Because of your detailed instruction, I was able to complete a pair of valances for my kitchen windows! Thank you so much for your thoughtful teaching!!
Hello Sara, I’m so glad I found you! You are an amazing teacher. Thank you for your video on ‘Valance Lined Curtain - Make it Monday’. I am about to sew (ceiling to floor) curtains for my daughter’s bedroom. The hardest part is figuring out how to measure correctly. I have watched your video several times, because it is exactly the instructions that I need. I will watched your video again and again before I start the project. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much. I needed this today as I need to make at least four valances for my daughter's new home. Watching you was so much easier than trying to think through the whole project on my own. Your presentation was very clear and I"m feeling so much better about tackling this project now. I wish I had all your neat little gadgets for measuring.
I am 3 valences into a 6-window kitchen, and my windows are 3 different heights and widths. I'm working with plaid fabric, so I'm also dealing with matching the pattern as I make curtains for my 2 sets of adjacent windows. Your video made it so easy for me to construct balanced, proportional valences for each window size. It took me 2 hours to measure out and sew my first valence, but once I got the hang of it, I was able to do the other ones in less than an hour. The illustrated math at the beginning of the video was very helpful. Thank you so much.
That is wonderful to hear!! With the plaid, that was a challenge! I am glad it helped :) Post a finished project on our social media, we would love to see!
I've made literally countless pieces of clothing, from tailored pants to quiceranera gowns to my own wedding dress, yet curtains totally flummoxed me. You are the only one who showed how to make curtains simple - thank you!
Best tutorial I’ve found with simple, clear instructions. I want to make a full panel so looking forward to your instructions on the different lining technique.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have learned so much. I am new at this, and I thank you for the measurement. I never knew to add extra for the top or bottom hems. I already ordered the material with the measurement from another person's tutorial, but they were not as detailed as you. I know I ordered more than I needed, I hope is enough material with your measurement. When I am done, I will take a picture and attach it to this chat.
Thank you for watching! By sewing on the back you can stitch closer to the edge of the hem and no you are catching it. If sewing from the front, you may not catch it or the hem can fold back.
I have just hung four valances made following your detailed instructions (I admit I started by making a practice one first 😉). I’m very pleased with the results, though I don’t know how to attach photos. The next project is five windows in another room. These will be similar, but without headers, since the rod pockets are concealed by a cornice.
Yay! So excited you finished some! You can always post on our Facebook your finished projects :) I honestly am not sure how to do it here either - lol. Hope the next 5 turn out just as well!
Hi again! I never have figured out how to upload photos to my comments, though I've started looking at how again recently. So the only thing I have left to do is covering my front kitchen door. I'm following the basic pattern measuring techniques you taught here, but making a curtain (that matches my valences to cover the entire window (a 9 glass panel wood door- so it's just the top half of the door). Since this is an old farmhouse, I thought it would be fun to have the print be both inside and out, with the white liner fabric in the middle (so the print doesn't show through from one side to the other). So my thinking is add 1/2 inch to the other calculations for length to allow me to sew the 3 layers together at the top (right sides together- and then flip to right side out to finish). Do you think this will work, or do you recommend a better/easier method? Should I sew all 3 layers together all the way around (like an inside out pillow) leaving a small opening then flip and just close the seam at the bottom? I do have some concern of the outer layer "fading" more, but was thinking if I washed/reversed often enough maybe it wouldn't be too noticeable? It opens to a covered porch/walkway, so it doesn't get a lot of direct sun.
Hi! You can always email them to sara.claxton@beyondfabricinc.com :) I would do like you were saying with the 3 layers stacked with the 2 showing prints right sides together and then the liner on top. Sew around the two sides, bottom, and most of top except hole in middle to flip with the two showing fabrics right side out and the liner in middle. This leaves your top to fold over for your rod pocket, and you will close the hole when you stitch across to create the rod pocket. You height measurement would change because you would just have desired height + bottom seam allowance (1/2") + top seam allowance (1/2") + rod pocket turn down which would only be one turndown since you have 3 layers and there is no raw edge except the hole which the will be closed when stitched across. The width cut size would be window width x fullness desired + 1" (1/2" seam allowance for each side). If the rod is not hung above the glass, you will see the front fabric on the back side at the top where the rod pocket is. I hope this was clear enough :)
How close to the edge and how long did you lengthen your stitches? Looks like an eighth inch maybe? Fabulous tutorial on a lined valance. The way I was going to do it would have been a disaster.
