shower curtain
 

I bought this panel from a quilt show, because I just loved the colours and the feel of it. Hung it on my wall for a few months as I couldn't decide what to do with it. Then I realized I never had bought the "proper" shower curtain for my downstairs bath, as I hadn't found the colour I wanted. Plus, the colours match the stained glass in the window in that room. So....finally got it pieced! Now I just need to decide if I will line/quilt it or just hem it and add a reinforcing strip to do buttonholes for the shower curtain rings. It will work nicely with the dollar-store white curtain I’ve been using for 4 years, as a liner. Messed up in one spot but overall - I love it!

You certainly have an eye for arranging components for a beautiful design.
Maybe you could put a hanging sleeve for when you want to use it as a shower curtain, slipping it over a removable tension rod in front of the waterproof liner. That way, it would be less limited to the shower as it might be if it had buttonholes to accommodate shower rings. A light washable batting would make it usable as a lovely quilt as well.

Great idea, thanks! My curtain rod is one of the permanent, curved ones and I need to use the rings. But I could maybe do the buttonholes/grommets just in the hanging sleeve. I'll have to see how that works.
I almost had a change of heart when I laid it out on my bed...it's almost big enough, would just need a little more height to be bed-sized!

my gosh, this is beautiful. I love your selection on fabrics to co-ordinate and your design. I have seen a lot of pretty shower curtains made but this one beats them all. I want it as a quilt for me! I too wanted to add that I like the idea that postal packin' mama suggested, the hanging sleeve and her other tips. It is so lovely that later when wanting to change the bath room decor, you go use it as a quilt in other manner. So lovely. Thanks for sharing it.

I love it too. I would love to see this in a bathroom; it's so bright and cheerful. What a great idea!

Oh how pretty.

Beautiful!! There are also some really neat rings for curtains that clip on, eliminating the need for any type of permanent change in this super creation!

Oh that's even better! Thanks.

A very pretty top! It's very lively and cheerful!

That is beautiful!
I'd finish it for my bed and get to see it every day!

That is beautiful, whatever you choose to do with it!!

it beautiful!

You could buy those ring clips that you just pinch the curtain. The ring itself would slip onto a shower ring easily. That way if you change your mind and want to put it on a bed or vice versa you wouldn't have to resort to putting holes in it. I've done that with curtain panels. No one knew the curtains hanging in one bedroom on one window also was used as a shower curtain. You can find them anywhere at a decent price. The rings are brass and come in different sizes.

That's very pretty and different for a shower curtain I'm sure you wouldn't be able to find one to buy. Great idea. Sue

Thanks for the tips! I'll have a look for the clip-on rings, that's much easier and will work perfectly. And I decided I will definitely quilt it, with a very light batting and backing. That way it's more versatile should I ever change my mind about where it hangs.

Great use of a panel!!! Love all the colors.

Beautiful. Love the colors!

very nice and great idea!!!

Beautiful!

What a gorgeous shower curtain. I would feel very glamorous showering behind that.

Interesting choice.

That will be sooo pretty in your bathroom as a shower curtain!! Stunning!!!!

Looks like stained glass. Very pretty.

i need to try this! thank you for the inspiration! i love the brightness and the flowers! thank you for sharing!

I like it! It really brightens things up!

You did a great job on your shower curtain. I've been tempted to make one -- you might just have given me the boost that I need. It certainly will be a conversation piece -- it is one of a kind.

Beautiful panel and you did a great job putting it together...
judy

Gorgeous colors!

That is so pretty and would brighten up my bathroom!

JoAnn Fabrics or any store that sells drapery hardware. I bought mine w/50% off coupon. Different sizes and colors. I've stopped putting hanging sleeves on mine. Just buy a curtain/drapery rod and add rings that coordinate.

You can also use the rings for cafe curtains. They are spring clips and then you won't have buttonholes.

Is that snow on bottom of screen? Your shower curtain is majestic !!

What a,way to brighten your bathroom. Great job.

Super idea to think about when looking at those lovely panels. I have never found a shower curtain that suits me for our master bath and this is definitely food for thought. Thanks for sharing this beautiful top.

Clever idea for the shower curtain. Very pretty.

So very pretty!

Nice quilt.

That is very pretty...

That is sew beautiful! It will be lovely any where you place it.

I will look at panels now and remember how wonderful it can be made more,,,,thank you.