Join me for "Window Treatments: Harmony in Design, Fabric, Color & Hardware", Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the San Jose Marriott, San Jose, California. In this one-hour seminar, you will learn the steps for creating successful window treatment solutions by bringing design elements together in harmony. From color, fabric, and style, to layering hard and soft treatments, you will gain professional knowledge and tips for designing draperies, top treatments, shades and blinds.

Join me for "Window Treatments: Harmony in Design, Fabric, Color & Hardware", Thursday, July 31, 2018 at the Philadelphia Marriott West, 111 Crawford Ave, West Coshohocken, PA 19428 In this seminar, you will learn the steps for creating successful window treatment solutions by bringing design elements together in harmony. From color, fabric, and style, to layering hard and soft treatments, you will gain professional knowledge and tips for designing draperies, top treatments,

Join me for "Window Treatments: Harmony in Design, Fabric, Color & Hardware", May 15, 2018 at the Royal Palms Resort & Spa, 5200 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85018 In this seminar, you will learn the steps for creating successful window treatment solutions by bringing design elements together in harmony. From color, fabric, and style, to layering hard and soft treatments, you will gain professional knowledge and tips for designing draperies, top treatments, shades, and b

Join me for "Window Treatments: Harmony in Design, Fabric, Color & Hardware", April 30th, 2018 at the Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Av, Newton MA. In this seminar, you will learn the steps for creating successful window treatment solutions by bringing design elements together in harmony. From color, fabric, and style, to layering hard and soft treatments, you will gain professional knowledge and tips for designing draperies, top treatments, shades, and blinds. C

I am excited to share that my newest class on Craftsy.com launched on October 28, 2014! Sewing Custom Curtains and Draperies was so much fun to film and it's a topic that I love to teach. Curtains and draperies are the mainstay of the custom workroom, and can be intimidating for people new to sewing window treatments. In this class I show step-by-step how to make a basic drapery panel which is then used to create three styles; grommet top, gathered and pleated. I talk ab

In Parts I and II of this topic, I covered sateen, dimout and blackout linings, which are the linings you see from the outside. (See Linings and Interlinings Part I and Linings and Interlinings Part II). What about the lining on the inside? Yes, lining on the inside or interlining, an added layer of material that can serve several different purposes. Flannel Interlining The most common interlining is flannel. Flannel is a cotton, napped fabric available in white, natural

In Part I of this topic I talked about sateen lining, the basic go-to lining for window treatments. See Linings and Interlinings Part I. The next most popular linings are "dimout" and "blackout", which are valued for their insulation and light blocking capabilities. Most light blocking linings (blackout and dimout) have an acrylic foam product sprayed on one side of a cotton, polyester/cotton blend, or polyester substrate (or base cloth). The number of times the coating is

Pattern matching is a detail that sets custom work apart from lesser quality products. In this tutorial you will learn an easy way to create perfectly matched seams. This is not the only way to achieve a pattern match, and there are times when you don't want to use adhesives such as when you want to press the seam open, or with fabrics where the tape will show. But there are many times where this technique will be your go-to matching method! For this lesson, I am using Hea

Welcome to the HomeDecGal blog where you will find a diary of design ideas, sewing tips and projects, upcoming events and inspiration for decorating your home. There are all kinds of things that interest me; decorating, cooking, travel, art, sewing, music, family, pets and more. In other words, anything goes! I have been surrounded by decorating and sewing my whole life. I watched my mother create custom draperies and do clothing alterations at our in-home workroom. When I