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Curtains pooling on the floor next to a chair with a stuffed animal on it
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SIMPLE CURTAIN PATTERN

If you can sew five straight lines, you can make this simple curtain pattern for any room in your house!
Keyword: Fabric, Sewing

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Measure out the full height of your first panel and cut your fabric.
    Sewing just five straight lines, you can make your own curtains! So much stronger than just using hem tape.
  • To create the side hem on the curtain, iron a 1" hem along the entire length of the fabric.
    Sewing just five straight lines, you can make your own curtains! So much stronger than just using hem tape.
  • To determine the height of your rod pocket, double the width of your curtain rod and add three inches.
  • Fold over the fabric at the top 1" and iron.
    Sewing just five straight lines, you can make your own curtains! So much stronger than just using hem tape.
  • Then fold the fabric down the height of your rod pocket (above), minus 1". Iron the edge and pin in place. Sew the edge of the fabric.
    Sewing just five straight lines, you can make your own curtains! So much stronger than just using hem tape.
  • Sew a line above the seam you just sewed that is double the width of your curtain rod. This is where you will put your curtain rod. The fabric above is for the ruffle.
    Sewing just five straight lines, you can make your own curtains! So much stronger than just using hem tape.
  • Hang your curtains. If they need hemming pin the bottom of the curtain so it just brushes the floor, and hem.
    Sewing just five straight lines, you can make your own curtains! So much stronger than just using hem tape.