YaYa, I haven't made my own shower curtains, but I have put lots of grommets in. EASY! :)

Get the whole set, with the tools! Easy, really.

but, my shower curtains have what looks like button holes.

Moni

Grommets are a piece of cake, just a hammer and a sturdy piece of wood underneath. Practice on a spare piece of material til you get it down. I pulverized the first few I did..

Have fun!

Trin

Okay, thanks. As for how much fabric to buy, do I just look at the dimensions of a regular sized shower curtain and then add enough for the hem and the top area?

TOLD you I'm green as grass when it comes to stuff like this! LOL

I have made many of my shower curtains...I get something in my mind and then can never find it...so I make it. I have always made 'button holes' tho.

Yes, I measured the liner curtain and added more lenghth on it. When you are measuring, don't forget about all the folds of hems you will need.

If you are using ordinary fabric you will need to make a liner of waterproof fabric.

I've made them with flat sheets. Lots of fabric choices in sheets. Grommet are easy. Just be sure to use a plastic liner.

Linda

It's been a long time since I made one but the grommets were easy. Just add a plastic liner and you are good to go.

Good - I've thought of all that stuff so maybe I'll get the nerve one of these days! Gonna check the fabric store today and that'll probably tell the tale! LOL

I use a cheapo shower liner and hang regular drapes on an expandable rod. I can never find a shower curtain that matches my crazy taste. LOL! Whimsy all the way.
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This is the Bathroom I am currently redoing. The popcorn ceiling and decor is out. Carpet is already up.

Oh, how cute! I love that print. I've already looked for ready made curtains and couldn't find what I want. I need two (I have a round type shower ring for a clawfoot tub) so I don't want to spend a lot on curtains.

I've made lots of shower curtains,and like the others say,grommets are easy,then again so are buttonholes.I usually buy the plastic liners to hang behind mine.Also if you are making just a one piece curtain and your fabric is only 45"wide,you'll have to piece it,so you don't have a seam down the middle.
Kathi

A standard shower curtain is 72" x 72". I like them a bit bigger, wider and longer, so I make my own occasionally, but sometimes I'll buy ready mades. I would buy 5 yards of 44" wide fabric, prewash, seam them together in the middle, hem the top with a small hem, like 2", the sides about the same, maybe even 1", and the bottom with a nice deep hem, like 5", doubled. You should be able to do that with the 5 yards of fabric, YaYa, but since you need 2 curtains, you'll need 10 yards of fabric. I made the one in my guest bath, you know the cats swimming fabric? I even matched the cats up so there wouldn't be any half-cats. And it has grommets in the top. Make sure you put in the standard number of grommets so you'll have the right number of curtain rings. Making shower curtains is easy! The price of fabric, however, is not good. Then buy a longer liner, if you need to.

Have you googled for black/white shower curtains?

reinforce the strip of fabric the grommet wll be in. Either by folding the fabric over on itself a few times, or by slipping something else inside the hem.

Thanks, everyone. I may just take the plunge! Gonna check the fabric store tomorrow.