These are 84″ x 41″ wide panels. You can adjust the measurements/amounts to fit your windows.
For these you’ll need – 4 1/2 yards of the main fabric, 2 yards of the ruffle fabric.
For these you’ll need – 4 1/2 yards of the main fabric, 2 yards of the ruffle fabric.
Cut the main fabric in half and hem the two long sides and the bottom short side.
To make nice pointed corners, hem down one side until you are about 6″ away from the bottom.
To make nice pointed corners, hem down one side until you are about 6″ away from the bottom.
Fold the bottom edge up at an angle to make a small triangle about twice the width of the hem.
Fold the bottom edge up once to meet the top of the triangle,
And then fold one more time so that fold cuts across the seam at a 45 degree.
Continue sewing down the side until you just catch the fold, then with your needle in the down position, turn the fabric and sew the bottom hem.
You should have a nice clean point for your corner!
You should have a nice clean point for your corner!
Press the hem down.
Repeat for the other panel.
Repeat for the other panel.
Cut your top fabric into four 6″ x 45″ pieces and four 8″ x 45″ pieces. These will be the two top ruffles for each panel.
Sew two of the 6″ pieces together on one short side and two of the 8″ pieces together on one short side.
Hem the two short sides and long bottom side of each of the ruffles.
Hem the two short sides and long bottom side of each of the ruffles.
Gather the top edge of each of the ruffles so that the measure the width of the top panel piece. (Should be around 41″ depending on the original width of your fabric.)
Repeat for the other two ruffles for the other panel.
Cut your remaining red fabric into 16 – 3″ x 7″ pieces. Fold the pieces in half and sew a 1/4″ seam down the raw edges.
Turn the tab pieces right side out and press.
Fold the pieces in half and pin 8 tabs along the top of each panel. Pin them to the wrong side of the fabric.
You’ll need to adjust this a bit for the width of your panel, but my tabs were pinned so the center of each tab was 5 7/8″ apart.
You’ll need to adjust this a bit for the width of your panel, but my tabs were pinned so the center of each tab was 5 7/8″ apart.
I’m sure there’s a nifty math-y kind of way to figure out how to make them even. I’m not so good at that – so I just kept adjusting my tabs/measurements until they were even. :)
Sew a basting stitch along the top to sew the tabs down, 1/4″ from the raw edge.
On top of the tabs, again on the wrong side of the fabric, pin first the small ruffle, right side down, then the large ruffle on top of that, right side down.
The top raw edges of the ruffles should line up with the top edge of the panel.
The top raw edges of the ruffles should line up with the top edge of the panel.
Press the ruffles down towards the front – and you’re done with the curtains!
I also spraypainted an old metal curtain rod to match my Sunny Yellow Clock – with the Rustoleum Sunny Yellow.
Hang up your new curtains and curtain rod and admire your bright new curtains!!
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