There are lots of ways to make a curtain and I am sure there are a lot of great tutorials out there. This is just how I did mine. Make sure you measure the window first, so you know how wide and how long you want the curtain to be. If you want a curtain that lays flat across like mine did, then make the curtain the same width as your window. If you want a curtain that ruffles then add on extra inches to the width.
I started out with a yard of fabric. My window were 34in across and a yard is 36in long, so that worked out perfectly for my project. I also made sure that my fabric was not directional, which means the pattern doesn't have to go in one direction.
First, along the longer edges, I turned them in and ironed them down flat (about 1 cm)
This ruler tool is a great way to do go through and do that. Once the edges are pressed in, I went through and sewed them down with a straight seam.
Now, folded the fabric over in half width wise and pinned the edges up so they would line up.
Then I ironed the fold flat.
Now its time to work on the bottom edges of the curtain. I wanted my curtain to be 19in long. So put the fabric on the cutting board, lining the pressed folded end up along the 19in line.
This way, I can turn the bottom edge in and pin it up to make my 19in length.
Using the pin as a guide, I can go through and iron the rest of the bottom edges up the same length.
I also turned the corners in and ironed those down too.
So now all of your edges are in and pressed down. I pinned all of the edges together to line everything up.
now back to your sewing machine. Here is where you are going to make your straight seams.
One seam right across the top. One seam across the bottom. I added a second seam across the bottom because the turned in edges were so long. I could have just trimmed the edges shorter rather than turning them in so much of the fabric in, but I like the extra weight it gave to the curtain at the bottom. Then finally, the seams on the side. Make sure the seams on the side don't go past your top seam, because that is the opening where the curtain rod goes through!
My finished product!
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