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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

No sew magnetic curtains for French Doors-A Tutorial


So I have french doors in my kitchen and they have been living with sheets for curtains for sometime now and they nor I have been happy about that. We were using "magnetic curtain rods" that were continually moving and falling off etc. It was a mess! I was so excited when I came across a tutorial on how to cover these windows in a much better fashion! BUT it required sewing...I can and do sew but wasn't feelin' it for this project so I went out on a limb and gave a no sew style a try and I think it turned out great!! Here is what I did...

SUPPLIES:
enough fabric to cover your windows (I needed 4 yards)
self adhesive magnets (I used 2 packages of the 18 piece the flat strip style because I wanted it as flush to the door as possible)
fray check
fabric tac

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut fabric to the size of your windows including enough to come past the trim to attach to the door. I added 2 inches to each side and bottom.

2. Fray check all the edges of the fabric by following the instructions on the fray check bottle.


3. Once the fray check is dry, (it should dry pretty fast) Glue the adhesive magnetic strips to the fabric. I used extra fabric tac glue down the middle of the magnets because the adhesive on the magnet was no where near strong enough to adhere the fabric to the magnet. Evenly space the magnets all the way around the fabric. 

Thats totally all it takes!!
Here is how mine turned out!! I LOVE it! I am imagining using different fabrics for the different seasons too! Like something red for Christmas etc. SO FUN!!


LOVES!!
Emily



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