How to Make a Curtain Topper From Cloth Napkins

Cloth napkins can be turned into window decor.

There's plenty of room to let your inner designer play when you make a curtain topper. It can be colorful and fun and suitable for a kitchen, playroom or kid's room when you mix and match colors and patterns. Using a solid-colored napkin that mirrors the color in your curtains or complements it subtly is a more elegant, subdued treatment. You only need a few supplies and minimal sewing skills. The project can be completed in less than an hour.

Things You'll Need

• Curtain rod
• Cloth napkins
• Sewing machine or needle and thread
• Curtain
• Cafe curtain rings

Instructions

1. Buy enough cloth napkins to cover the length of your curtain rod when they're laid side by side with the corners overlapping.

2. Place one cloth napkin flat with a point facing toward you, so it's in a diamond shape. Place another napkin next to it and overlap the points that are next to each other. The overlap should be about 3 inches, but make it wider or more narrow to suit your taste.

3. Pin the napkins together along all four sides of the overlap. Use matching thread, or a contrasting color, to stitch the napkins together. The stitching will form a small diamond.

4. Continue overlapping and stitching the napkins together until you have a length that will cover the curtain rod.

5. Fold all of the corners along the top down about 2 inches. Make sure the loop formed by the fold is big enough for your curtain rod to slip through. Pin the corners in place and use a small stitch to sew them together.

6. Space cafe rings evenly along the top of your curtain. Alternate sliding a cafe ring and a loop on sewed-together napkins onto the curtain rod.

References

• Sewing Techniques
• Basic Sewing Stitches

Resources

• Different Curtain Types
• Interactive Tool for Choosing Curtains