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Winter Window Shades
| If you need a pair of winter shades to decorate your front door, designs
from the Winter
Set are a great choice. For this project, you will need: white fabric
for the shades, patterned fabric for the ruffle and loops, matching double
fold bias tape and decorative buttons. |
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| Step One: Cut the shades out of white fabric. Stabilize with
water-soluble stabilizer and embroider the designs. Place the shades into
a bowl of water to dissolve the stabilizer, then air dry. Press. |
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| Step Two: Finish the upper and side edges with the double fold
bias tape. |
| Step Three: To decorate the lower edge of the shades, cut 2
strips 5" wide and 1 1/2" longer than the bottom edge of each shade. Finish
the edges of the strips with zigzag.
Stitch two rows of gathering threads along the strip, 1/2" and 1/4"
from one edge. Pull the gathering threads to fit the lower side of each
shade. Baste or pin to the lower edge of the shade and machine stitch. |
| Step Four: For the loops, cut 2" x 5" strips out of patterned
fabric. Fold them lengthwise, face inwards, and stitch the edge. Turn inside-out
and press. Finish the short raw edges and attach to the upper edge of the
shade. We used decorative buttons to fasten the loops. |
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The window shades are ready. Enjoy!
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You can read about how to make fall window shades here.
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