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Need advice on making curtains.
I want to make curtains for two bathrooms with the same-sized windows. I'll probably use the same fabric, but might decide to use something different for the 2nd one. First one has an ugly green curtain that just looks sad and droopy. It doesn't fit the window properly. Its over the vanity directly above the sink. Window measurements (not counting trim) are ~24"Wx36"H. There are attachment brackets for a curtain rod (same type as already used) a bit higher up as well. This bathroom will be converted to blue colors & the green is being eliminated.
My mother likes this style (but will have a solid blue color) but with a different valance
She likes this valance:
But she indicated she doesn't want the frill on top or anything sticking up and she liked the smooth draper header/rod pocket like this:
My crappy MS Paint amalgam:
I'm trying to figure out what style that valance is. It's not quite a French pleat becuase the pleats/gathers are too loose. I know she likes how it bells out. I want to figure out how to get it to make the 5 bell shape thingies and also have the flat header. I'm thinking a separate piece for header and put right sides together and sew them together. I also wanted to have the two panel curtain part attached so it would stay closed in the very center but be able to be drawn to the sides like the patterned curtains. Additionally, I was thinking of trying to do a rolled hem on the bottom of the valance with a metallic gold thread. The fabric is Waverly lapis. Looks something like this (but I have the 2-yard versions):
It's the same fabric I used for the cushion on her lap desk.
For the 2nd bathroom, there is no curtain. The window is off to the side a little bit in front of the vanity on the perpendicular wall. I want to have the same style curtains-- two panels pulled to the sides but I want a different style valance. Something like this:
But I want to have the same style header as the other valance-- flat, no pleats, no frill at the top. Like this MS Paint amalgam.
The lack of pleats should make it easier to keep clean or at least wipe spider webs off.
I have no plans to attach any stabilizers (unless necessary) or backing.
So, anyone have suggestions? (both windows are the same size). 2nd window has raw-ish wood as the trim and I'll probably be using the standard cheap curtain rods that have a return.
Is there a term for the type of pleating on valance #1?
How much fabric should I need for the bell poof valance?
How much for the 2 panel drapes?
(I will try to get more detailed measurements).
I've heard multiply width by 1.5 or something, but I don't plan on having tight pleats.
I want to make curtains for two bathrooms with the same-sized windows. I'll probably use the same fabric, but might decide to use something different for the 2nd one. First one has an ugly green curtain that just looks sad and droopy. It doesn't fit the window properly. Its over the vanity directly above the sink. Window measurements (not counting trim) are ~24"Wx36"H. There are attachment brackets for a curtain rod (same type as already used) a bit higher up as well. This bathroom will be converted to blue colors & the green is being eliminated.
My mother likes this style (but will have a solid blue color) but with a different valance
She likes this valance:
But she indicated she doesn't want the frill on top or anything sticking up and she liked the smooth draper header/rod pocket like this:
My crappy MS Paint amalgam:
I'm trying to figure out what style that valance is. It's not quite a French pleat becuase the pleats/gathers are too loose. I know she likes how it bells out. I want to figure out how to get it to make the 5 bell shape thingies and also have the flat header. I'm thinking a separate piece for header and put right sides together and sew them together. I also wanted to have the two panel curtain part attached so it would stay closed in the very center but be able to be drawn to the sides like the patterned curtains. Additionally, I was thinking of trying to do a rolled hem on the bottom of the valance with a metallic gold thread. The fabric is Waverly lapis. Looks something like this (but I have the 2-yard versions):
It's the same fabric I used for the cushion on her lap desk.
For the 2nd bathroom, there is no curtain. The window is off to the side a little bit in front of the vanity on the perpendicular wall. I want to have the same style curtains-- two panels pulled to the sides but I want a different style valance. Something like this:
But I want to have the same style header as the other valance-- flat, no pleats, no frill at the top. Like this MS Paint amalgam.
The lack of pleats should make it easier to keep clean or at least wipe spider webs off.
I have no plans to attach any stabilizers (unless necessary) or backing.
So, anyone have suggestions? (both windows are the same size). 2nd window has raw-ish wood as the trim and I'll probably be using the standard cheap curtain rods that have a return.
Is there a term for the type of pleating on valance #1?
How much fabric should I need for the bell poof valance?
How much for the 2 panel drapes?
(I will try to get more detailed measurements).
I've heard multiply width by 1.5 or something, but I don't plan on having tight pleats.