Anthro Knock Off Drapes

Good Morning and Happy Monday Everyone!

  I'm still working on my Guest Room and I shared some of the progress here.  

I hope to have it finished soon so that I can share the whole room with you.

  In the meantime, I want to show you the Drapes that I hung this weekend.  I was searching around on my computer looking for Drapery Inspiration and I came across these beautiful Anthropologie Drapes 

with Ruffles down the middle.

Anthropologie Wandering Pleats Curtain

They were just what I wanted!  

Ooops! They were $188.00 a panel! 

 WHAT? 

 OK, I put my thinking cap on and thought... I can make these!  I kept the idea in the back of my mind as I continued with the other projects for the room.

  As I was Pinteresting one day,

 I ran across a tutorial on how to make them.

  It was fate!  

Before I even got to the fabric store I was at Target looking for something.

  I ended up on the Bedding section and thought "Why can't I use a sheet for the Drapes?"

  I bought the softest sheet available for $14.00 and I washed it before I started sewing.  I measured my window to make sure that I would have enough sheet material.  I cut the panel with allowances for the seam at the edge and I ripped the rest of the sheet into 6" strips.  

Here's the fun part!

  Get out your ironing board and a chair cause you will be here for a while! 

 Hubs watched TV while I sat and ironed ..... and ironed..... each strip into pleats of 1/2 inch all the way down.  They don't have to be perfect...

  When each strip was finished I placed masking tape on each side to hold it down.  This worked fantastically well. 

 I sewed the finishing edge on the panel and hemmed it to the length that I wanted.  My plan was to use the top of the sheet to hang on the rod as it is already sewn for you.   For my window I needed 92" in length.  The width of the panel is 58" and I only wanted one panel as the window is small.

 I measured 18 inches from each side and sewed the strips down the middle checking my measurements as I continued sewing down the panel.  I completed the other side the same way.  Now, here is the fun part! 

  Take the pleats and smoosh them this way and that as you use the highest steam level on your iron to make the messy looking ruffles. 

 I really love the way they look, so soft and just feminine enough for the look that I was going for.  Best of all I saved about $174.00!!!

I'm so excited to show you this room but there are a few things that have to be finished.

Hope you don't mind waiting!

Beaux R'eves

XO Cindy

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