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How to
Decorate a Screen Curtain with
Appliqués and Ruffles
© Stephie McCarthy
Our screen curtain snaps shut with magnets
when our dog
dashes through.
The bugs stay outside …
… except for these fanciful bees!
This curtain was once plain with a hint of stripes … but now …
… it's a work of art with appliqués
held on with Aleene's fabric glue.
This project was fast and easy!
This is our view now as we walk through this screen.
We used a total of eight bee patches … four on the front, and four
on the back. The bees and roses are symmetrical shapes
so they can be glued back-to-back with the
curtain between so that there is a mirror image of the
design on either side of the screen.
Here's the outside view above with the bees and flowers
aligned so that you see a reverse of the design on this
side of the door. When choosing appliqués
for a transparent curtain, we recommend choosing
symmetrical elements so that you can do a two-sided design.
There are such a lot of wonderful appliqués and trims available,
it will take longer to choose than to make this craft.
We used bee and flower appliques found on etsy
and you can also buys these on Amazon at
the link at the bottom of this post
:
• 100 ribbon roses, multicolored in two sizes, .5" and 1"
• 8 bee patches, approximately 2" across.
We used two types of fabric glue:
• Aleene's Fabric Fusion for the flat patches
• Aleene's Platinum Bond Adhesive Super Fabric Glue
for the 3-dimensional roses.
see this project in action in a video on HomeTalk
Aleene's Fabric Fusion was easy to spread on the flat
bee patches with a small paint brush. The glue dries fast, so the
paint brush hardened and got tossed afterwards.
Place half of your patches on the front of the curtain, then
match up the remaining patches on the back with more glue.
We used a second type of glue for the 3-dimensional roses.
Aleene's Super Fabric Adhesive has grabbing power. Dab a bit
on the appliqué, hold it in place for a few seconds and it stays!
We also put matching roses on the opposite side of the screen.
The 3-dimensional effect as you walk through the screen
is charming!
But … the bottom of the screen didn't quite reach
the threshold of the door.
Adding ruffles from this thrifted skirt solved that problem.
We cut off the trim, then cut the trim in half leaving raw edges.
The skirt had some raw edges to begin with so did
not need additional hemming.
Using a measuring tape, we marked the screen with pins
where the ruffles would be attached. We hand-stitched
the trim into place … Aleene's Super Adhesive would work as well.
Now the door is much prettier we think!
Don't you?
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