Thank you for watching- yes it is about 1/8" inch from edge and on my machine I go to a 3 or 3.5 for stitch length. Not as long as a basting stitch, but longer than your regular/default stitch. Hope this helps!
Made valances for my family room and they turned out great. Your step-by-step instructions are so easy to understand. Any plans on showing how to make a pleated valance? I want to make one for my 11ft window and could use some instruction. :)
Because you are lining it, you can do just regular 3/8" to 1/2" seams and press flat. You will need to do the same with the lining, and when you layer them, the raw edges will be sandwiched between. If you weren't lining it, I would do French seams for cleanness on the back.
If you are not adding the extra detail, then it would be the finished height minus the 1/2". It will still slide in to the top, you just won't stitch that 1/2" down.
Thank you for this video. It is exactly the valance I want to make and your instructions are very good and to the point. How far away from the edge are you sewing after you make your folds? Looks like maybe 1/8" or 1/4".
Hope to post upload pics of my first two soon (if that's allowed, and I can figure out how haha), they look great. I do have a question though. I have a "double window" by my kitchen table, measures 90 in, which means that the rod is going to have a center support. If I'm doing a valence there, is there any way to have it look continuous? I just think the two separate ones will look dumb with a gap in the middle.
I cannot wait to see them! Please post a pic in the comments :) If you want to avoid the gap in the middle, you can do 2 things- either change the top to a hidden tab, so the tabs can be positioned on either side of the middle brace or if you still want the gathered rod pocket look, on the back side of the rod pocket figure where the middle will be, cut a slit through just the back part and fold the raw edge under and hand stitch closed- when the rod is put through it will still gather and the middle will be open to the rod to place on the bracket where your slit was put. Hope this make sense.
@@BeyondFabric I can't seem to figure out how to post a photo here. All 4 turned out really good. I chose to make the extra long one as a single piece, just need a little opening in the back for the support hook to go into. If someone wants to help me out with the "tech side" of uploading a photo, I'll be happy to share. I used a fun "farmhouse style" print, (since we bought an old farmhouse), and my budget conscious friends suggested lining with a bedsheet that I found at a thrift store. Worked really well.
Is there a special name for that big plastic ruler you're using? Looks like an amazing tool for someone who has trouble drawing/cutting a straight line :) Also, specific dimensions/size of it would be helpful, as well as what type pen/pencil is removable with an iron. Also, a specific fabric to use or avoid in doing a lining. The cheapest one is not available in stores, just online through Joann's. Wondering whether it's one I should use. It's called Econosheen white drapery lining fabric. 70% Poly, 30% cotton. It's water repellant (seems unnecessary??) I'm working on my Hobby Lobby/Joann order now. Been sewing for over 45 years, and still learning :)
Thank you for watching. The ruler in the video was 24.5" long x 4.5". I also like the 6" x 24" and the 6" x 36". The pen that we use is the Frixion heat disappearing pen: www.beyondfabricinc.com/shop/c/p/Pilot-FriXion-Ball-Fine-Point-Black-Erasable-Gel-Ink-Pen---072838315618-Quiltin-x35879867.htm. It comes in a few colors. For the drapery lining, the Econosheen will work well. The lining fabric in our video had that same fabric content. Hope this helped! Happy sewing!
Hi! If you fold at 4" and then unfold and fold up to that line, you are folding 2" up. Then, when you fold it back up, you are still at the 4" fold but the fabric is now folded to the inside at 2". I hope this clarifies! The first fold at 4" will be the bottom of your hem. It just makes it easier to have a marking for doubling the hem so the raw edge becomes inside.
Okay so I’m stuck at time stamp 2:40. Doing the math. I see where you added the 14+ 1 1/2 + 4 where I’m lost is you added an extra 1 1/2 to the 2 inch for the header to make it 7 but you already included the 1 1/2 to the 14 at the start. Ugh sorry for being a pain.
