Sewing Drapes for Vertical Blinds
Have a house with vertical blinds? Hide the hardware with a timelessly traditional look and these step-by-step instructions. Sewing some simple blinds for those shades can add a softer look and change the feel of the room, directing the eye away from the blinds and towards the pattern of the fabric.
Materials and Tools:
metal ring clipsfabricdecorative trim with tasselstwo tasselsscissorsvertical blinds
Steps:
1. For the side panels, use a half-width of fabric for each and add side seams and hems (the blind stitch keeps the stitching nearly invisible on the front of the fabric).
2. For the valance, sew two widths of fabric together in the center and hem the panel. Use a template to cut scallops along the top edge. Add a basting stitch to keep it from unraveling, and then sew the decorative trim with tassels along the scallops. Repeat the process along the header of the side panels.
3. Clip metal rings to the scallop points and slide them over the rod. Tack the valance to each side panel to make sure the three pieces read as one, and then tie the side panels back with a tassel.
