now that i have a sewing machine, i finally made some tie-up valances for over the roman shades in our bedroom:
i also tried to make my own stockings...i was trying to make stockings i could imagine being sold by anthropologie. the results are laughable. construction turned out great, but i made them a bit small in the toes. phil said they looked like stockings for a geisha because the foot part was tiny and awkward. i'll try again!
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| diy 10 minute tie-up valance |
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| tie-up valances |
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| using cheapo stocking as a pattern for my diy pillowcase stockings |
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| cutting out lining (that's right, lining is leftover thomas paul "botany" fabric from the valances!) |
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| decorating the fronts |
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| my new janome heavy duty sewing machine! |
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| stockings - first attempt |
Hi! I'm about to make my first foray into valance-making. I love yours! Do you have a tutorial, or did you by chance base your project on someone else's tutorial that I could reference? I feel like I need to have a clear plan before I go cutting into my 2 yards of fabric after we finally scraped some money together to get it!
ReplyDeletethese are pretty simple. first i looked at a tutorial at http://www.cozycottagecute.com/2010/09/tutorial-fabric-tie-up-shade.html, then made it even simpler by skipping the "top shade" part. But this tutorial should get you started and once you understand the basic process you can make it your own!
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