(Do you like how I had yet to trim the threads in this picture?)
I had previously decided that I wanted tab-top curtains, so I also grabbed some grosgrain ribbon that matched and went to work. (I tend to decide things like "tab-topped curtains" while lying in bed trying to sleep--I know I am crazy.)
Anyway....
Here's what I left out of my picture taking.....
I did serge the top and bottom edges of the fabric. I turned the top over 2.5 inches and pressed the line really well. (Or you could just turn it over twice---but remember I was in fast-mode.)
I sewed down the top and bottom lines all the way down the curtains.
I did hem the bottoms too, in case you are wondering.
Not the most inventive way to make curtains, but it sure was fast. And I love that they hold their shape well.
Happy Friday everyone!
~Elizabeth
P.S. I keep forgetting to remind you but I remembered today--the boy's looks are up at Project Run and Play, so go VOTE!!!
Beautiful fabric..worth waiting for! They hang well and look great.
ReplyDeleteA very inventive way to make the tab top curtains I think! So easy--saving this in my "favorites" sewing section. Thanks for the easy tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThis does look pretty easy! Thanks for sharing, beautiful curtains too!! :) Have a great weekend! xo Holly
ReplyDeleteLove the curtains! The ribbon is a great idea- I love how it hangs. And here's the weirdish follow up question- how wide is your curtain rod and is it in one piece?
ReplyDeleteMy curtain rod is about 1.5 around and in two pieces so I could slide both curtains onto the two separate pieces and then re-attach them.
DeleteGreat tutorial. Home Decor isn't one of my strengths but these things are on my future to-do list. Would have had no clue how to do this! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI just made this same type of curtain out of an aqua/white stripe and I bought the SAME fabric to use as throw pillows! We are on the same wave length it seems! haha.
ReplyDeleteThese are GORGEOUS. Thanks for the idea! I have really wanted to jazz up the house a bit. I keep thinking that just because the homes I have lived in aren't "permanant" homes that they don't deserve the work of organizing and looking good. But, even if I'm only living here for a couple years, why not make those couple years HAPPY ones right? I sew... SEW why not make my own pillows and drapes, etc? (pun intended of course lol) This is a GREAT quick tutorial. You have TOTALLY changed my mind on trying drapes. Easy peasy!
ReplyDeleteYou make that look so easy!!!! I'm definitely going to give this a try - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh yay! Thanks for the tutorial - You are my sewing hero :)
ReplyDeleteWe use Serpentine Drapery Tape for the same look. The Tape is sheer and also gives the header support so it stays in place.
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So simple and easy! Thanks so much for sharing. I will defiantly remember this for the next time I put up curtains! It just gives such a clean, crisp and elegant look.
ReplyDeleteI love this, nice fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Two questions from a beginner. Why do you need to sew the ribbon lines all the way down the curtain, as opposed to just on the ribbon? Also, can you put a liner on this type of curtain?
ReplyDeleteUsing grosgrain ribbon to make the tabs is a brilliant idea, love these :) thank you for sharing. xx
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