfage ifthe fabric as desired.And there you have it!
the fabric doesn't lay smooth and flat)CutGorgeous, professional quality drapes that
fabric length = finished length + 10" (bottomcan add some serious class to any room. You
hem) + 14" (heading)Cut lining width = fabriccan make formal draperies with silk fabric
width - 3"Cut lining length = finished lengthand a tassel fringe along that folded over
+ 4" (bottom hem) + 2"5. Sew the bottomedge. Or you can have more casual drapes like
hemsFold the bottom edge of the fabric up 5"the ones in the photo.Happy sewing!Jennifer
and press.... fold up another 5" and press.Thoden has helped thousands of people just
Pin. Sew with a blind hem stitch. You canlike you to successfully sew professional
also sew the hem in place with a straightquality draperies. If you liked this "how-to"
stitch.Fold the bottom edge of the lining upthen you will love Click here for more step
2" and press... fold up another 2" and press.by step sewing projects.



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