If you want to sew curtains for the kitchen, make Roman blinds yourself, make beautiful curtains with lambrequins, cascades, then read how such work is done. The content of the article:
- Kitchen curtains
- Curtains
- Roman curtains
- Curtains with lambrequins
Curtains add coziness to the house, protect the room from bright sunlight, curious glances from neighbors and passers-by. If you decide to sew curtains with your own hands, this is a doable task. The main thing is to purchase a fabric that is in harmony with a specific room, and choose the style of curtains. If you have never done such work, then you can first sew curtains for the kitchen, and then more complex ones for the room.
How to sew curtains for the kitchen
See how adorable they will be. A pattern will help in creating these products. First, you need to take 3 measurements to find out the length of the curtain, its width, height.
The first measurement in the diagram is marked with the letter A, the second - C, the third - B. If you want the curtains to have no seam in the middle, take a piece of wide fabric. If it is narrow, then it will be necessary to sew two canvases.
If the fabric is wide, fold it in half. From the upper right corner, measure diagonally a third of the curtain's width, that is, a third of the value C. Draw the resulting semicircle, cut along the mark. Lay the workpiece so that the fold line is on the left. Measure from the top point of the fold the height of the future curtain in the center, that is, the value B.
The height of the curtain on the sides is A, it is also indicated on the pattern.
If the fabric is narrow, then where the fold line is in the photo, you will have a double seam. After cutting, we begin to sew curtains for the kitchen with our own hands.
Fold and hem the fabric on sides A and C. These edges of the garment are straight, so we hem them in this way. Inside, the curtain is wavy, process this part of it with a bias inlay.
You can finish as shown in the photo. To do this, you need to cut a long strip from a suitable fabric, smoothen it, and sew it to the inside of the curtains. If you want to sew curtains for the kitchen so that they cover not only the upper and side parts of the window, but also the lower one, then cut out 2 rectangles - the width of each is slightly more than half of the window.
Decorate the top of each of these two small kitchen curtains this way. First, fold it inward by 5-6 cm, tuck the edge, sew from the inside out. Now make a line on the face, departing from the first 2-2, 5 cm. When you stretch a pin with a rope into the formed drawstring, a beautiful ruffle will remain at the top of the curtain.
In the same way, you can decorate the top curtain and hang it with a sturdy rope. You can simply bend up, stitch, sew here a special braid with eyelets. On them you hang the curtain on the cornice. See how else you can do it.
For such a fastening, cut rectangles out of the fabric, bend each in half lengthwise with the front sides to each other. Starting at the small edge, backstitch this part of the first piece, then the larger side, and turn a rectangle through the hole. Bend its edges inward, sew on the face.
Next, the rectangles are folded in half, sewn to the seamy and front side of the curtain. A cornice is threaded through them, and then fastened into place. You can make a slotted loop on one side of the rectangles, sweep them, sew buttons on top of the curtain and fasten fabric fasteners on them.
What other kitchen curtains can be
For example, like this.
When cutting, you need to cut 2 rectangles. Their length will be the length of the curtains, the width of each - 5-7 cm more than the width of half of the window. If you want such a ruffle to flaunt on top, then make the length of the curtain longer. Bend it to the front side, stitch at the top, leaving a drawstring in order to thread the rope, wire or cornice.
This option is suitable if the fabric looks good both on the front and on the wrong side. If this is not the case, then you need to cut out the upper ruff separately, and then sew to the top of the curtain. Tiebacks for such a curtain in the kitchen are also not difficult to perform.
Each consists of a rectangle folded in half, sewn on the wrong side, and then turned inside out.
A tablecloth, cloth napkins to match will perfectly harmonize with such curtains, as can be seen in the photo above.
Lovers of asymmetry can sew just such a curtain in the kitchen.
Or this one. A pattern will help you create such a curtain. Determine the height and length of the future product. Set aside 50 cm from the lower right corner up and to the side, draw out this corner with a semicircular line, cut out. You will fit the entire curtain, tucking the edge inside out, hem this curved part with a bias tape or ruffle.
How to make roman blinds with your own hands
Such products can be hung not only in the kitchen, but also in the room. They will help out if the windows are non-standard, and they will simply become a beautiful and fashionable accessory to the room. Another of their undoubted plus is that the original curtains protect well from bright light, and a minimum of fabric is required to create. First you need to calculate how much you need. To do this, determine whether you will mount these original curtains on the wall or on the window.
In the first case, the curtain is made wider than the window opening by 10-20 cm, then it will go 5-10 cm on each side of the wall. In the second case, if the Roman blinds made by yourself are attached to the window, then the width and height the finished product is identical to the window opening. To open the window for ventilation, you can make two canvases. One will fully correspond to the half of the window, and the second you will place below the vents.
The diagram below shows how much distance should be between the folds and what is the size of the product.
To sew Roman shades, you need the following materials:
- the cloth;
- Velcro;
- lining tape;
- cord;
- 7-8 metal or wooden sticks;
- lower curtain weight;
- hooks, small nails;
- wooden plank-bar;
- rings with a diameter of 1 cm.
In the table below, select the height of your window, determine how many folds you need to make and what is the distance between them.
Lay the fabric in front of you, measure the height and width of the future curtain, add 15 cm for the bottom and top and 5 cm for the side seams. On the wrong side, chalk the stripes to determine where the lining ribbons will need to be sewn.
Fold up the sides of the fabric, stitch. Use a stapler or small nails to attach the Velcro to the bottom of the bar. Sew the second part of the Velcro to the finished top of the curtain. Tuck its bottom, topstitch, leaving room for the weighting agent.
On the back of the fabric, where you lined it horizontally, sew the ribbons, insert the rods into the formed drawstrings. Sew rings to the ribbons.
Nail the rings to the bar, attach the canvas to it with Velcro.
You can pre-paint the bar, coat it with impregnation or varnish. You can glue to it the same fabric from which the Roman blind is sewn.
Fix the cord fastener on the window frame or wall, wind the cord around it. Pass this sturdy rope through the curtain rings and tie it in a knot at the bottom.
Attach the bar in its place, make sure that the tension of all laces is the same. Pass them through the blade lifting handle, tie a knot. This is how do-it-yourself roman blinds are made.
Curtains for a room with lambrequins
There are many options for decorating a room window. Choose a fabric of the appropriate type and color, decide on the style of curtains. The curtains in the living room can be like this.
Lambrequins and swags give them special beauty. The diagram below will help you to properly cut out the details of the curtains.
The dimensions for the right and left curtains are given on the assumption that when finished, they will have a width of 90 cm and a length of 260 cm when smoothed.
For each curtain, cut out a 280 x 350 cm rectangle. Hem the top and bottom of the curtains. Fold soft folds on top or gather curtains. Sew 2 curtain hooks. They will fix the curtains in the open position, making them a little shorter due to the overlap.
To make ornaments for curtains, called swagas, you need to draw a rectangle with sides 205 x 140 cm. On the top side, set aside a segment 89 cm long. From the bottom corners, step back 15 cm, put 2 points. Using the markings, focusing on the photo, draw and cut out a swag pattern. Cut out two such parts from the fabric, process their edges, lay soft folds, hang these lambrequins as shown in the photo.
It remains to make 2 elements of curtains, called cascades. To do this, you need to cut out figures of irregular shape, the dimensions of which are also given in the presented diagram. Gather it, fix the folds with a tape, sew these elements on the right and left sides of the curtains.
If something remains incomprehensible, then watch the video, which tells how to sew curtains with your own hands:
These are the charming curtains you can create yourself!