Not a pain at all! So the 14 " is the finished height from rod down. The 4" at the bottom is for 2" folded up on the backside and then folded again to create the weighted hem and have no raw edge exposed. The header sits above the rod, so you have 1.5" showing on the front, 1.5" going down the back to that rod top and then 2" for the rod pocket. Now you need to go back up the 2" of the rod pocket and 1.5" for the header. This gives stability to the top and removes any raw edges. So all together that is 8.5" which is the 1.5" + the 7". The 7" was all on the backside of the valence and the 1.5" was showing above the rod on the front side. For every front there is a back :) Hope this helps- if still confused, you can always call the shop (912) 673-8662 and I can walk you through over the phone.
I could not have made my valence without your thorough explanation. Thank you.
Yay!!! So happy it helped!
Because of your detailed instruction, I was able to complete a pair of valances for my kitchen windows! Thank you so much for your thoughtful teaching!!
That's exciting!! The one in the demo is actually hanging in my kitchen :) We will be adding more window treatments soon!
Very well presented without all kinds of homey chatter. You are very good at filming and explaining. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello Sara,
I’m so glad I found you! You are an amazing teacher.
Thank you for your video on ‘Valance Lined Curtain - Make it Monday’.
I am about to sew (ceiling to floor) curtains for my daughter’s bedroom.
The hardest part is figuring out how to measure correctly.
I have watched your video several times, because it is exactly the instructions that I need. I will watched your video again and again before I start the project.
Thank you so much.
You are so welcome! Feel free to post a picture on our social media of your daughter's curtain when finished! Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much. I needed this today as I need to make at least four valances for my daughter's new home. Watching you was so much easier than trying to think through the whole project on my own. Your presentation was very clear and I"m feeling so much better about tackling this project now. I wish I had all your neat little gadgets for measuring.
:) the gadgets definitely help! As you sew more and more, they build up! Happy to hear it helped! Hope your daughter liked her new valences.
I am 3 valences into a 6-window kitchen, and my windows are 3 different heights and widths. I'm working with plaid fabric, so I'm also dealing with matching the pattern as I make curtains for my 2 sets of adjacent windows. Your video made it so easy for me to construct balanced, proportional valences for each window size. It took me 2 hours to measure out and sew my first valence, but once I got the hang of it, I was able to do the other ones in less than an hour. The illustrated math at the beginning of the video was very helpful. Thank you so much.
That is wonderful to hear!! With the plaid, that was a challenge! I am glad it helped :) Post a finished project on our social media, we would love to see!
Excellent tutorial!
Glad you liked it!
I've made literally countless pieces of clothing, from tailored pants to quiceranera gowns to my own wedding dress, yet curtains totally flummoxed me. You are the only one who showed how to make curtains simple - thank you!
Thank you so much!!! I am glad it helped!
Lol, so true! I can make any cushion home, patio, marine etc. But clothing, totally eludes me😂
Best tutorial I’ve found with simple, clear instructions. I want to make a full panel so looking forward to your instructions on the different lining technique.
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic tutorial, I love that you included the math for figuring out measurements.
Glad it was helpful!
Beautiful work
Thank you!
Thanks for a great video. EXACTLY what I was looking for !!😁
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have learned so much. I am new at this, and I thank you for the measurement. I never knew to add extra for the top or bottom hems. I already ordered the material with the measurement from another person's tutorial, but they were not as detailed as you. I know I ordered more than I needed, I hope is enough material with your measurement. When I am done, I will take a picture and attach it to this chat.
Thank you for watching! I cannot wait to see it!
I love the tutorial. I have never seen anyone sew on the wrong side of the fabric though. What is the reason for doing that? Thank you.
Thank you for watching! By sewing on the back you can stitch closer to the edge of the hem and no you are catching it. If sewing from the front, you may not catch it or the hem can fold back.
I have just hung four valances made following your detailed instructions (I admit I started by making a practice one first 😉). I’m very pleased with the results, though I don’t know how to attach photos.
