Sewing Curtain Panels With Lining

Press drapery panels if necessary.

Sewing curtain panels with lining.

Find lining fabric for window treatments at joann. For the width on my panels i used the stock width of the fabric however you can do them whatever size you d like. The perfect curtain fabric i found mine at tonic living blackout fabric or lining of your choosing again i found mine at tonic living ribbon for back tabs grommets or the easiest and most convenient of them all curtain rings. Rings may also be sewn into pleats image 4.

Once all pleats are tacked clip curtain rings inside of each pleat and in each folded edge image 3. Repeat with the remaining curtain panel. Our collection of curtain liners offers everything from insulating liners to blackout liners more. Install hardware and hang curtain rod image 5.

Use the straight stitch setting on your sewing machine to sew the curtain fabric and lining in place. Basically my method is sewing the fabric panel to the lining panel right sides together at the long edges and then turning it right side out. Put your fabric print towards the lining so you can sew your first stitches. Add an extra foot.

Slide drapes onto rod and hold over window. Repeat with second panel. Mark desired placement of hardware. Make sure your curtain rod is already hung on the wall to find the length measure from the curtain rod height down to the floor.

Press top edge flat including remaining inch seam allowance that extends beyond lining diagram e. To find the width of one curtain panel measure the width of your window frame then double it or you can use 1 1 2 times the width of your window frame. Cut the curtain fabric. Custom made lined curtain panels can be expensive but a creative homeowner can borrow techniques from a professional drapery maker and construct panels that.

What makes this work is that i cut the lining fabric narrower than the curtain fabric. The stitch should be on the inner edge of the folded area and about 0 5 in 1 3 cm from the raw edge of the printed curtain fabric. Start with your fabric along with a piece of lining cut the same exact size. Measure the length you d like each curtain panel to be.

Alright let s get down to bidness make some easy lined curtains. Sewing tips for curtain panel lining. Stitch close to top edge through all layers to prevent the lining from showing on the right side.