Making Curtain Panels With Lining

Place lining on top right side facing up.

Making curtain panels with lining.

The sewing itself is all straight lines. Pin fabric to lining in a few places to hold them together. 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. Use a tape measure starting at or just above the top of the window and measure the length and width.

Get the tutorial at the diy playbook. The key is to be precise about your measurements so the fabric and lining hang correctly together and at your desired length. Making your own professional looking lined drapes is easier than you might think. Line up bottom of lining about 1 higher than bottom of fabric panel image 1.

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. Put your fabric print towards the lining so you can sew your first stitches. Fold the drapery fabric over the lining press the fabric seam allowance in and sew the two side seams. Then add 4 in 10 cm to the width and 12 in 30 cm to the height.

Measure the length you d like each curtain panel to be. Iron the entire top sheet once the top edge is un stitched and the other 3 edges are cut off. Lantern lane designs. Turn your standard curtains into blackout curtains by attaching liner to them with hemming tape.

Wrong sides should be together at this point. Cut the curtain fabric. Start with your fabric along with a piece of lining cut the same exact size. Now add 10 inches.

Our collection of curtain liners offers everything from insulating liners to blackout liners more. Be sure to leave an 8 inch opening on one side so you can pull the draperies right side out later. Spread fabric over floor right side facing down. Pin the bottom center edge of the drapery side fabric to the bottom center edge of the lining side fabric.

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.