6 Northern Sisters: Easy to make tiebacks made out of cotton

Easy to make tiebacks made out of cotton

These curtain tiebacks are easily made from extra material. Tiebacks are situated around half way to two-thirds of the way from the top of the curtain. To hold it in place use a cup hook for small curtains or larger hooks for heavier curtains.

Tieback cut from cotton fabric and bias tape pieces for the ends.

With a measuring tape, measure the tieback length. I measured around curtain and location of hooks, placed 3-5" away from window. Deduct 4" from length (5" deducted for the bias tape and 1" added for the seam allowance).

Cut 2 rectangle pieces, fold in half. Cut half a gentle circular pattern on paper and cut fabric to pattern.

Cut two loop pieces from bias tape fabric. Approximately 6"

For example for large lined curtains cut two pieces of 18" x 6 1/2 " fabric for finished size of 17 x 2 3/4" fabric. For total tieback length, add finished fabric plus tie loop length.

Place bias tape loops inside and pin.

Sew bias tape fabric.

Place fabric pattern facing together. Place bias tape inside fabric at both ends. Pin. Sew with a 1/2" seam allowance, leaving a 1 1/2" opening towards the tieback. You can see the opening in the photo at the tip of the pencil.