Making Curtains
Well, here it is. My first tutorial. I’m excited! Yesterday I finished curtains for a friend. She has 3 windows in her kitchen and wanted valances for them. I love making curtains, and these are about the easiest ones to make. I had gone over last week and measured her windows. We determined how long she wanted them. Her windows were not very big, so the width of the fabric was already wide enough to fit her window with some gather. To determine the size I needed to cut, I added 3/4” to the bottom for the seam allowance, and then added about 3 inches to the top for the rod and such. This measurement varies on how tall of a ruffle you want on the top, and how big your curtain rod is. I also used an old white curtain as lining. This will keep the curtains from fading in the sun. I cut these pieces to fit the curtain without any seam allowance. Well finally, we are ready to begin!! Here are the step by step instructions for putting the curtains together: 1. Fix yourself a cup of coffee...