Dishtowel Cafe Curtains

These pretty cafe curtains were actually made from woven dishtowels. To make them you will need several dishtowels which are the same on the front and back (a woven towel, not a printed one).

Simply measure the length you want them to be, and then sew your rod pockets accordingly. For example, these towels started out at 24" long, and we needed the bottom curtains to be 18" long. So, we just folded over the towel to make them 18" and then stitched a seam about 1 1/2 inches down from the fold. This creates a rod pocket, and the extra piece of fabric that was folded down now looks like an intentional ruffle! No need for cutting, and minimal sewing and measuring.

For the valance, we folded matching towels in half to create a 12" long valance. Again we stitched a 1 1/2" rod pocket, and that's all! We used 4 towels for the valance and 5 for the tiers. Just experiment to see what degree of fullness you prefer. For a no sew version you can always use fusible webbing (available in craft, discount, and fabric stores) instead of sewing.