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Thursday
12Jun2008

Lovely Lined Curtains: Sew Panels Together

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Place one outer panel and one lining right sides together. Make sure that they are both oriented the correct way with the bottom hems together.

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Pin the panels together along the long sides and the top. Do not pin the bottom. The bottom of this curtain will stay open. This helps with the drape and flow.

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Sew the panels along all three sides with a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Backstitch at the beginning and end of each seam.

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Zig zag stitch down the very edge of each of the long sides of the curtain to finish the seam neatly. You don't have to zig zag the top seam.

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Snip off the top two corners.

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Turn the whole curtain right side out (make sure to poke the top two corners out so they are pointy.)

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Press the seam. Pin the outer panel to the lining around the three sewn edges.

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Top stitch around all three sides.

Repeat all steps for second curtain. 

Reader Comments (2)

I was so excited to find this tutorial because I am just about to make curtains for my bedroom. I'm a little confused however about one step. When it says "Press the seam. Pin the outer panel to the lining around the three sewn edges." Is this just creating and additional hem along all the edges? This step confused me because I thought by the way it was described all the seams would be on the inside, sort of like a giant pillow case with just the bottom open. I hope my confusion makes some sense and you might be able to help. I can be reached at BrittNeal@gmail.com. Thank you!
August 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterBrittney
Hi Brittney,
In this step you finish it with top stitching which will keep the curtains nice and flat. You can see a photo of the top stitching in the second to last photo above.
Hope this helps!
August 10, 2009 | Registered Commenterpurl bee

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