Reversable Curtains Tops
Welcome to SewVeryEasy, my name is Laura. And spring is here, and there’s no better time for making a new set of curtains for my sewing room window. Now I just want the toppers of the curtains because I like my curtains as open as I can in my sewing room. I love all the natural light. I also like a little color on the curtains. And I have found the most appropriate fabric for my sewing room. It’s “Sewing Tools” from Timeless Treasures and it’s got spools of thread, scissors, buttons. What’s really great about this fabric? There’s so many different colors in it it will go with any color so whatever your favorite is. I was going towards the orange because well, I thought the orange would be fine, but when I found the turquoise, well, that was the color for me because it’s one of my favorite colors. Now these curtains are very easy to make and they’re going to be reversible so choose two of your favorite colors and, well, it is easy. Now I was able to find really nice thread that’s going to match this and that’s going to be important. Because it’s reversible you’re going to want to have thread that is going to blend in so you will not see the stitching. To make the curtain toppers I’ve bought two yards of the main fabric and two yards of the contrasting fabric, and that’s going to give me four tops for the curtains. And they’ll both be reversible. So with each yard you’re able to get two toppers because they’re going to be 18″ high from the curtain, and 18″ and 18″ is 36″, so you’ll be able to get two panels from each yard of fabric. So to cut the fabric it’s very easy. We are going to half fold; here’s the fold and here’s the length of the fabric with the selvage here. You’re going to measure over 18″ and cut an 18″ piece out. Then you’re going to be able to remove the selvage here, because it’s very important to remove this. And then you will be able to do all of your fabrics the same size. So once they’re trimmed up, then you’re able to sew the layers together. So take your right sides together and sew them together. And you are going to sew down the long side on both sides, not the short side. You’re going to sew down all the way down the long side. And when you do that, you’re going to have this big tube and that’s what you want. Now I would recommend that you sew a quarter-inch seam because you really won’t need more than that. And once you have this long tube, take your seam and press it to the darkest fabric on this side and this side, so you’re still going to have this big tube, but the seam will be pressed nice and flat. The next thing we need to do is do a rolled hem on the short side here where you have the little end. To make a rolled hem, you’re going to first of all turn your fabric a quarter inch. And then you would turn again a quarter inch. And you’re going to stitch right along that edge. So you can sew a little bit and then just as you come along, turn your first quarter inch then turn the second quarter inch; just take your finger and just press it like this and then sew again, and then as you go along you do the same thing. You fold it under twice, give a press with your finger, and continue sewing. And by doing that it will save you time from having to go to the iron and press it once to press it over again. So now we have this very large tube and it has a rolled seam on each edge. Now the fun happens. From the seam you are going to measure up 4″ and mark it all the way along. And be very careful that you do keep it very straight. So once you have your 4″ mark, you’re going to fold it along your 4″ mark all the way. So what happens is you now have a 4″ hem here, but when you turn it over you also have 4″ here. So you need to press it on the 4″ line and put the fabric nice and flat, and you can press the whole thing so you have 4″ on one side and 4″on the other side. Now we need to “stitch in the ditch,” and that means you are going to just sew right along this seam. And go all the way along this seam with a straight stitch and then flip it over and stitch in the ditch all the way along this seam. Now for this one I want blue thread in the bobbin because I don’t want to see that hem. So I’m going to use a matching thread in the bobbin. So this is what I have: My 4″ hem, a big opening, and another 4″ hem. Now all the hard part’s done. The next is going to take you one more seam to finish the curtains, and this is going to be for you to decide where the seam is going to go. We’re going to make an area where you can put the curtain rod, but before we decide that, we need to decide how we want to hang the curtain. For example, if I’m going to have the curtain rod in here, this is how my curtain is going to hang up. And if it’s reversed, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 is how it’s going to hang up. If I decide that I’m going to do the curtain rod in this side, this is how the curtain rod is going to look when it’s hanging, and on the reverse, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 is how it will look hanging. So now the toughest part of this project will be deciding where you’re going to want to put the rod to hang up the curtain. So you can choose the rod here, or you can choose the rod here. For myself, I’ve decided that I want this as the bottom of my curtain. So my rod is going to come into the top here. Now in order to finish this rod you need to mark 1½” down all the way around and sew the 1½” with a straight seam all the way along. So all four curtain toppers are now done. We’ve stitched the layers together here, we’ve stitched the layers together here, and we did that 1½” stitching along the top. Now in order to work these curtains, all you need to do is use the second hole. So the top here 1½” that you did, that’s going to be a little ruffle on the top. So you’re able just to bring the curtains all the way through. You have a choice. You can have the curtains hanging this way, or you can have the curtains hanging this way, and if you really can’t decide, well, you could always do that 1½” from the bottom and then you would have options of hanging it up this way. So here you have the curtains this way, or you can have the curtains hanging this way. And no matter which way you have them, they will look nice from the roadside. Quick, easy, reversible, nice looking from the outside, nice looking from the inside. Well, it can’t get much easier. The hardest part is going to be, well, choosing the fabric. I’ll put a link in the description to the fabric that I used and as always Thank you for joining me Today on SewVeryEasy. Feel free to subscribe and, as always, come on back. And let’s see what we’re sewing next time
in the sewing room. Bye for now!
