Simple No-Sew Curtain

              After I moved into my house, I had to make  a list of everything that I wanted to decorate or change. Trust me when I say that the list was very long,  not because there was a lot that needed to be done, but mostly because I just wanted to make it “my home.”
             
               There were a few windows that could use some cute little curtains.  I am not the best person with a sewing machine (clearly my mom’s talent with one skipped me), so I wanted to find an easy way to make window treatments.  Naturally my favorite place to find any ideas for my house was Pinterest, so I ventured there.  It was amazing how many ideas I found, but the best one was a no-sew curtain. No-Sew?!?! That would be awesome!
             

My Very First Curtain in my Bathroom

                I started with a small curtain in my bathroom, just to see if it would work.  Sure enough, it was so easy! Literally the hardest part of the whole curtain was deciding how much of a border I wanted.   If you want  to try a simple curtain, I would highly suggest trying these. I would try a small one to start with and then move to something bigger. After I made the one for my bathroom, I went on to make another small one for my craft room as well as a full size curtain. All No-Sew!!


Have fun with these easy, no-sew curtains!!

Another Small Curtain made for my Craft Room

What you will need:

• Material of choice; add at least 4” to your amount of material needed
• No-Sew Fabric Glue
• Curtain rod of choice
• Iron

How to make it:

1. Take your material and lay it on a flat surface, decorative side down. If needed, you can iron the material out.
2. Start with one of the sides first. Fold over the edge of the material, about 1”. I used an iron to make a crease to help the fold stay.
3. Use a small amount of the fabric glue to glue down your fold. This will create a small “border” or even edge. Do the same thing with the other side.
• Make sure that you are gluing the border on the “non-decorative” side.
• Now with the curtain that I did for my bathroom, I used tension rods, to create a small roman shade.  So for the bottom I created a 2” border, in order for me to slide the rod through.  If you are going to just do a plain, straight hanging curtain, then you can just create a small 1” border.
4. For the top, create a 2-3” border, depending on how big your curtain rod is. Do the same thing as you did with the sides, and glue them, except don’t forget to leave a space for the rod to go through! I almost made that mistake the first time, and glued the whole thing down!
5. Let the glue dry for a about 30 minutes before you try to hang you new curtain! And Ta-Da! You have created a simple, no-sew curtain!

The Full Size Curtain

If there are any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments!

Simply A Girl and Her Home- The Pilot

Welcome to my blog! 

 On October 29, 2014, I made one a of the biggest decisions in my life and bought a house! At 24 years old, I never imagined that I would be buying a house. Luckily, God has blessed me so much that I was able to make a wonderful dream of mine come true. Yes, my two cats- Smokey and Bandit, and I packed up and moved into a wonderful house! I went from renting a condo to paying a mortgage on my own house! Although I knew owning a home was not going to be easy, I decided that I was going to make it fun! I enjoy making my own things, big or small! Whether it includes using power tools, ripping out plants or just painting a room, I am completely in my element! 

I decided to create a blog that I could use to share all of my DIY home crafts, designs, tips and even home recipes with other people. The hardest thing about a blog is creating a name. After going through many different names and talking with my mom, I thought of "Simply A Girl and Her Home." This title fit because basically that is what my blog is, me and my home. 

It has been a fun and sometimes stressful transition from renting a condo to owning a home.  But the most fun has been completely making this place my own. Every room has my own personal stamp on it, whether it be a "K" on the wall, something Cinderella, or maybe just black cat hair from the boys. 

I am hoping to give others great ideas that can be used in their home, as well as, show how easily anything can be a DIY project! So follow me on my wonderful journey of homeownership! 


Home Sweet Home:

Simply A Girl and Her Home

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