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No-Sew Window Treatments
By Lorri Mealey
Window treatments can be one of the more expensive purchases for a preschooler’s bedroom, especially if you have odd sized windows, requiring custom made curtains. By making your own window treatments, you can save money and you have an unlimited variety of choices of materials and styles. If you do not have a sewing machine, don’t despair. You can still make your own curtains, using iron-on hem tape.
Iron-on tape usually loosens up after it has been washed, but you can reseal it simply by ironing on a steam setting. Otherwise, the iron-on tape should hold the hems for as long as it takes your preschooler to move onto a favorite new theme or color.
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Window treatments can be one of the more expensive purchases for a preschooler’s bedroom, especially if you have odd sized windows, requiring custom made curtains. By making your own window treatments, you can save money and you have an unlimited variety of choices of materials and styles. If you do not have a sewing machine, don’t despair. You can still make your own curtains, using iron-on hem tape.
Use Iron-On Tape to Make No-Sew Window Treatments
Iron-on tape, such as Heat-n-Bond, can be found wherever sewing supplies are sold. Once you have selected the material for your curtains, cut your cloth to the size that fits your window, leaving ½ inch on all sides for hems. Press your seams to a ¼ inch, just as you would to hem with a sewing machine. Then, following the directions of the iron-on tape, seal the hems. To make the pocket for the curtain rod, fold the top of the cloth over, 3-4 inches, and then seal with the iron-on tape.
Iron-on tape usually loosens up after it has been washed, but you can reseal it simply by ironing on a steam setting. Otherwise, the iron-on tape should hold the hems for as long as it takes your preschooler to move onto a favorite new theme or color.Create A Simple No-Sew Window Valance
Here is a simple valance I made for my son’s bedroom. I could not find any pre-made window treatment that suited me, so I whipped out the no-sew tape and made two of these in about a half hour.
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