The next project is five windows in another room. These will be similar, but without headers, since the rod pockets are concealed by a cornice.
Yay! So excited you finished some! You can always post on our Facebook your finished projects :) I honestly am not sure how to do it here either - lol. Hope the next 5 turn out just as well!
Hi again! I never have figured out how to upload photos to my comments, though I've started looking at how again recently. So the only thing I have left to do is covering my front kitchen door. I'm following the basic pattern measuring techniques you taught here, but making a curtain (that matches my valences to cover the entire window (a 9 glass panel wood door- so it's just the top half of the door). Since this is an old farmhouse, I thought it would be fun to have the print be both inside and out, with the white liner fabric in the middle (so the print doesn't show through from one side to the other). So my thinking is add 1/2 inch to the other calculations for length to allow me to sew the 3 layers together at the top (right sides together- and then flip to right side out to finish). Do you think this will work, or do you recommend a better/easier method? Should I sew all 3 layers together all the way around (like an inside out pillow) leaving a small opening then flip and just close the seam at the bottom? I do have some concern of the outer layer "fading" more, but was thinking if I washed/reversed often enough maybe it wouldn't be too noticeable? It opens to a covered porch/walkway, so it doesn't get a lot of direct sun.
Hi! You can always email them to sara.claxton@beyondfabricinc.com :) I would do like you were saying with the 3 layers stacked with the 2 showing prints right sides together and then the liner on top. Sew around the two sides, bottom, and most of top except hole in middle to flip with the two showing fabrics right side out and the liner in middle. This leaves your top to fold over for your rod pocket, and you will close the hole when you stitch across to create the rod pocket. You height measurement would change because you would just have desired height + bottom seam allowance (1/2") + top seam allowance (1/2") + rod pocket turn down which would only be one turndown since you have 3 layers and there is no raw edge except the hole which the will be closed when stitched across. The width cut size would be window width x fullness desired + 1" (1/2" seam allowance for each side). If the rod is not hung above the glass, you will see the front fabric on the back side at the top where the rod pocket is. I hope this was clear enough :)
Thanks! Can't wait to get started
You got this! :)
This video was perfect! Thanks so much.
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
How close to the edge and how long did you lengthen your stitches? Looks like an eighth inch maybe? Fabulous tutorial on a lined valance. The way I was going to do it would have been a disaster.
Thank you for watching- yes it is about 1/8" inch from edge and on my machine I go to a 3 or 3.5 for stitch length. Not as long as a basting stitch, but longer than your regular/default stitch. Hope this helps!
Made valances for my family room and they turned out great. Your step-by-step instructions are so easy to understand. Any plans on showing how to make a pleated valance? I want to make one for my 11ft window and could use some instruction. :)
Thank you for watching! That is on the list, as well as some roman shade varieties. :)
You explain it so easy
Thanks! I appreciate your watching!
Very helpful! Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
Just used this tutorial for a kitchen window curtain!
Yay! Hope you found it helpful!
Great job, Sara!!
Thank you!
Question about the extra 1 1/2 inches in your math for the length? Did you add the header 3 times or is that the seam allowance?
Yes, you have 1.5" for the front and 1.5" on the back and then the fold up 1.5" for the header. Does that help?
When you have to add additional fabric for the desired width, how do you join your seams?
Because you are lining it, you can do just regular 3/8" to 1/2" seams and press flat. You will need to do the same with the lining, and when you layer them, the raw edges will be sandwiched between. If you weren't lining it, I would do French seams for cleanness on the back.
What if you're not adding that extra seem detail above the rod. Do you make your lining just a 1/2" shorter than finished panel on "all" sides?
If you are not adding the extra detail, then it would be the finished height minus the 1/2". It will still slide in to the top, you just won't stitch that 1/2" down.
Thank you for this video. It is exactly the valance I want to make and your instructions are very good and to the point. How far away from the edge are you sewing after you make your folds? Looks like maybe 1/8" or 1/4".
Thank you! I sew along the edge about 1/8" in.
