Lovely Lined Curtains: Make and Attach Tabs
Iron the remaining yard of white Kona Cotton and cut fourteen strips 6-inches x 10-inches. For a quick lesson on cutting strips check out my Rotary Cutting Tutorial.
Take one of the 6-inches x 10-inch piece and make a 1/2-inch fold at the top and bottom of it, press folds with hot iron.
Iron the piece in half lengthwise and then open it.
Fold the outsides edges so they meet in the center line (tuck the raw corners under as pictured above so they don't poke out later).
Fold the this piece in half again and pin along the open side.
Top stitch around the the whole piece.
Fold the tab in half and place it 1-1/2-inches from the top of the curtain and flush with the vertical left edge.
Pin the tab in place.
Put the walking foot on your machine.
Sew the tab onto the curtain by sewing a square shape about 1/8-inch from the sides of the tab and top of the curtain as pictured above.
Next make a diagonal "X" shape within the square. Back stitch at the beginning and end of each seam.
Attach seven tabs on each curtain panel equally spaced, 5-inches apart.
Repeat for the second curtain and they'll be ready to use!




























June 12, 2008
Reader Comments (15)
PS. I ADORE your shelves! Where are they from? Are they custom?
The shelves are custom. I love them too! --Joelle
where did you find your curtain rods? the only tension rods I can find at Home Depot are the long ones for bathrooms..
I would search online for blackout fabric. Maybe Joann's might have it?
Hi Kringle,
the tension rods are from Bed, Bath and Beyond in NYC.
Great tutorial! Just wanted to let you know that I've included it on a Must Make Monday list over on my blog, The Handmade Experiment. I hope this is alright. Please check it out at http://emilyflippinmaruna.wordpress.com