How to sew curtains? – DIY or do it yourself

I do not believe in confusion, so during my pregnancy it was a great joy to prepare a room for a child. Especially things that I could have prepared myself. Their list includes curtains for a children’s room, which I decided to sew myself.

I don’t know any tailoring tricks, and Wojtek showed me how to sew on a machine (yes !!!), whom his Grandma showed me some 15 years ago. Our skills are therefore limited to threading and sewing, preferably straight. But this is enough to sew curtains, in fact, you can do without it, but that’s about it at the end.

 

Shopping list:

• curtain fabric: I chose the one with a width of 1,60 m, perfect for a single curtain, I needed 2 curtains, the curtain rod hangs 2,5 m high, so I ordered 6 linear meters (5,20 m for curtains, and from the remains I sewed pillowcases for the set)
  Cellar: Drecotton.pl, Cotton 100% yellow chevron zigzag, price: PLN 18 for 1 meter – 10% discount for a large order, which amounted to PLN 81

• tape for hanging and wrinkling curtains: its length is 310 cm so it was perfect for two curtains of 160 cm each
  Store: Ikea, tape: KRONILL, price: PLN 7,99 for 310 cm

• rim belt to lining (gluing) the curtains, packed by 10m, I needed 5,6m for two curtains, because I put each one twice
  Cellar: IKEA, SY hemming belt, price: 9,99 PLN for 10m

• Total expenditure: 98,98 PLN

 

Sewing accessories needed:

• high-heeled shoes
• scissors
• white thread
• Sewing Machine
• iron

 

DIY or curtains for a children’s room step by step:

1. I asked the manufacturer about the shrinkage of the fabric, it was at the level of a few% so before I started sewing the curtains I washed and ironed

2. I measured and cut the desired length of the material, i.e. the length of the curtains + 2 cm for the top lining + 10 cm for the bottom lining

2. I put a 1 cm material margin along the side and top of the curtain, attached it with pins and ironed it, took out the pins, put it on again 1 cm and pressed again, thanks to which I got rid of the torn side of the fabric and the unevenly cut top

3. I pierced the pressed sides and top of the curtains on a sewing machine

4. To the top of the curtains I sewed a tape to hang and wrinkle the curtains straight

5. I hung the curtains on the rods and measured their height

6. I divided the excess material on the underside of the curtain into two parts and put it on twice, but here I gave up sewing and used a hot hemming strip. It went much faster, it looks very aesthetically pleasing, and nothing happens with the washing either.

7. Curtains are ready!

In fact, the sides and top of the curtains can also be pressed hot using the hemming strap, and the sewing tape can be sewn by hand, so I am sure that such curtains are also available for people who do not have sewing machines.

 

How do you like the end result? Do you already want to sew something?

 

See our other posts on how to decorate a children’s room:

1. An idea for a children’s room design, or how and where to start> click
2. Zigzag, asterisk and an owl – yellow and gray room for a child> click
3. Yellow-gray room for the child step by step, i.e.
list of all products with links to DIY stores and projects> click
4. How to sew curtains? DIY or do it yourself> click
5. Garland with stars for a child’s room – DIY> click
6. How to organize the first sleeping place for a child? > click
7. How to organize a breastfeeding corner? > click
8. How to organize a changing corner? > click
9. Swaddle blanket, sleeping bag, swaddle blanket, or maybe a duvet and pillow? > click
10. How to choose a feeding chair? > click
11. Bin for used nappies – test and review> click
12. What is worth having in the room of a one-year-old baby? Changes are coming! > click

 

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