Hope to post upload pics of my first two soon (if that's allowed, and I can figure out how haha), they look great. I do have a question though. I have a "double window" by my kitchen table, measures 90 in, which means that the rod is going to have a center support. If I'm doing a valence there, is there any way to have it look continuous? I just think the two separate ones will look dumb with a gap in the middle.
I cannot wait to see them! Please post a pic in the comments :) If you want to avoid the gap in the middle, you can do 2 things- either change the top to a hidden tab, so the tabs can be positioned on either side of the middle brace or if you still want the gathered rod pocket look, on the back side of the rod pocket figure where the middle will be, cut a slit through just the back part and fold the raw edge under and hand stitch closed- when the rod is put through it will still gather and the middle will be open to the rod to place on the bracket where your slit was put. Hope this make sense.
@@BeyondFabric I can't seem to figure out how to post a photo here. All 4 turned out really good. I chose to make the extra long one as a single piece, just need a little opening in the back for the support hook to go into. If someone wants to help me out with the "tech side" of uploading a photo, I'll be happy to share. I used a fun "farmhouse style" print, (since we bought an old farmhouse), and my budget conscious friends suggested lining with a bedsheet that I found at a thrift store. Worked really well.
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Love this
Thank you!
Really dynamite tutorial. A valance is really straight forward, but I wasn't sure how to properly add the lining. Thanks a million!
Glad it helped! Happy sewing! :)
Wonderful instructing for a perfect lined valance! Appreciate the measurement steps! Do you recommend pre-washing the fabrics?
If you plan on washing the curtain a lot, then I would prewash before making so it will be preshrunk.
Great tutorial! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Is there a special name for that big plastic ruler you're using? Looks like an amazing tool for someone who has trouble drawing/cutting a straight line :) Also, specific dimensions/size of it would be helpful, as well as what type pen/pencil is removable with an iron. Also, a specific fabric to use or avoid in doing a lining. The cheapest one is not available in stores, just online through Joann's. Wondering whether it's one I should use. It's called Econosheen white drapery lining fabric. 70% Poly, 30% cotton. It's water repellant (seems unnecessary??) I'm working on my Hobby Lobby/Joann order now. Been sewing for over 45 years, and still learning :)
Thank you for watching. The ruler in the video was 24.5" long x 4.5". I also like the 6" x 24" and the 6" x 36". The pen that we use is the Frixion heat disappearing pen: www.beyondfabricinc.com/shop/c/p/Pilot-FriXion-Ball-Fine-Point-Black-Erasable-Gel-Ink-Pen---072838315618-Quiltin-x35879867.htm. It comes in a few colors. For the drapery lining, the Econosheen will work well. The lining fabric in our video had that same fabric content. Hope this helped! Happy sewing!
I'm confused. For the bottom hem, if you do the 4 inches, fold in half then fold again isn't that 6"?
Hi! If you fold at 4" and then unfold and fold up to that line, you are folding 2" up. Then, when you fold it back up, you are still at the 4" fold but the fabric is now folded to the inside at 2". I hope this clarifies! The first fold at 4" will be the bottom of your hem. It just makes it easier to have a marking for doubling the hem so the raw edge becomes inside.
Well done❤😂
Okay so I’m stuck at time stamp 2:40. Doing the math.
I see where you added the 14+ 1 1/2 + 4 where I’m lost is you added an extra 1 1/2 to the 2 inch for the header to make it 7 but you already included the 1 1/2 to the 14 at the start. Ugh sorry for being a pain.
Not a pain at all! So the 14 " is the finished height from rod down. The 4" at the bottom is for 2" folded up on the backside and then folded again to create the weighted hem and have no raw edge exposed. The header sits above the rod, so you have 1.5" showing on the front, 1.5" going down the back to that rod top and then 2" for the rod pocket. Now you need to go back up the 2" of the rod pocket and 1.5" for the header. This gives stability to the top and removes any raw edges. So all together that is 8.5" which is the 1.5" + the 7". The 7" was all on the backside of the valence and the 1.5" was showing above the rod on the front side. For every front there is a back :) Hope this helps- if still confused, you can always call the shop (912) 673-8662 and I can walk you through over the phone.
@@BeyondFabricthank
You!!!!