Make Your Own Window Curtains

You can easily sew your own valance with some basic sewing materials and a little sewing knowledge.

Make your own window curtains.

But curtains aren t only for windows. Tiebacks can really finish off your drapes and there are loads of ideas to create custom tiebacks that give your room a designer look. 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. Can t find any curtains you love.

How to make your own curtains first you measure your window and decide how much if any over hang you want. You will also need a sewing machine to sew a valance. Kim s curtains led me to meredith s tutorial on how to make curtains. Create your own personalised printed design for impressive features within your home.

With your overhanging curtain dimensions add enough extra for seam allowances. We lovingly hand make custom sized printed curtains and roman blinds to suit every need from the small roman blinds being fitted into the landing window to extra large curtains for a bay window we can cover your requirement. From blackout to pleated to back tab these mostly no sew curtain. 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.

I need to make curtains for our guest room now and i am definitely going to use some of these ideas. Grab your measuring tape warm up that sewing machine and start sewing your own curtains. Cotton duck canvas linen lace voile homespun upcycled fabrics tablecloths. Curtains are an easy diy sewing project.

I love this post. Simply send us your designs or choose from our gallery and we ll do the rest to help. For a nice amount of gather make the width of the curtain 1 1 2 times that of the window. Plus by making your own you ll save money on window coverings and get exactly what you want.

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. Who knew it was so easy and cost effective to make your own curtains. 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.