It made sense at the time, but now I wished I’d done it the other way. And yes… for some reason I glued the pink trim on upside down. I glued more trim onto the lower edge of my shade. One curtain was narrow enough that I only needed 3 columns of rings, but I added 4 columns of rings for the wider one just to make sure the dowels were fully supported. Note: In these pictures my chord lock is actually backwards… I learned this AFTER I’d hung the curtain so yeah… that was fun to switch around. To determine how far from each side your rings should be, hold up your pulley and chord lock… the rings should line up with these… about 2 1/2 inches for mine.īeing careful to measure every 8 inches, sew your rings through BOTH layers of fabric making sure to go around the rod once or twice too. I opted to sew my rings individually so there wouldn’t be a seam going up the front of my shades. Ring tape is exactly what it sounds like… the plastic rings that you use to guide the pull strings are attached to a continuous piece of sheer tape. I reached out to a professional Roman shade maker and she said that it’s now required for her to use ring tape (I guess maybe to prevent choking?) so… keep that in mind. Fold the bottom of the shade up 1/2 inch, then fold it over another 2 1/2-inches. Make sure your liner is centered I had about an inch of fabric on either side of the liner for reference. Your dowels should now be inside your shades. (For one window, my dowels weren’t long enough so I had to glue an extra piece and secured with that yellow tape… not ideal, but seems to have worked.)īeing careful of your dowels, turn the shades inside out so that the right sides are now facing out. I snipped one side to slide the dowels in place. You’ll notice at this point that your dowel pockets are sewed closed. Note: the fabric will ‘wrap around’ the liner on each side because the liner is narrower. Sew along the other side with the same 1/2-inch seam allowance. Note: Your dowel pockets should be facing OUT at this point. With the right sides of your fabric and liner facing each other, Sew along one side of the shade leaving a 1/2-inch seam allowance. (Special shout out to my neon yellow nails.) I pinned and sewed along each edge of the ribbon trim. I decided to sew the vertical trim because I wasn’t sure how glue would hold up to the folding that the trim would inevitable have to stand up to every time we opened and closed the shades. I wanted to give my Roman shades a few fun details so I added trim. I sewed the first dowel pocket 5″ from the bottom HEM of the shade (so consider seam allowance of the hem when sewing your pockets.) And then I sewed each dowel pocket 8-inches apart until I was within a foot of the top edge of my shade. I made dowel pockets in the liner of my shades by folding the liner about 3/4″ (or enough that the dowel could slide inside). To give the folds of my Roman shades a bit more structure, I decided to add small dowels. (Hang in there with me to see why I cut it this size.) Whenever cutting fabric for a project like this, consider where the pattern will lie on the finished project. I also decided to line my shades so I cut the black out liner 1-inch narrower than my FINAL shade width. I started with the measurements I wanted the final shades to be and then added 4-inches to either side and 10-inches to the total length for seam allowance. Because this decision affects the measurements, you need to decide this first. We were also looking to have these block as much light as possible so… for both those reasons we mounted them outside the trim. Our windows in this house are *super* shallow so a roman shade wouldn’t fit inside. The first step is to decide whether you want your Roman shades to hang INSIDE your window trim or OUTSIDE your window trim. Determine the final dimensions of your Roman shades I chose the Cypress Cotton Fabric to give it a little heft! I also added some bedding from Spoonflower and love how cozy her bed looks now! (Shown here: lumbar pillow, square throw pillow, aqua ‘minky’ blanket, twin sheet set.) But I did it and so can you! I’d already worked with Spoonflower on Martha’s daybed ( see here) so I was so happy to bring that pattern into our fabric choice for the shades! We looked at lots of fabric samples and ultimately decided that this hand-painted blue watercolor would be a fun color but also look nice when the shade was open and therefore folded up. I preface every sewing project with the disclaimer that I am a TERRIBLE sewer. Thanks SO much to Spoonflower for sponsoring this project and providing this amazing fabric by The Little Ivie Cloth Co.! This time I sewed them like a pro! (Check that… I sewed them very very similar to how a professional would, but obviously a pro would sew straight lines.) I’ve sewed Roman shades before but I always cheated.
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