Hi mrsbeautybliss Thanks for watching, I told you the curtains would be "SEW" easy. have a great day
I have made curtains before but this much easier. Love that they are reversible! I need to make curtains for my home office, I am going to it this way. Thank you for all your great tutorials!
Laura, I watch mostly all your turorials but this one really hit home……have 8 windows in my sewing room, and always looking for quick and easy ways to change up the look when seasons change, you have given me the answer, very cute and quick curtains….LOVE LOVE LOVE them, thanks for your great tutorials, from one of your hugh fans <3
This is EXACTLY what' I have been looking for. Thank you! !
love your sewing channel. 5 decades of sewing and still enjoy the beauty of fabric sewn in simple, direct manner. Your instructions and presence is perfect. While I love sewing intricate items I "vacation" often with fabric and basic sewing skills. I try to "vacation" with you at least once a week for ideas and once a month for implementing your great creative ideas. I thank you.
we just bought a new home and i was wanting to make the curtains for my sewing room. i love these. thy are quick,easy and sooo cute. i found your tutorials not to long ago and am so glad i did. i have tried several of them and haven't been disappointed yet ! thank you very much for all the great information and keep it coming.
What a clever idea! I am definitely doing to make these.
Great, very pretty! But WHERE can I buy this fabric? Thank you!
we recently re did my daughters room and when it came time for the curtain i decided to make this into a single panel window length panel (daughter does not like two panels on her window) She loves it. Thank you for the great idea
I Love the curtain so cute.Thank you for this video.
What an awesome technique! Thanks so much for sharing!
I also love that fabric print. It's so cute for a sewing room. Your tutorial was very easy to follow and understand. I love the idea of having something new to look at, by just turning the curtain around, and not having to buy more curtains.
These will be perfect for my camper and no lining needed. Thank you!
Great fun lesson. Thank you!
Just curious – you said that you bought 2 yards of each of the 2 fabrics. You used 18" from each to create one curtain topper. What did you need the other 54"s (from each fabric) for?
i super love this 😀 thanks for the idea
ur ideas are very impressive. .i enjoy watching ur videos
Thanks, I just made some curtains using your technique, they came out great.
how many yards would i need if my window is 52 1/2?
Just what I needed…thank you for your expertise <3
Brilliant and sew easy 🙂 … Love your tutorials. Thank You!
This was a great video. I modified the measurements for a smaller window but they look so cute!! Hopefully my sister-in-love likes them, they're a birthday gift for her.
Bonus was seeing you use the Singer sewing machine. I have one which I inherited from my mum. Thankyou
So if I understand this right, you have 4 lined panels of 54 inches long because your fabric is 54" wide to begin with. In the end, you have 4 panels but, if my window is only 60" and I have 216" of curtain (54 X 4), wouldn't that be too full? Thank you!
I love all your projects. It would be lovely to be able to print out instructions of some sort. On some projects a list of fabric quantity would helpful.
Just the tutorial I've been looking for, thanks so much!
I love it. I'm going to do it. thanks for tips.
As a beginner and a new sewing machine, needed help making my own valances for bedroom, I've been looking for a tutorial, thanks again, will be back
Thank you for your amazing videos and teaching great ideas. God bless, I am a big fan! thank you.
I made this tonight for the sliding glass door in my kitchen. thanks for another great tutorial!!
I love this!
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Beautiful!
these are beautiful. love this. i will definitely try
wow! you are just wonderful, I am definetly going to try them, thanks so much
Thanks Laura, you made it so easy and it's beautiful…. Keep doing your SewVeryEasy, thanks again….
Great Tutorial, never would have thought this. Always love your fabric. Thanks for sharing. You have such a calming voice.
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Thank you for sharing, that is a good ideal.
How beautiful and easy!!!!! Guess what I'm making tomorrow!
I love this idea, but I am not sure it will work for the print I have in mind. I want to do a vineyard theme, with wine bottles that are sitting on a shelf, wouldn't part of the print then be upside down? please advise, Thanks !!
You are so talented~ thank you for sharing!
