Making Curtain Panels With Lining

Lay your sheet over the top of the reverse side of your curtain fabric making sure the top and left edge are lined up perfectly with the edge of the curtain fabric.

Making curtain panels with lining.

Get the tutorial at the diy playbook. Lantern lane designs. Fold the drapery fabric over the lining press the fabric seam allowance in and sew the two side seams. Make sure you measure the length down to the area on your window or wall where you d like the curtains to lie.

Measure the length you d like each curtain panel to be. Cut the curtain fabric. Turn your standard curtains into blackout curtains by attaching liner to them with hemming tape. Use a tape measure starting at or just above the top of the window and measure the length and width.

Spread fabric over floor right side facing down. Then add 4 in 10 cm to the width and 12 in 30 cm to the height. Now add 10 inches. The key is to be precise about your measurements so the fabric and lining hang correctly together and at your desired length.

Be sure to leave an 8 inch opening on one side so you can pull the draperies right side out later. Making your own professional looking lined drapes is easier than you might think. Pin fabric to lining in a few places to hold them together. This will allow for the extra that will be eaten up as you create a hem and attach it to the lining.

Smooth both fabrics out removing all wrinkles and folds. The sewing itself is all straight lines. Place lining on top right side facing up. Stack it all up together and pin it all the way around then start on a corner of a long end and stitch all the way around three sides long side short side long side.

Pin the bottom center edge of the drapery side fabric to the bottom center edge of the lining side fabric. Start with your fabric along with a piece of lining cut the same exact size. I am a leftie so my tutorial is made for left handed people. Iron the entire top sheet once the top edge is un stitched and the other 3 edges are cut off.

Line up bottom of lining about 1 higher than bottom of fabric panel image 1. Our collection of curtain liners offers everything from insulating liners to blackout liners more.