I needed to hang a shower curtain made from a bedspread I no longer used. I do not have a button hole option on my sewing machine nor did I want to spend money on grommets.
I had been saving pop can tabs and with a simple zigzag I was able to quickly attach all 12 tabs across the top of the fabric. Worked like a charm and no one knows they are there.
Source: My own invention.
By NoRulesArt from Florida
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I was reading all about shower curtains on here, on how to wash them. I made one and I cut it about a foot from the top all the way across. I sewed a zipper on it and now all I have to do is unzip it and wash the bottom part. I don't need to mess with the hooks.
I have made my own custom curtains and plastic liners and I raised the spring tension rod to near ceiling height. I have used a sheet for the outer curtain and bought plastic from the fabric store for the liner.
I made one for every holiday using seasonal fabric. I hand sew mine but of course you can use a sewing machine. (This is the outside curtain NOT the actual shower curtain.)
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I would like some ideas for making a shower curtain using scrap fabric (like the country heart pins). I love the country theme. I am looking for something semi-simple. Any suggestions would be great!
Can you do it like a quilt? And then line it? It wouldn't need batting as that would gather moisture and weigh too much.
I don't think that you need to make a quilt...just stitch the blocks, hem, then line with a plastic shower curtain...don't stitch the sides down, though. You want the plastic inside the tub and the cotton outside, so it can dry.
I make patchwork quilts quite often and the patches can be as big as you want to make it a real quickie project and can match in a diagonal pattern or just crazy quilt fashion. I think putting another dollar liner on the inside is a great idea - attached or not - just put the shower liner on the hook first and then put the quilt on top(facing the outside) and close the hook - it's waterproofed! Frugal Freida
The easiest way to to have two rods, one in the back for the plastic liner, and one for the outside pretty one. This not only saves time but almost completely eliminates the possibility of mold since they don't touch.
I am a beginner at this. I hope I do not mess it up!
Thanks everyone.
Use large scraps of fabric making squares about 9 and 1/2 inches square. Since shower curtains are 72 inches square, you will need quite a few. After placing the squares in a pleasing arrangement, sew them together using 1/4 inch seam creating a patchwork the same size as a shower curtain. Hem the sides and bottom. Sew the patchwork curtain to the top of an old fabric shower curtain just under the grommets.
Crystal,
You can make a curtain the same way you make a Quilt.By sewing the squares together.Then yo can use those curtain
clips or just sew a pocket for the rod to slide thru.
Good Luck
Retta
Crystal, honey, so what if you mess up? That is what a seam ripper is for. Everyone messes up, it is a way of learning. I don't think you even have to make squares, you would just make panels as narrow or as wide as you like.
