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Additional Projects Additional Projects From "Material Girls" episode DMTG-107

It's time for the finishing touches. Cat, April and Kelly dress the room with a few more accents: two-tone draperies for the windows, a tablecloth for the dining table, pillows for the couch, a cushion for a bench and a sisal rug with a border for the floor. A final touch is a fabric scroll Cat made for the wall--a perfect touch for a room with a high ceiling.

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Drapery Panels

Drapery Panels

Materials:

fabric (2 different colors/patterns)
lining
buckram
scissors
sewing machine or needle and thread
drapery pins
inner lining

1. Begin by measuring the length of the window, starting from the top of the curtain rod. Add 8" for the heading and 8" for the bottom hem. Determine the width of the entire drapery by measuring the rod width from end bracket to end bracket on conventional rods or from end ring to end ring on decorative rods. The width of each panel is simply the width of the fabric.

2. Cut the fabric according to the measurements, using the two different fabrics to create each panel. Cut each color of fabric to desired length and sew the two pieces together to create a single panel. Continue this process to create the number of panels needed for the width of the window. Make sure to add a bottom hem to each panel as well as to the lining fabric.

3. Now lay the fabrics wrong sides together and add in the side hems.

4. Check the finished length and add the buckram to the top heading of the curtain. Fold down the fabric and sew in place.

5. Mark and sew the pleats (the recommended distance between pleats is about 3-1/2" to 4"). Add the drapery pins, and the curtains are ready to hang.

Tablecloth

Tablecloth

Materials:

fabric
tape measure
sewing machine
thread
pins
scissors
fabric pencil

1. Measure the length and width of the tabletop.

2. Determine the desired amount of tablecloth overhang; add this number in addition to 1" of the tabletop measurements.

3. Place fabric wrong side up on a cutting board. With a fabric pencil, mark desired tablecloth dimensions and cut the fabric.

4. Fold the raw fabric edges under 1".

5. Pin the tablecloth hem so that the pins are perpendicular to the edge of the fabric.

6. Sew around the entire hem.

Decorative Pillows

Decorative Pillows

Materials:

fabric
scissors
sewing machine or needle and thread
pins
pillow form

1. Cut two pieces of fabric to the desired size of the pillow.

2. Place fabrics right side together and sew on three of the four sides.

3. Insert the pillow form.

4. Pin the fourth side closed and hand stitch it together.

Bench Cushion

Materials:

fabric
scissors
sewing machine
pins
glue
foam cushions
cord

1.Measure the size of the foam cushion. Cut two pieces accordingly.

2. Cut the cording fabric from the bias of the fabric for the cushion. Glue the fabric around the cord.

3. Next measure the circumference of the foam cushion. Cut a long strip of fabric the width of the foam and the circumference of the foam. Sew the cord to the long strip on each side.

4. Lay al the pieces inside out. Sew the other pieces of the fabric to the corded strip. Make sure to leave an opening for inserting the foam cushion.

5. Turn the fabric right side out, insert the cushion and pin and sew the fourth side in place.

Sisal Rug Border

Materials:

sisal rug
heavy fabric (upholstery -weight, tapestry or ultrasuede fabric type)
hem tape or fabric glue (optional)
sewing spray adhesive
yarn
tapestry needle

Safety alert: Use spray adhesive in a well-ventilated area to avoid breathing the fumes. Follow any safety precautions on the label.

1. Cut four strips of fabric, measured to fit around the perimeter of the rug. To determine the width of the strips, select the border width desired. Double the border width so the material can be folded and permit for seam allowances. The length of the strips should also overhang the edge of the rug by 1/4" to allow for folding the corners under.

2. With four strips cut, finish the edges by sewing them under. Simply sew a hem using a sewing machine or, as an alternative, use hem tape or fabric glue to create clean edges.
Tip for sewing sisal: To make the sewing process easier, use a square cut from a rubber rug-stabilizer or shelf-liner to make the needle easier to grab and pull through the heavy rug and fabric.

3. To attach the fabric to the rug, use spray adhesive. Lightly spray the fabric.

4. Place the rug on the center of the strip.

5. Fold the fabric over the edge of the rug, and press down firmly. Repeat the process for the next piece, carefully attaching and smoothing out the fabric.

6. Miter the corner by folding the end of the second strip under.

7. Flip the corner of the rug over, and miter the facing corner by folding in the opposite way-reversing the order of the folder fabric corners.

8. Once all four of the strips are attached, dress up the fabric with some heavy yarn stitching. Use yarn with a color that matches one of those in your pattern, and a heavy duty tapestry needle. For our rug, a running cross-stitch was used.

Fabric Wall Scroll

Materials:

fabric
sewing machine
iron
decorative rod with knobs
weight rod
twine

1. Cut two pieces fabric of desired length and width.

2. Lay pieces right sides together and stitch. Leave enough of the area unstitched so that you can turn it right side out and press.

3. Now sew a rod pocket on the top and bottom, so that you can put a decorative pole through the top and a weight rod in the bottom (You will have to remove the stitching on the outside edges where you have sewed the rod pockets so that you can put the rods through)

4. Stitch the opening closed and turn right side out.

5. Attach a piece of twine to each end of the decorative rod. Hang scroll from the piece of twine.

RESOURCES :

Waverly fabric (draperies)
Product #649149 (Sunbeam Moss Green)
Product #649121 (Sunbeam Cream)
Website: www.waverly.com

Waverly fabric (tablecloth)
Product #668941 (Silk Route Ruby)
Website: www.waverly.com

Waverly fabric (decorative pillows)
Product #668972 (Imperial Dress Antique)
Product #668941 (Silk Route Ruby)
Website: www.waverly.com

Peachtree fabric (silk dupioni)
Website: www.peachtreefabrics.com

Silk/polyester and cashmere/polyester pillow forms
Mountain Mist
Website: www.stearnstextiles.com

Waverly fabric (bench cushion)
Product #66473 (Persia Antique Ruby)
Website: www.waverly.com

Waverly fabric (wall scroll)
Product #664732 (Persia Antique Ruby)
Website: www.waverly.com