I have been making a lot of draperies lately and I thought I would share my quick, easy way to match up pattern repeats perfectly, NO pins required. Seriously, no pins.
Lay the fabric panels to be matched parallel to each other.
Fold the fabric panel closest to you back.
Press the salvage edge up about 1″.
Fold the fabric panel you just press back up to meet the other panel.
Match up the pattern.
Fold the panel closest to you back again and run a thin bead of fabric glue along the salvage fold.
Fold the fabric back to meet the other panel and match up the pattern. Press with the hot iron to “set” the glue.
Open fabric up and run a stitch along the fold line you created when you pressed the salvage .
Open your fabric up to reveal perfectly matched pattern repeats.
Now, go try it!
that is great!!!! thannks and i love your new picture
Brilliant! Really, next time I make patterned drapes I’m doing this.
LOVE the new title photo!
You are a lifesaver!! Had to do pattern matches on both sides of three comforters.
Did it the hard way on the first. It was OK, but took sooooo long!
Then I found your tutorial. I did the other two in about 1/2 the time it took to do the first (I had no clue how to do it to begin with, so it was very slow.) AND, I was so much happier about the results!
Thank you for the wonderful instructions and pic’s.