Big Print Valances??Pics??

12 years ago

I am loving all the new big prints and want to sew up so valances for my kitchen, but at a loss as to what style. Most have some type of pleat and the pattern would be lost in this. Anyone have some window treatments with a big print?

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mitchdesj
12 years ago
Padded cornices would enable you to show off the pattern better; still, out of a pattern repeat of let's say 25 inches, if your valance is 12 inches long, you're cutting the repeat in 2, visualize what part of the pattern you want to showcase and if it's attractive that way.
My3dogs ME zone 5A
12 years ago
I made this for my kitchen from Pierre Deux fabric that I got on eBay a few years ago.

Did these for my living room one summer.
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Shee: thank you so much for the additional info! I checked it out & now have the name of the fabric to go on a search for. I prefer the valance you bought to the one they have now...and I need 3 of them alike... so the search is on. Luckily I sew and so don't need to find them ready made. LOL! If you contact them, perhaps they'll switch the one you bought w/ the newer one?? Or maybe just buy that one, too & return the first?? I'd love to see a pic of the rest of the kitchen when you get this up! If you do decide down the road to also get a blind... go for white to match the window trim. Everything goes w/ white and a creamy colored blind would just look dirty against your white trim.
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Thank you all!! Wow!! So it seems that most people think either no window treatments at all or I need to severely lessen the loops. Let me tell you a few things about why I did what I did... My 2, 5 and 7 year old eat, color and whatever else in there, so I don't want a lot of fabric hanging down. I hung the loops that far down because when they were up a bit higher the swags seemed to cover the whole decorative window and I like that this allows the window to peek through a bit. But I don't want them where the valances were because when I took the valances down I realized how much of the view I was missing out on from the top of the regular window. BUT I am not so concered about the view from the decorative window because all I really see out of them is the sky. And I can see plenty sky through the big half circle window in the middle. OMG does that make sense??? I hope so. That being said... I will play with it tomorrow and see what else I can come up with, try speading them, less loops and maybe even try them all off, although I don't think I want that. Thanks again.
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cindyonthebay
12 years ago
Love your valances, my3dogs. In fact, I love every picture you post! Did you use a pattern for the charming one you have over your kitchen sink? Details please. My bathroom window is 71" wide, and I'm afraid your "pulled up valance" wouldn't look quite as good as yours do on a window as wide as mine. New bathroom remodel won't be complete until I am able to dress the window. Thanks.
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12 years ago
My3dogs' valances are gorgeous and inspired me to make some for my windows. I did a box pleated valance for my kitchen window, which is almost 8 ft. wide. I used a pattern because I had never done the box pleats before, and repeated the fabric pattern on every other pleat.

Not the best picture but it gives you an idea of how it looks:
My3dogs ME zone 5A
12 years ago
I'm glad there are still some people who like valances. In some windows, they seem like a good choice, at least to me.

Cindy, I did use a pattern, and I think it was a McCall's one, and I THINK it was called a 'wave valance', but I have done a quick search of 2 boxes of home dec patterns and can't find it! I'm going to keep looking, and will give more detail, or be back here in tears if I can't find it.
alex9179
12 years ago
My3dogs inspired me as well, but since I'm a beginner sewer I used her simplest pattern.
My3dogs ME zone 5A
12 years ago
Yay! I found it while Googling McCalls Wave valance! I put a link to it below when you can buy it online!

Here is a link that might be useful: There are only 2 on Amazon - get them fast!

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