There is a prominent, low to the ground window in the girls’ bathroom and I wanted to have a curtain that was the same as the shower curtain. The bathroom is designed for 3,6 and 8 year-old girls. I wanted a fabric that was whimsical but not little girlish, and incorporated everyone’s favorite colors. For photos of the full bathroom go here.
The shower curtain I used is called Hip Paisley, and it’s by Peri. I purchased it on Ebay, and contacted the seller to see if she had a second curtain. She ran an Ebay store so she had two. I used shower curtain hooks and a tension rod to hang the curtain.
Sewing it was a simple and satisfying project.
Here’s how I did it
1. I hung the whole shower curtain on the curtain rod, and cut it to fit the windows – while it was hanging.
2. Lying the fabric flat, I cut the curtain liner to the same size making sure the salvaged edge of the liner fabric was at the top of the curtain.
3. I hemmed around the edges, sewing the liner into the hems, by folding over the fabric.
4. On the top seam, I used a long 3/8 heat n’ bond strip instead of actually sewing it because I didn’t want to have a visible seam since the curtain already had one and it would have altered the ascetics of the design.
5. Add grommets for a decorative touch, and hang on rod.
The finished product…..
The top with heat n’ bond on salvaged edge of liner….
The backside hem….
The matching shower curtain….
Love the tiles on the ceiling. . .and the curtain. I have always been a fan of paisley.
What a great idea! Love it.