Anthro Knock Off Drapes

<br /><br /><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Good Morning and Happy Monday Everyone!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLExGNKJjxHSEfKDSJb06KNqvnUNabFqz2jUd7gJG5fo1PUTY0hZQxL07w6Ob44G2njUluDR1KfwPIka8HcIQ0mf09t-adXvc3xCroVE1aI0bp2ggokjAMt85rAqNJHXND_dmV1Mk4Zd9d/s1600/IMG_3211-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLExGNKJjxHSEfKDSJb06KNqvnUNabFqz2jUd7gJG5fo1PUTY0hZQxL07w6Ob44G2njUluDR1KfwPIka8HcIQ0mf09t-adXvc3xCroVE1aI0bp2ggokjAMt85rAqNJHXND_dmV1Mk4Zd9d/s640/IMG_3211-001.JPG" width="350" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  I'm still working on my Guest Room and I shared some of the progress <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/02/guest-room-almost-ready.html" target="_blank">here</a>.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I hope to have it finished soon so that I can share the whole room with you.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  In the meantime, I want to show you the Drapes that I hung this weekend.  I was searching around on my computer looking for Drapery Inspiration and I came across these beautiful Anthropologie Drapes </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">with Ruffles down the middle.</span></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhRdT-c7YwDA4XbY9vluOPP7VgSPJHS2h4R1KIq1nBpzQr6P2X2hNKYknBBulOXzLDHSKqYprhS27ubaBlny9ht9PU9L4md3cHevdgZB4HSJRStc9412epRB-YIrGfnypVbrVxVsNKl-1/s1600/anthropologie+curtains+knockoff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhRdT-c7YwDA4XbY9vluOPP7VgSPJHS2h4R1KIq1nBpzQr6P2X2hNKYknBBulOXzLDHSKqYprhS27ubaBlny9ht9PU9L4md3cHevdgZB4HSJRStc9412epRB-YIrGfnypVbrVxVsNKl-1/s640/anthropologie+curtains+knockoff.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anthropologie Wandering Pleats Curtain</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">They were just what I wanted!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Ooops! They were $188.00 a panel! </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> WHAT? </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> OK, I put my thinking cap on and thought... I can make these!  I kept the idea in the back of my mind as I continued with the other projects for the room.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  As I was Pinteresting one day,</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I ran across a <a href="http://besserina.blogspot.com/2012/01/tutorial-ruffled-pleated-curtains.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">tutorial</a> on how to make them.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  It was fate!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Before I even got to the fabric store I was at Target looking for something.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  I ended up on the Bedding section and thought "Why can't I use a sheet for the Drapes?"</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  I bought the softest sheet available for $14.00 and I washed it before I started sewing.  I measured my window to make sure that I would have enough sheet material.  I cut the panel with allowances for the seam at the edge and I ripped the rest of the sheet into 6" strips.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the fun part!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cKfIaTkzhQMlolRSOqB61LbqojdMuPSBA1RaSZu0BZ7YoWO4b8852_QhwsDue0rFSeKm24FPEvgcShKoQobUqxVf5ZezvCskQbXVxSYtfm2EQoNWCZXZo9BfnXM_cTG6NdlBzrWlc7fw/s1600/IMG_3189-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cKfIaTkzhQMlolRSOqB61LbqojdMuPSBA1RaSZu0BZ7YoWO4b8852_QhwsDue0rFSeKm24FPEvgcShKoQobUqxVf5ZezvCskQbXVxSYtfm2EQoNWCZXZo9BfnXM_cTG6NdlBzrWlc7fw/s640/IMG_3189-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Get out your ironing board and a chair cause you will be here for a while! </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Hubs watched TV while I sat and ironed ..... and ironed..... each strip into pleats of 1/2 inch all the way down.  They don't have to be perfect...</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  When each strip was finished I placed masking tape on each side to hold it down.  This worked fantastically well. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I sewed the finishing edge on the panel and hemmed it to the length that I wanted.  My plan was to use the top of the sheet to hang on the rod as it is already sewn for you.   For my window I needed 92" in length.  The width of the panel is 58" and I only wanted one panel as the window is small.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOPw2iB16HXjelaGWoQcXoxRWBWII1Mxlvzx5wFWoHkgWiGlCESVDXx0HJyn2vHSksokNAt0ChUbpCT9A9DDECkdzIFhyphenhyphencYdCpxJ4bZRVj1v5wTzY_8IJ_OtsVlRTudiPNRd4D3gdd3E8/s1600/IMG_3192-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOPw2iB16HXjelaGWoQcXoxRWBWII1Mxlvzx5wFWoHkgWiGlCESVDXx0HJyn2vHSksokNAt0ChUbpCT9A9DDECkdzIFhyphenhyphencYdCpxJ4bZRVj1v5wTzY_8IJ_OtsVlRTudiPNRd4D3gdd3E8/s640/IMG_3192-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I measured 18 inches from each side and sewed the strips down the middle checking my measurements as I continued sewing down the panel.  I completed the other side the same way.  Now, here is the fun part! </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULQPdXD7M2abt-cEEt2sn8LlvZCRRi9v8iXnpmYtRHqygwYeM-fapGdzDNby92mJklxI-IHbAxirMAN0Rd0irD1WUN9zWPnh3Gr-Bo2yv2ghpQOhTfyOvhgW4nLKu1i0grTQQQBoMwXdG/s1600/IMG_3205-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULQPdXD7M2abt-cEEt2sn8LlvZCRRi9v8iXnpmYtRHqygwYeM-fapGdzDNby92mJklxI-IHbAxirMAN0Rd0irD1WUN9zWPnh3Gr-Bo2yv2ghpQOhTfyOvhgW4nLKu1i0grTQQQBoMwXdG/s640/IMG_3205-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Take the pleats and smoosh them this way and that as you use the highest steam level on your iron to make the messy looking ruffles. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIhZNG2C5zD-gytgcyue4Tww3tWerYjVDYSZ5YdPY8VFfpsRlUMteQbP0qEnmKZ4rNBsskyFQ7hETwTsEDvMgC2lyhBbw9qYf2AajTpNkrjlxhHyPAEKjRQZHfobCuasT1NEgEW4aFzrl/s1600/IMG_3202-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIhZNG2C5zD-gytgcyue4Tww3tWerYjVDYSZ5YdPY8VFfpsRlUMteQbP0qEnmKZ4rNBsskyFQ7hETwTsEDvMgC2lyhBbw9qYf2AajTpNkrjlxhHyPAEKjRQZHfobCuasT1NEgEW4aFzrl/s640/IMG_3202-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I really love the way they look, so soft and just feminine enough for the look that I was going for.  Best of all I saved about $174.00!!!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIm_gTBPWRwddv8OOIk4IT1R5lRqcBPZnD6oiN4x0TiiYpW5lmG3g2_8sah6hcS4Vcr_GZneiiAL-JAFpEuKJPtzJTAXoaw3-KsV_J7SZjbqjNOyI3pfIHtmTJHiJ64EwgiUsuqFycZII/s1600/IMG_3195-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIm_gTBPWRwddv8OOIk4IT1R5lRqcBPZnD6oiN4x0TiiYpW5lmG3g2_8sah6hcS4Vcr_GZneiiAL-JAFpEuKJPtzJTAXoaw3-KsV_J7SZjbqjNOyI3pfIHtmTJHiJ64EwgiUsuqFycZII/s640/IMG_3195-001.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm so excited to show you this room but there are a few things that have to be finished.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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Anthro Knock Off Drapes

Good Morning and Happy Monday Everyone!   I'm still working on my Guest Room and I shared some of the progress here .   I hope to have i...

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