Making Curtains From Vintage Petticoats

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 Hello again!  I'm back with another inexpensive curtain idea that involves using some of the vintage linens/clothing that's been sitting in a drawer for far too long. You see, I'm on a mission to use the things I've had languishing in drawers and closets and this little DIY gave me the perfect opportunity.  

Welcome to the 'Do It Over' Designers blog hop. We are a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY. I'm happy to host this hop and I hope you'll visit everyone to see what they have to share with you.  Please visit to see everyone's creativity. The links will be listed at the end of this post.

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It all began with these two petticoats.
 They were long and had beautiful eyelet trim.
Just what was needed for a curtain to add privacy to a door window.  

Door window, you say?
That's right.  We have a door in our laundry/storage room that has a window.  It's currently covered with an old vinyl stained glass film that is pretty awful.
I laughed when I saw this photo! I realized it looked so much better than it does in person.  You'll have to trust me on the 'awful' factor.

Before we could get to work removing the film from the window, I needed to have a curtain ready to put up for privacy.  

So I pulled those petticoats out of the drawer, removed the elastic (with my seam ripper) and then cut one of the side-seams.
I made a small hem on each of the side seams...
...and stitched.
Next came the rod pocket.

Since this is a metal door, I needed a magnetic curtain rod.  

Curtain on.  Rod up.  
Aaaaaand it was too short!
If only it could be that easy! 
Seriously, I knew it would be too short since I measured before getting started.  
The next question was how to use the other petticoat to make up the difference.

After some careful thought, I cut down the other petticoat with a few extra inches above the ruffle and made a rod pocket. 
In no time flat, had a valance.
Note:  I needed a second magnetic curtain rod. 

That's right, the extra ruffle gave me the perfect length for covering the entire window. 

The result is 2 petticoats put to good use and a dreamy, ruffled, cottagy curtain that serves a very important purpose. 

The only thing left to do is get that film off the window.  
That's a project for another day!

Curtains have been a 'thing' around here, along with using items that have been sitting around for far too long.  Stop by to see how I made this valance with some extra fabric that also was sitting in a drawer.  
Oh, and there's copper too!

On to the blog hop! The rest of the team has some wonderful ideas to share with you.

 Here are all the links - Enjoy! 

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