AboutLee Stevens Expertise How to fit and hang all kinds of curtains. What works best on different sorts of windows. How to measure your window correctly. Choosing the right style to suit your room.
Fairly good at colors, but not an expert.
Experience 20 Years in the custom made curtain business. I have been involved in the the advising, making, fitting and hanging of all kinds of curtains. I am still running my own window treatments business on a daily basis and learning new things every day.
Education/Credentials I have no formal qualifications in the area of window treatments. I have just learned from making lots of mistakes. Also as important by watching how other more experienced people have created beautiful window treatments. Then trying to improve upon it.
Past/Present Clients I have hung and dressed curtains for royalty and a fair few premiership footballers. I have fitted curtains in some of the top hotels in London. I have also fitted curtains for lots of ordinary folk just like me and you.
Question I want to make valances for 2 windows 38 inches wide and 1 window 54 inches wide how much fabric will i need. Thank You
Answer Hi Ruby
Assuming it is a plain fabric with no pattern that needs to be matched. Also assuming a finished sewn valance depth of 12 inches you would need 3 yards of fabric. This is if your fabric is 54 inches wide.
This is allowing 15 inches of fabric in total depth to make a 12 inch deep valance. I have allowed for 2.5 times the window width on each curtain valance.
Your 38 inch wide valances would need 2 widths of fabric at 15 inches deep.
Your 54 inch wide valance would need 3 widths of fabric at 15 inches deep.
I have allowed for the valance to return about 4 or 5 inches back to the wall on each side as this takes a little more fabric. These calculations allow for a fully gathered valance on 3 inch pencil pleating curtain tape.
