Working from the length you’d like your finished panels to be, add 2.5 inches for your lining fabric. I chose this soft blackout lining from Tonic Living because it not only blocked out light, but it also had the most beautiful, soft drape to it. With the perfect mix of beige and gray, there was no better choice for our Farmhouse Master Bedroom design!īecause who doesn’t need a nice, thick blackout lining to block out those sunny mornings while we’re sleeping in until noon, am I right dreaming? Ha! In the interest of keeping things as simple as possible, I chose to work with the width that my curtain fabric came in as it was plenty wide enough to cover my window.įor our new master bedroom, I chose a lovely oatmeal linen fabric from my very favourite fabric store, Tonic Living. Mark that length on your curtain fabric, then cut away. 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. ![]() – ribbon for back tabs, grommets or the easiest and most convenient of them all, curtain rings – blackout fabric, or lining of your choosing (again, I found mine at Tonic Living) – the perfect curtain fabric (I found mine at Tonic Living) Regardless, it was all totally worth it to have these luxurious, custom made, blackout-lined drapes for our new Farmhouse Style Master Bedroom! Here’s hoping your expectations are just a little more realistic. But, I won’t sugar coat the time it took – it was probably about five hours of measuring, cutting and sewing of course to make these two lined panels, which was so much longer than the couple of hours I had expected (when will I learn?!). ![]() Making my own custom curtains wasn’t difficult at all. That being said, once we’d come up with a plan, it turned out these curtains were so easy to make that even I could do it! So, let me just start out by saying that my sewing skills leave A LOT to be desired, which is why I called in some reinforcements (thanks Mom!) to walk me through it all. Who knew it could be so easy to have your own custom curtains?! With the perfect fabric, just the right dimensions and even the amount of black out – there’s nothing more perfect than custom! You won’t believe how easily you can make your very own DIY custom lined curtains!
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