Drop Cloth Shower Curtain Tutorial

Way back in July when we redid our bathroom, my mom and I made a drop cloth shower curtain. When my mother-in-law saw it she loved it and asked for one for Christmas, so I thought I'd share a little tutorial on how we made it.

I purchased a 6 x 9 drop cloth from Home Depot.

Start out by folding the top of the drop cloth down 31 inches. 

Fold it back up to the top. Now you'll have a pretty 15 1/2 inch valence like fold at the top of your curtain. 

Pin in place along the top.

Next, we positioned brown grosgrain ribbon near the bottom of the valence where we wanted it and pinned it in place. 

For the bottom of the curtain, we used a 4 foot x 8 inch piece of toile fabric, and 2 - 2 foot by 8 inch pieces of muslin. We sewed a piece of muslin on each end of the toile fabric. Then we used more of the brown grosgrain ribbon to cover the seams.  (When you measure, be sure to add an inch or so on all sides for a seam allowance).

Sew on the ribbon.

We positioned the fabric where we wanted it on the bottom of the curtain and pinned it in place. 

Now, sew everything you have pinned:  Sew the fabric along the bottom of your curtain. 

The valence gets sewn along the top of your curtain and your grosgrain ribbon gets sewn on the bottom of your valence.

Next, starting 2 inches in from the side at the top of the curtain, place a pin every 6 inches. You should end up with approximately 2 inches left at the other end and have 12 pins along the top of your curtain. 

Using your sewing machine, create a buttonhole where you have placed a pin. 

Cut a slit in the center of each buttonhole to slip your shower curtain rings through. 

Now you're left with a gorgeous drop cloth shower curtain!!

Please let me know if you have any questions. I would be happy to answer them.

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