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Old 12-13-2022, 01:01 PM
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Still Sew N
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Default Warm, easy, affordable curtains

We are in a "new home to us" that came with lightweight, decorative curtains. As winter progresses and we can feel the cold air at the windows, I felt I needed to come up with something to help insulate. I purchased solid color anti-pill fleece from JoAnns at a very good price and made casement type curtains for our windows. There is a tension bar at the top and at the bottom. The curtains fit nicely inside the window. There is quite the thrill when sewing with fleece as it does not ravel. The step to turn fabric under to keep from unraveling is completely eliminated. So the sides are simply cut and top and bottom are simply cut and a simple hem for the tension bar is added. I plan to keep them in place on the coldest of days and cinch the top bar to the bottom bar on days when we have sun and no storming. These curtains will come completely out once winter has passed. Anyway, just wanted to pass that idea on in case it can help anyone out. It was an affordable answer for that solution.
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