Show I 1 1 4 1 1 l 1 f kev i L 1 wom woman I 1 world I 1 1 11 1 an s 1 I 1 it 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 cheerful curtains for kitchen 14 11 I 1 t f are made from chintz goods good SI 1 t I 1 I 1 1 A I 1 I 1 i sy silla I 1 1 4 J A ARE RE I 1 your kitchen curtains weary veary alter after yearlong year long use Is the material too heavy to bo be suitable for warmer days ahead it you have hava either of these problems and cannot find a nice material tor tor curtains perhaps you have hava nn an old chintz bedspread or drapery material tucked awayan an old trunk in tho the attic this Is ideal for cor sewing gny gay attractive framing tor for kitchen windows A single sized bedspread will usually yield at least two pair of ono one or two piece curtains for kitchen windows yes this includes ruffle from the same material too of couise course it if you prefer to make the curtains look just a little bit more tailored then you might consider trimming the edges with a contrasting tr colored piping particularly if the pattern of tho the material is well w C covered u vered with a floral design your best pattern for kitchen windows is to cut a tissue paper foe fac 3 emile of tha curtains you now use I 1 am assuming 9 they are the cor length and fit properly the tha important thing in windows I 1 Is 11 to have sufficient fullness so tho the curtains do not look skimpy if 11 your homo home and particularly the tha kitchen Is dono done in a very early american motif or is strictly modern modem you might forego somo some of the fullness for an effect of simplicity or good tailoring then you will plan to clothe the windows differently avoid old the ruffle settle tor for bric a brao brac or a contrasting band around tho edge and let tho the curtain fall in soft folds rather than in a gathered effect correct for curtains curtains are arc generally measured from the tha rod to the tha sill it if you do not have curtains that fit well it la Is well to make the measurement and see ice that you have ample fullness and length if you are using a place piece of old I 1 material as suggested and it has I 1 q I 1 1 V U I 1 I 1 S W a U a b ee I 1 1 I 1 a M if you have a worn evorn out bed spread I 1 been washed you will not have bavo to allow the two inches per yard of shrinkage as Is done in now new mate rial butyok but you will have to make jal allowances low ances for tho the follow following ingi bottom hem which Is ii two inches plus a one quarter inch turn I 1 top head ing which Is one and one halt half inches and casing which is one inch plus one quarter inch inah fos for turning if you are making sash curtains two piece or half curtains as they ere are sometimes called measure from the center rod to die As bottom of the tha sill for the lower half for the upper half measure from the top rod to one and one half to two inches below tho the center rod it if desired deolde d the tha two parts may be tn in different materials and colors procedure given for making curtains it lavery Is very important to have all edges absolutely straight before starting to sew on the curtains as 11 t I 1 L r I 1 a I 1 8 h LV d 5 I 1 I 1 I 1 sew tomo sonio kitchen hitchen curtains 1 they hang within plain sight eight of everyone and can give a slightly askew appearance to the room if 11 they are lopsided straighten the ends of the fabric by tearing or pulling a thread measure from this end I 1 and it f necessary straighten the tab I 1 ric watch this closely when work ing with a printed fabric I 1 some women prefer leaving the iho I 1 selvage on the curtain curtal nto to save sewing I 1 a side but it if is advisable to I 1 cut it off and finish the tha material the tha selvage edge may shrink and i give the tha curtains and naturally the I 1 room a rather bizarre appearance if the selvage la Is removed make a hem on the fabric I 1 it if plain stitching utU ching Is s not desired tor for the hem the material may bo be hemstitcher hemstitched hem hern stitched or or domed darned with coli ored stitches feather stitched or 11 le even bound in harmonizing or contrasting tr asting colors I 1 casings at the top of the curtain I 1 usually ll 11 depend upon n tho the size of thi the rod this may require from one and I 1 one half to two inches if you are I 1 worried about shrinkage place a 4 tuck across the curtain on tho the inside below the casing use usa abong a long stitch on the machine for this or baste in place if you have decided upon ruffles I 1 for foe your curtains then measure oni one of the long sides and the bottom and make the e two and one 0 no t C I 1 halt half times this length use long stitches on the machine first then I 1 A gather to fit the curtain the ruffie I 1 going to the inside of the curtain i and nt tha bottom if you have tie backs for the curtains here gain use two and one half times time the j length of the tie for making the ruffle I 1 I 1 t 11 for placing the on the curtain stitch in place and finish with I 1 a trench french seam for the tie backs i however tuck the ruffle in between j the material tle tie backs are made I 1 of a wide piece of material folded and stitch once or twice on tho the edge depending upon the fabric t I 1 |