Make Homemade Curtains for Kids Using Sheets

Making homemade curtains for kids is very easy to do using novelty twin flat sheets that match the decorating scheme of the room. The amount of available fabric from a twin flat sheet is less expensive than purchasing novelty fabric by the yard and the finished side edges of the sheets mean you will not need to hem the vertical edges of your curtain panels. Choose a coordinating fabric for the valance that will be attached to the curtain panels.

2-yards valance fabric to coordinate with sheets, 45-inches wide
Measuring tape
Scissors
Sewing machine
Iron
Straight pins
Two novelty print flat twin sheets, 66-inches wide
Tailor's chalk
Installed curtain rod
Tiebacks to coordinate with fabric

Step 1
Cut three, 22-inch wide strips of the valance fabric, with lengths that run the full 45-inch width of the fabric yardage.

Step 2
Lay one strip, right side up, on your work surface. Place another strip on top, with the right side down and matching the edges. Sew the short edges on one end together, using a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Open the sewn strips and lay them with the right side up. Place the last valance strip on top, with the right side down and matching a short edge on one end. Sew the matching short end together, using a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Open the sewn valance and turn it over. All three strips are sewn together in one long strip. Press the seams open.

Step 3
Fold one long edge of the valance a 1/4-inch to the wrong side and press. Fold it another 1/4-inch, press and pin. Sew the pinned edge to create a hem. The short ends are the selvage of the fabric yardage and will not be hemmed.

Step 4
Fold the valance strip in half, with the short ends matching. Iron the folded edge. Open the valance strip. The fold crease is the center of the valance.

Step 5
Spread out one flat twin sheet on a clean floor, with the wrong side facing up. Place the valance, wrong side up on top of the sheet. Match the raw edge of the valance with the short top edge of the sheet and the creased valance center even with the right hand edge of the sheet. Pin the valance to the sheet.

Step 6
Spread out the other flat twin sheet and place it wrong side up beside the other sheet, with the long edges beside each other. Place the other half of the valance on top of the sheet, matching the raw edge with the top edge of the sheet. Pin the valance to the sheet.

Step 7
Sew the pinned valance to the sheets using a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Note: There will be a small amount of excess valance on each end. Do not cut. Flip the valance to the right side of the sheets and press the seam. The sheets are now the curtain panels and both the panels and the valance are facing right side up.

Step 8
Measure down 2 1/2-inches from the sewn valance top and mark with tailor's chalk. Pin the valance to the curtain through both layers. top stitch the valance and curtain together, using the tailor's chalk as a guide. This creates a casing for the curtain rod. top stitch a 1/2-inch from the top of the valance to create a small header.

Step 9
Measure from the installed curtain rod, down the window to the desired length of your curtains. Add 1-inch to the measurement. Measure from the curtain header, down the length of the curtain panels, to the desired curtain length measurement. Cut away the excess from the curtain panels.

Step 10
Fold a 1/2-inch at the bottom of each curtain panel to the wrong side and press. Fold another 1/2-inch, press and pin. Sew the pinned edges to create a hem.

Step 11
Guide the curtain rod through the casing and hang the curtain. Pull the curtain panels back and use belts, ribbon, lace, necklaces or bandannas for possible tieback choices.