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Mini Valance Pattern 

9/23/2015

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My big sister needed some new curtains whipped up for her super 60's themed basement she's been working on. I came up with a simple pattern for her four tiny windows (16.5"x34" windows to be exact.) It's quick and easy and doesn't use very much fabric at all! Traditional Valance patterns call for using double the amount of fabric width for the width of your window to create a more pronounced ruffle; ex. 30" wide window, 60" wide fabric, but this is my simple (cheap) version which uses as little fabric as possible so these are a bit smaller. 
Jeanne picked out these wonderful cotton retro print fabrics for her new curtains. Her windows are small, standard basement windows; approximately 16.5"x34" so I created a pattern to match using 1&1/3 yards of each fabric for 4 small curtains. 
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Here are the Turquoise and Orange panels. You can find this fabric here. 
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And here are the light Aqua Kitty Cat panels. You can find this fabric here. 
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Didn't they just turn out precious! She has 4 windows in her basement and each one will be getting a little, retro valance! 



If you also have tiny windows that need new curtains, here's how I made these guys 

First of all you'll need to wash and dry your fabric to ensure it doesn't shrink on you after you've done all that time consuming sewing. Iron it so it's all perfectly flat and beautiful then cut out your pieces. Mine were four 44"x24" rectangles. This is the pattern that I put together so I could make the most of my fabric. 
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Whew! Got it? Here's a JPG of my little pattern if this is helpful to you.  
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I wish I had a picture of how they look in their new home! 

I do like how they turned out, if I had to make them again I think I would buy a little more fabric and make the curtains wider, even if they ended up having a center seam. I think these turned out a little flat and could use to be more scrunchy. 

I searched around on Pinterest to get some ideas for how to make a set of tiny, basement curtains and had no luck! I hope this diagram is helpful for anyone needing to cover up little windows, be it a tiny, over the sink window, RV windows or teeny basement windows! 

Thanks for reading! 

-Ashley 


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