How to Sew a Cascade Valance

Making a Valance for your window.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Fabric.
• 3" pencil pleat heading tape, enough for the flat width of the valance.
• Matching thread.
• Curtain hooks.

1. Hey All,
   
   Firs thing first is measure, (measure twice cut on) you need to know ow much fabric you will need.
   
   1: Place your valance track in the correct position.

2. 2: Measure the front and sides of the track.
   
   3: Divide the measurement by the width of the fabric to be used for your valance. Round up to the nearest whole number.

3. 4: Once you have your finished amount, you then add three inches for hem allowances. If a patter fabric is used extra room will be needed for cut lines, the above measurements, are for non pattern cut lines.
   
   5: Multiply the cut length by the number of widths for the calculation of how much fabric is in fact needed.

4. 
   Complete Valance

   6: The measurement plus the hem allowances, multiplied by the fullness ratio is the amount of fabric needed.
   
   The above is measuring, remember measure twice cut once.

5. From there:
   
   Cut the Fabric, to the required size for making valance. Join widths together, create a french seam, be sure to leave full width in the center with equal parts on each side, and be sure the patter matches across all widths.

6. 2: Fold over and create a double one inch hem on each side, edge and pin.
   
   3: Along the bottom edge pin, turn up a double hem at the bottom edge and pin.

7. 4: Mitre both corners and stitch all hems.
   
   5: At the top turn down on inch and press(iron)
   
   6: Free the cords on the right side at both ends of the tape.

8. 7: Place the fabric on a flat surface wrong side up and place the heading tape along the top edge close to the fold.
   
   8: Pin the heading tape in place leaving room 2 inches on each side for the cord tidy bag.

9. 
   Heading Tape/cords

   9: Stitch the heading tape in place.
   
   10: Pull up the cords from the heading tape. Until the valance is the required width, secure with sliding loop, and roll up the excess
   
   11: Adjust the valance evenly and place in a curtain hook, every four inches.
   
   12: Hang the valance onto the track.

Tips & Warnings

• ALWAYS MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE it is better to have too much then too little i you are worried about his add a little bit to rim off later.
• MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE
• MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE
• MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE