When I started constructing the curtains I just started sewing and I didnt love the way it turned out. I really would have needed a serger and it just wasn’t in the budget or time to learn it. That’s when I changed my process and basically created a blanket for each curtain and I was so pleased in the end.
With my simplified construction of the curtain and new tabs, the sewing was a breeze. As each curtain was finished I attached the same letter to the new curtain for easy installation. For the valances, I duplicated the pattern of the original and they turned out perfect. I did buy new elastic to string across the top of the camper.
Now, I am incredibly thankful for one trick I did do before removing the old curtains and valances – I labeled them in alphabetical order and then took pictures. Because of our HOA regulations, I knew that somewhere in between the spray paint and letting the stain dry on the new counters, we would have to have the camper folded down and tucked away for a few days. So I wasnt going to be able to run out to double-check. I needed to do it all from memory and pictures. The labels saved me!
As far as curtain tabs or drape carriers go, our curtains had the plastic tabs attached. I tried my best to reuse these on the new curtains and all they did was make my sewing machine angry. I ditched the plastic tabs and turned to the PopUp Portal boards in search of suggestions and I found that many Palomino owners were able to use Airstream Drape Carriers instead. After a frantic local search, I finally got my hands on two boxes.
While we were shopping for cushion fabric we had also been looking for curtain fabric. I knew we had to break away from the grays and get on board with an accent color. Luckily, the only color we could agree on was aqua, which made me very happy. But again, we couldnt agree on any fabric at the store. Until one day when I was at Wal-Mart and I passed by the sheets. Yes, sheets! It jumped out at me, the perfect aqua, not girly, with patterns, and in stock. I grabbed several sizes of their flat sheets and headed to the fabric section where I found a perfect match for a solid aqua valance. It’s like it was meant to be.
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