Embellished Drop Cloth Curtains

So exciting! I'm in love with drop cloth! You get lots of fabric for a little mu la! The great thing about them too is that they are already stitched up. So if you would like cream curtains, all you need to do is hem to the length you need and hang with those nifty rings with clips! I wanted to make mine a little more embellished so here's what I did..

Supply List
*2 Drop cloths from Home Depot. Mine are 6x9" for $10 each.
  However, after you wash them they will shrink up. Mine measured 67"x101" after washing
*1 1/2 yard Drapery fabric (54"wide)
*Sewing machine
*Thread ( I used a neutral color)
*Iron
*Good fabric scissors
*Fringe

Instructions for one panel
1. First I washed and dried my drop cloths

2. I cut my drapery fabric at 23 1/2" x 54" (width of fabric)

3. Hem the sides of the drapery fabric. I folded the sides over once so it wouldn't take away from the width of the fabric. Press then stitch.

4. Next I hemmed the bottom of the drapery fabric. I folded over 1/2" and then folded over again 1/2 inch. Press then stitch.

5. Now its time to add my fringe to the bottom of the drapery fabric.

You can see here where I wrapped the end of the
fringe around to the wrong side of fabric.

 6. I had to cut some of the width of my drop cloth to make it the same width as the drapery fabric. After hemming the drapery fabric, I laid the piece of drapery fabric on top of the drop cloth to see how much I needed to cut off. Remember you need to add 1" to the width because you have to hem that one side of your drop cloth. So whatever width your drapery fabric is, add 1".
Here is a tip... to cut a strait line down your drop cloth, snip where your width needs to be and then RIP in all the way down! Yes, RIP it!

Here is where I measured my drapery fabric and
 added an inch. Then I snipped the drop cloth.

Now its time to RIP! :)

I folded the side over 1/2" and then fold over again 1/2". Press then stitch.

Here I folded the side of the drop cloth over
 1/2" and again 1/2" and pressed it.

Time to stitch it!

7. Now that my drapery fabric is all ready and I have hemmed the one side of my drop cloth, its time to put the two together! This might sound complicated...Lay the drop cloth down on the floor WRONG side facing up. Next I laid the drapery fabric on top of the drop cloth WRONG side facing up. (This will make both fabric with right sides when you flip the valance part over.) Stitch together.  Flip your valance over and press seam down to flatten.

WRONG sides of fabric facing up!

8. Hem the bottom to the length you need. I wanted mine to be 86 1/2" FINISHED. So I measured 86 1/2" down and marked it. Then I added 6 more inches and marked it. I folded it under 3" and then folded under 3" more. Press then stitch.

Marked at 86 1/2", then added 6 more inches.

ALL DONE!
This project cost me...
$20 for the two drop cloths
$27 for the drapery fabric
Fringe was free because I cut it off something else I had.

TOTAL for the project was $47 for two panels. Not bad!