How to Make Window Coverings for a Front Door and Side Windows

Traditional Curtains

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  Measure the length of the doorway from the curtain rod to the place you want your curtains to hang. Add 8 or 10 inches to this measurement to allow for hemming and any errors in sewing. Determine the width of the fabric by measuring the width of the doorway.

• 2

  Cut the length of fabric for the door and windows. Fold each length of the fabric over 1/2 inch on itself and iron, then repeat. Be sure that you're folding the material so that the backsides are touching, and not the front finished side. Sew securely.

• 3

  Repeat this process with the bottom hem. When folding the second time, fold the material 5 inches (instead of just 1/2) in before pinning and sewing securely. Create the curtain rod slot on the top hem of the panel by repeating these steps and inserting the rod once complete.

• 4

  Repeat this entire procedure using the measurements for the side windows of the front door, and hang the curtains when complete.

Beaded Curtains

• 5

  Measure the length of the doorway you're making curtains for. Add 12 inches to this measurement and cut corresponding lengths of clear fishing line (as many as desired).

• 6

  Thread the beads onto the line, staggering the beads or stacking them in whatever design you prefer. Knot them in place and add a dot of hot glue to secure.

• 7

  Hot glue the fishing line to the curtain rod and hang. Trim any excess fishing line. Repeat this process with the side windows.

Secured Fabric Covering

• 8

  Mount curtain rods on the top and the bottom of the windows. Measure the length exactly from top of the top rod to the bottom of the second rod. Measure the width of the rods.

• 9

  Measure a length of fabric to these measurements exactly. Add 8 additional inches to the length and 3 inches to the width. Cut the fabric.

• 10

  Hem the width of the fabric by folding in 1/2 inch, pinning and sewing securely. Repeat this. For the top and bottom hems, fold in 1/2 inch, sew, then fold 3 1/2 inches in and sew thoroughly. Verify that the length measurement is as close as possible to the length between rods.

• 11

  Thread the top and bottom curtain rods through the slots hemmed into the fabric. The fabric should be stretched tightly between the two, making a flat, modern looking curtain that can slide back and forth.