Old 08-26-2017, 01:32 AM
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HettyB
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Default Quilting Weight Fabric for Curtains? Advice please.

I am desperate for advice as I need to get cracking on making curtains (sigh)- Autumn is approaching.

Two questions

1) Has anyone used good quality quilting fabric for sitting room curtains?
2) Are the extra-wide quilting fabrics of the same quality?

I experience making curtains and plan on using preshrunk cotton bump (interlining), a heavy weight lining and pencil pleat header tape.

This is the method that I have successfully used before with curtain weight fabric. http://www.drapesmadeeasy.com/making-drapes.html

My concern is about the drape, but I cannot find any suitable premade curtains and the only curtain weight fabric I like is way out of my budget. (The room is triple aspect with two walls each with a big window and the other with the conservatory door with abutting windows so a lot of fabric is required).

There many quilting fabrics that will go with the colour scheme including some extra wide backing.

Many thanks for your input.

HettyB

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