SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Scissors or rotary cutter & cutting board
- Yardstick
- Quilter's rule
- Marking pen or tailor's chalk
- Iron
- Washing machine & dryer
- Tulip® Reverse Tie Dye Kit
- Permanent fabric tape, 1" for top and bottom hems, 5/8" for side hems
- Cotton fabric, width at least 2" x W of window plus 2" per panel, length from ring clips to desired length plus 5 1/4"
- Curtain Clip Rings
- Iron/ironing surface
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut fabric to height and width of curtain panels. Overcut length and width as shrinkage may occur. Finish cut Width: W of window plus 2" for side seams. Finished cut length: desired length plus 5 1/4". Wash fabric to remove finishes. Reverse Tie-Dye as per manufacturer's directions. Wash and dry fabric. Iron.
- Lay one panel on a hard flat surface wrong side up. Square fabric to finish cut dimensions. Fold side 1/4", press. Fold again 5/8", press. Repeat on opposite side. Fold top down 1/2", press. Fold again 1 1/4", press. Fold bottom up 1/2", press. Fold again 3", press.
- Open one side fold leaving 1/4" folded. Press adhesive side of 5/8" fabric tape to fabric lining up outer edge with folded edge of fabric. Press well. Fold fabric at 5/8" fold and press well. Repeat for opposite side. Open top fold leaving 1/2" folded. Press adhesive side of 1" fabric tape to fabric lining up outer edge with folded edge of fabric. Press well. Fold fabric at 1 1/4" fold and press well. Open bottom fold leaving 1/2" folded. Press adhesive side of 1" fabric tape to fabric lining up outer edge with folded edge of fabric. Press well. Fold fabric at 3" fold and press well.
- Use curtain clip rings to attach panels to curtain rod.