Dropcloth Drapes Finished

My dropcloth drapes are finished!

Amazing that you can turn 3 of these ...

... into these.  The end here looks a little imperfect, but that's because the dropcloth isn't perfectly square.  That's honestly fine by me.

I love my lace curtains, but their light airyness feels better in spring and summer with my lightweight bedding and I wanted something slightly more substantial without being dark or heavy.

Looking for instructions, I came across a blog post on A Soft Place to Land that was a little different from plain panels.  Rather than cutting and hemming them to fit, I just folded them over and used heat and bond to adhere the trim.  I had a tough time deciding on trim, but ultimately chose this simple white so that they were still neutral and versatile.

I prewashed the panels and there was a good amount of ironing involved between the panels, hemming, folding the top portion and attaching the trim so it was a little time consuming, but it was easy peasy.  I did have to cut one drop cloth in half for the smaller window so there was a bit of sewing involved, but if you don't have a machine, there's no reason you can't hem with heat and bond just like I adhered the trim.

I'd like some blue accessories in the room to accent the blue in the bedding, but I couldn't be happier with how these turned out.  I think they work perfectly with the bedding.