The Happiest No-Sew Office Curtains in the World
by
Jennifer Allwood
(IC: blogger)
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I had been searching to no avail for some pre-made curtains for my home office. I finally found some that I loved, but they were so pricey! I needed to find a no-sew version that would be an affordable option.
So I have been looking at FINALLY putting up curtains in my office. I haven’t seen any pre-made curtains in stores that I love, so I’ve been searching on Etsy. I stumbled across this fabric. The bright colors made me super happy but the fabric was a little pricey, so I held off on buying them... until I found them in a store for much less! Read my full blog post to get this fabric's name and where I found them for cheaper!
Next came the part of the curtain project that I don’t do…. SEWING. I haven’t used a sewing machine since Home Ec class in 1988. So meet my new best friend: Peel n Stick Fabric Fuse
I spread out in my kitchen to “sew” the curtains. I did cut the fabric in half. I had to borrow my neighbor Jody’s fabric shears because apparently it is frowned upon to cut fabric with crappy kitchen shears or craft scissors that have tried glue on them. They don’t cut pretty. So I borrowed decent shears.
Unfortunately though, when I cut the panels in half, I couldn’t do a big hem because I wanted them to stay as wide as possible. So if you look at my hem close, it’s narrower than my 11th grade Home Ec teacher would prefer. But hey, it’s done!
And I finished “hemming” them the next day…. while they were hung. Bahahhahhahaha. You guys, that is how I roll. I KNOW some of you operate exactly like this and there is no shame in our game. Come out and join the revolution!
Our other dilemma came in on the curtain rods and Mr. Magic was the genius that solved it. Our window is wiiiiiiiiiiiiide and we needed a 12-foot rod to go across the top. So find out Mr. Magic's solution in my full blog post here.
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Published March 20th, 2016 5:18 PM
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Joy Hesson Whitley on Jun 29, 2019
New to learning about the fusable tape, thank you!! I'll definitely follow your lead with my dining room curtains!!
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Very Nice. Great job! I am always looking for a short cut. I did not know there was "no iron" fusible tape. I usually go directly to the item I'm looking for "iron on" lol. I do want to ask what paint color are your cabinets?
How did you create the rod in your no sew curtains in your office Betty
How far from the ceiling did you hang the rods! Tjsnld