jeannema,
Wow! That looks fantastic! Did you cover regular shades with fabric or how did you do it? It really adds warmth and detail to your room :)

Wooow! Impressive! Share the details of where you got your hardware and what pattern did you go off of?

Wow! That looks great. Very impressive.

Those are great. Can't wait to hear how you did it. Was their a pattern? What instructions did you follow? I know Sherrie of Room by Room made them all the time and she made it sound so simple. For her, it was. I'd love to have that talent, but I just don't have the patience. Would you consider making some for profit? I'll hire you in a second.

You did a very professional job and the color and fabric you chose is perfect for your rooms. I would hire you also.

They are perfect for your windows and look very professional! It must give you a great feeling of satisfaction when you look at them and they really finish the rooms. Congrats!

Love the shades, but how did you shrink the rocking chair? ;-)

Jeannema - beautiful work! Those are just perfect.

If you ever have the time to post instructions or some basics, I'd love to read it.

Just stunning!

They look wonderful...........I hope you'll post a closeup!

Red

Fabulous!! i like the color as well. I'd like to see directions also, and if possible, a close up of the fabric.
That was a lot of work, you should be proud.

Kelly, those look great. Nice job!

Very neat and very tailed. Very nice!

Awesome job, you are very talented.

Nice work!!

Kelly,
Those are gorgeous! I love them, and they look professional. You must feel great. Please, please share the pattern and steps you used to make them. I would love to make some for my boys' rooms, but have found myself intimidated by it all. I have looked into having them custom made, through an online company, but they are VERY expensive.

Thanks for sharing,

Jan

wow, wow, wow... very nice, can't waiti to hear more about how you made them.

Very Nice! You should be very proud of yourself, they really do look professionally made. I'm also hoping you will share all the details.

Great job, good sewing skills!

Perfect!!

Did you already know how to sew?

Smiles:)

I love them. Such a nice, clean look. You did an amazing job!

Very nice! Wonderful job you did!!!

LOL @ Sarschlos_remodeler!

Fantastic job, Jeannema! I'd love to know how to do that as well, although I don't know that I'd have the patience for it. You have a beautiful home!

Adding my appreciative voice to the chorus...and a question: how much prior sewing experience did you have before this magnum opus?

Those are beautiful.

It appears that you have small children, yet you accomplished this. Amazing!

Amazing, aren't they? And I can see from the dining room that she has at least two little kiddos. Amazingly clean and beautiful home. I can't wait until she pops back in to #1 see all of her well-deserved compliments and #2 let us know how she did all of those. This is my current project as most of you already know. I think I finally found a JoAnn's with the fabric.
Seeing these has really made me want to get started asap!!

Wow! Those are great! You did a wonderful job!

Thank you all so much!!!!! I'll try to explain what I did and hopefully it will make sense, since I didn't use a pattern or anything. First I watched this video to get an idea of how to make a roman shade.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_windows_shades_blinds/article/0,,HGTV_3543_1939431,00.html

I pretty much followed the direction in the video for how to measure and sew the shade, but I didn't make it scalloped and I didn't sew the seams on the back. Instead I sewed little plastic rings and the front is completely flat with no seams. When I finished the shade I mounted it to a board as described in the video.

This is what they look like down...
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Close up of shade (sorry it's so dark)...
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Close up of the fabric (with sun shining through, looks more solid on cloudy days)
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Back side of shade...
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I also made a hem at the bottom of the shade and inserted a wooden dowel. Overall they were very easy to make. The most time consuming step was sewing all the little plastic rings in the back. I hope I did a decent job explaining how I made them. If anyone has any specific questions I would be happy to try and answer them.

Kelly

Here is a link that might be useful: How to make a Roman Shade

They are gorgeous and look very professional. I think I may give it a try for my kitchen and dining room window.

Can you share how long it look to make one - just out of curiosity?

Thanks. Great job.

debi 2006,

I would guess that it took me about 2 hours per shade.

Kelly

Those are fabulous!

Kelly, thank you for sharing and for posting the "how-to".

Amazing!

I have several windows to cover and those would be perfect.

Excellent work!!!! All of you who have been showing your DIY window treatments are giving me the courage to give it a try soon.

Those are fabulous! Great job!!!

Mary

Fabulous!!! Really, really, really impressive.

Kelly: You live in MA, right? Any chance you'd want to make some for my house???

organic smallhome,

Thanks for the compliment!! IÂm sorry, but I just donÂt have the extra time right now, but thanks so much for asking!!! Maybe once my kids are older, IÂll start making shades for people, but right now they are keeping me really busy. Plus, we completely renovated the inside of our home and this spring weÂre going to start on the exterior of the house and yard. We have a lot of work to do and IÂm going to be one busy girl. Thanks again to everyone for all the kind words. I really appreciate it!

Kelly

Kelly: You're so sweet! I was really just kidding--I already have window coverings. BUT-- if you ever do decide to start a cottage industry in making custom shades, let me know! Seriously, they are really beautiful.