Making Curtain Panels With Lining

Lay your sheet over the top of the reverse side of your curtain fabric making sure the top and left edge are lined up perfectly with the edge of the curtain fabric.

Making curtain panels with lining.

Pin the bottom center edge of the drapery side fabric to the bottom center edge of the lining side fabric. Pin fabric to lining in a few places to hold them together. Place lining on top right side facing up. Cut the curtain fabric.

Use a tape measure starting at or just above the top of the window and measure the length and width. The sewing itself is all straight lines. The key is to be precise about your measurements so the fabric and lining hang correctly together and at your desired length. Now add 10 inches.

Line up bottom of lining about 1 higher than bottom of fabric panel image 1. Get the tutorial at the diy playbook. Lantern lane designs. Then add 4 in 10 cm to the width and 12 in 30 cm to the height.

Put your fabric print towards the lining so you can sew your first stitches. Stack it all up together and pin it all the way around then start on a corner of a long end and stitch all the way around three sides long side short side long side. I am a leftie so my tutorial is made for left handed people. This will allow for the extra that will be eaten up as you create a hem and attach it to the lining.

Measure the length you d like each curtain panel to be. Start with your fabric along with a piece of lining cut the same exact size. Iron the entire top sheet once the top edge is un stitched and the other 3 edges are cut off. Spread fabric over floor right side facing down.

Making your own professional looking lined drapes is easier than you might think. Wrong sides should be together at this point. Make sure you measure the length down to the area on your window or wall where you d like the curtains to lie. Fold the drapery fabric over the lining press the fabric seam allowance in and sew the two side seams.

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