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It could be straight, scalloped, or with points like this example. Make the height 1/3 - 1/4 the height of your window and the width a few inches wider than the window, including the trim around it. Cut the fabric. Pin the sides together - with right sides still together - to keep the fabric from moving as you sew. Sew all sides except one. If the side you leave open is large (I'd recommend the long top side), leave the middle half open. Pull the fabric right side out. Press with an iron. Hand stitch the opening closed. Press the seam. If you'd like to add trim to your valance, pin the trim along the edge of the fabric with trim laying toward the CENTER of the valance. As you pull it right side out, the trim will properly lay on the outside of the seam. Sew very close to edge of the trim so that it hangs evenly. You can make the loops to hang the valance from the material or buy matching cord. For matching material loops, make strips twice as long and twice as wide as you wish the loops to be. Add half an inch to both the width and length. Sew as you did the valance with right sides together, leaving a small opening. Again turn right side out, press, stitch up open side, and press. For cord, simply cut a length that's double the measurement you desire from the top of the valance to the holder. Make as many loops as you have hangars. Ideally, the loops should be sewn into the top seam. That means the loop should be inside the valance when the right sides were together as you sewed it up, folded in half. Then when you sew it all together, the end of the loop is hidden neatly in the top seam. If that's confusing or too much bother, just double up the loops you made above, and hand sew them on to the valance. Be sure to place them even across the top and where the hangars will be. Secure the valance holders to your window trim or drywall (use drywall anchors if not going into wood). Then hang your valance. Now, you have a custom valance in about an hour. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Julie Lohmeier is the veteran of numerous home remodeling and building projects. >From working hands on and doing much of the work herself to hiring contractors and construction managers, she has seen the entire spectrum of home improvement. She shares her remodeling tips, home decorating ideas, and other various rants at http://www.myhomeredux.com . 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