Ah, window treatments\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

They always have a challenge for me since I’m not particularly eager to sew.<\/p>\n

Case in point:<\/strong> my daughter was a bridesmaid in a wedding where the bride-to-be gave each girl fabric and then asked to make their dress from a pattern of their choice. Since my daughter doesn’t sew, I thought, “Are you sure you want to be in this wedding?” But momma guilt kicked in, and I made the dress.<\/p>\n

It ended up fitting like a glove, but if I had to charge for the hours I put into making the dress, it would have cost more than an average wedding dress. The truth is, when it comes to sewing, I’m just plain slow.<\/p>\n

Solution?
\nCreate no-sew drapes for my Casita.
\nBetter yet, valances!<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

But there was another challenge I had to overcome…<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Because a Casita has a fiberglass shell, one challenge was I could not\u00a0screw a curtain rod into the camper walls.<\/p>\n

The mini-blinds in a Casita are fastened to the window frames. So, the first thing I had to figure out was how to make window lightweight treatments that didn’t need rods.<\/p>\n

I created valances using balsa wood, fabric, and lace to attach to the mini blind’s rod using velcro strips.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creating the Valances for the Windows Surrounding Bed:<\/span><\/h4>\n

For the three windows surrounding the bed, I made valances from balsa wood wrapped in teal fabric<\/p>\n

Next, I would drape the wood covered in fabric with vintage lace from an old wedding dress.<\/p>\n

I was happy with this plan because it would allow me to attach the lightweight valances to the blinds using only velcro. The following images show the process I took from beginning to end:<\/p>\n

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<\/span><\/p>\n

I purchased four 3″ x 36″ x 1\/4″ thick pieces of balsa wood.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<\/span><\/p>\n

I then cut out strips of fabric, about a 1\/4″ wider all around than the wood. I then coated the balsa wood with fabric Mod Podge<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate link<\/em>) and applied the fabric:<\/a><\/p>\n

advertisement