Faux Roman Shade Tutorial

Yup, it's another [non-sewing] window treatment here at Salvage Savvy [are you sensing a pattern?]! I'm still pluggn' away on my never-ending Mega Mini Office Makeover , and as much as I liked my other no-sew curtains, once they were up I realized that I needed a window treatment with structure, color and pattern [you'll see why in the big reveal... if there ever is a big reveal!]. Anyway, here's what I came up with instead:


I knew I wanted a Roman Shade, so I Googled "How to make a Roman Shade." Then, while reading the [lengthy] instructions, I realized that I will never actually raise or lower my shade for this room [privacy isn't an issue]; therefore, I could find a [lazy] easiery way! So I set-out to make it without actually having to sew!
What I used:

A Full-sized flat bed sheet [yes, I used a bed sheet, please don't judge... all sides were already hemmed so I didn't have to!]

pins, needle & thread [don't worry... you're not really sewing]

Strips of fabric the length of your curtain

Liquid Stitch fabric adhesive

What I did:

I folded my sheet in half and pin the sides and bottom together

Next, I hung it up in the window, and folded it up [like a roman shade] to my desired height for the window. Then I pinned each fold in place.


I ironed each fold while it was still pinned in order to make a good crease, then removed all pins, smoothed the fabric out again [you should be able to see where you want your folds still because of the ironed creases], and began tacking down each layer- beginning with the bottom fold first.

Then I sewed the curtain in about 8 spots on each fold [is this making any sense?]. Just enough to keep each layer in place.

Once I got each layer stitched in place, I hung it up again to see if it was "droopy" anywhere. Then I tacked down each droop to make is straight and smooth.

Next, I wanted to add the trim details on the side, so I used leftover fabric from my bulletin board. I cut the strips with pinking sheers, and then folded the sides and ironed them really well.

Finally, I took my liquid stitch fabric adhesive and glued it to the edges.

And that's it!! This project didn't cost anything because I already had the sheets & fabric!!