I just adore you, you're my fav sewing teacher! I have learned "sew very" much from you…thank you, thank you, thank you!!
love this!!
I love this idea!! Very cute!
Laura your are best teacher god bless you
I thought you were going to make one side with print and orange and the back side print and teal color.
love this idea thanks
Beautiful job, I love the curtains, looks so easy. And I was so happy to see you using your vintage Singer class 15 machine. What model is your machine if I may ask? Does it have a belt or a potted motor? If it has the potted motor, it is a very nice machine. I have a lot of vintage machines, A Singer 15-88 it is a treadle with the brown medal frame, and I have a Singer 66 both are black with gold decals, a Singer 201-2, Singer featherweight, 2- Singer 301's, A Singer 27 treadle machine, and many more. I have watched all of your tutorials and have enjoyed everyone of them, but when I saw you using your vintage gal in this one my heart was so happy. You are a very talented lady, thank you for sharing this tutorial I will use it soon.
Love the curtain tutorial!! Great for sewing room or kids room. And it's very easy. Thanks for sharing!!! Peace and blessings.
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epic. I love it.
when you have pressed the fabric on top to have the ditch did you sew over it? i dont understand that part
Lovely! I was going to make a one sided short curtain for both my 2 kitchen windows, but now I'll be making a couple of these reversible short curtains. Thanks for sharing.
where do you order your fabric?
Never mind I just saw it. Thank you. 🙂
This is just what I was looking for. Thank you for your delightful and easy to follow video's. Thank You!!
Great video and easy!
Ohmy! What a fabulous tutorial. thank you very much for sharing.
It was nice to see you using your vintage sewing machine for this beautiful project.
Hey Laura this was very helpful and easy ..thank you for the lovely tutorial..i wanted to make this way curtains for my balcony grills 😍🤗 love from India 😘
Super cute. I want to do two 40" windows. Your description says it will make 4 toppers, but two are needed to complete one "valance" so that they are reversible, is that correct? And for one window, would you use two 'valances' to make it appear full? or would one valance complete one window? Just trying to figure out how many yards to buy.
What if we want these a different size? I'm a little confused.
Also: Why do you have a "short" side?
That fabric is super cute
Omg…I love that machine.
Wow love this video
This is awesome and i love your old sewing machine new curtains for the kitchen and bathroom coming soon!
I just love your tutorials. I need to make curtains for my living room. they need to be lined too, wall to wall and floor to ceiling; I thought you may have a new hack that would make them easier, lol
Headed to the fabric store for a contrasting fabric. Thank you so much. Donna in California.
can i use along the bottom half of the window?
Very nice!
Thank you so much! So easy I love them.
Very nice
I love your videos. I am just learning how to sew. And your instructions are clear and easy to understand. The project's are easy, and i am inspired to sew thank so much for sharing your videos.
You are awesome 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Love it! Simple and Easy. 🙂
Love you Job!
love love love this…….I'll b making this in black n white and teal for the kids bathroom……thank you so much for the idea
Me gusta mucho sus costura y su video
Very nice
Muchas bonitas 👌👏👍
I loved this video 🙂
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That is a great teaching video. Thank you!!!!
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Are there any variations to this pattern other than fabric?
This is perfect. I was wanting to make new curtains and I have always bought my curtains because I didn’t know how to sew. I’m looking forward to it after seeing your tutorial. I love your fabric choices. Thank you for sharing!
Wow! I started with some and now will do this simple method. Thank you!
Che figata!
Do you have a home page that people could post their pictures? I just made easy these are so darn cute! Thank you very much for another great tutorial!
Very beautifull thank you very much
Beautiful job !! I picked two fabrics for my kitchen valance but I wanted to make a double one so it is extra fluffy. Kind of like a curtain with a petticoat . Does that make sense? I can't find any video showing what I want so I'm not sure how to make it. If all else fails I will do it this way. I love the colors and I picked almost the same color of solid fabric as you did but found some with red and teal flower pattern for the top. My goal is a 1950's kitchen valance.
Love the beautiful curtains. Thanks for the great ideas.
Nice !
You are very beautiful, love the silver hair. I am growing my hair out, hopefully it will be like yours. Anyway, I am making the same curtains with red and white polka dot, bottom part coke cola material for my kitchen. Thanks for the tutorial..:)
Great tutorial! Definitely going to try it!
sheer valance with diamond pattern design
www.amazon.com/Valance-Curtains-Kitchen-Windows-Bathroom/dp/B07NNCLWT4
I love the tutorial, but have a question. what do you do on the two short ends to close the 'tube' off? Thanks!
Great video! I made them for my classroom. They turned out super cute.
I will be making these for my sewing room. Love these!