Now it’s time to place your lining together with your drapery fabric. Lay the entire piece of drapery fabric (wrong side up) out on a large flat surface like the floor. Lay the sheet right side up on top of your drapery fabric. The wrong sides of your fabric should be together.
Hello everyone! I promised last week to share the tutorial for the lined drapes I made for the waiting room I redecorated at work. Click if you missed that post.This post is picture HEAVY to make it easier for you to see the step by step instructions. I always thinks it's much better to 'see' the directions than 'read' them.
There are also little tips and tricks along the way.Measuring.To start, we all have different window widths and lengths, so adjust for your own drapes. The drapes for my project were just for 'looks'on the sides of the windows, not function.
The drapes will never be closed in the office waiting room, so I only needed the 54 inch width of the home decor fabric. (54 inches is the standard width for decorator fabric on the large bolts at the fabric store.) If your windows are wider, you will need to sew panels together to get the width you need.For the height or length of the drapes, measure the length from the rod (if using a pocket) or from the bottom of the clip ring (whatever system you are using). Take that measurement and add 12 inches.For example, my windows finished at 90 inches.so 90' plus 12' is 102'.3 yards of fabric is 108 inches, so I purchased 3 yards for each side panel.always leave room for mistakes or mis-measures. Karen this is an amazing tutorial!
You did an excellent job and I think the best laid out, simple to follow directions on lined draperies I have ever seen! Thank you so much. I do not doubt my sewing and cutting skills but I simply had no idea how to make draperies and have never found directions that made clear sense. I have no doubts thanks to your tutorial that I can make them with no problems. Excellent post thank you so very much for taking the time to show each step and write clear directions.
This is why I love your blog you are so talented!!!:). Wow Karen, this tutorial is absolutely fabulous! I had all sorts of visuals in my head as I read and viewed the pictures. I'm a beginner sewer and I've never made drapes before, but I think I can do this based on your seemingly easy step-by-step instructions. I can select my own fabric and not spend an arm and a leg for ready-made ones. And to top if off, I would feel proud to say 'I made them'!! I'm feeling very encouraged.
On another note. What is the orange device sitting on top of the ruler? It appears to be something that keeps the ruler in place.
If so, what is it called so I can look into buying one for myself? Additionally, what type of fabric do you use for the lining? Hi Judy.there wasn't an email address to reply to your question, so I hope you return here for the answer.
Usually, the width of each side panel is dependent on the width of the entire window. Measure the width of the window, multiple by 1.5 to 2 times then divide by 2 to find the measurement of each side panel.For example.A window is 60 inches wide.
Multiple 60 x 1.5 = 90 then divide 90 by 2 for each side panel, so 90 divided by 2 is 45.Each panel should be 45 inches wide.If you want more fullness then multiply the width by 260 x 2 = 120 then divide by 2, so each panel would be 60 inches wide.Hope this helps. AnonymousThanks, Karen,I understand how to determine the width needed for the curtains. My material only comes in 45' width. The windows are quite wide so I need to have 4 panels of the 45' material. My question was in regards to sewing the panels together so I would just have 2 wide panels, rather than 4 narrower ones. In doing that, I will also need to sew the lining panels together before joining them to the curtain fabric. Then the finished width will be about 83' or a bit more.
Do you think that will be too bulky for one lined panel, if I sew it the way you have suggested? Hi Susan,I did reply to your question, but just checked this comment that you left and your email address is no reply. So sorry I didn't check the email address.
If you go to my blog on the right side there is post called 'are you a no reply' it will show you how to change your blogger account to show your email address.About the serger.if I had a serger, I would definitely use one for the seams. Nice finished edge and easy to iron the seamsGood luck with it. Let me know if you need any help with the drapes or your email addressTake careKaren.
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