I did a quick search and found beth s homestories atoz here.
How to make a faux relaxed roman shade valance.
So they can handle a valance like this without blocking too much light.
Pre drill holes through the board in preparation for attaching it to the wall.
Run a glue stick along the excess fabric along the side of the shade and the edge of the shade.
Decide on the length of the valance.
Cut a piece of fabric for the lining of your faux roman shade the width of your window by 21 inches.
Cut your lining fabric.
Once a generous amount of fabric starts being added to the overall design the window treatment becomes an interesting hybrid between a relaxed roman shade and balloon valance.
To mount the shade to the wall turn it so that the face of main fabric is facing toward you.
Fold the 5 inches below that to meet the edge of the shade but not around to the back.
How to make faux roman.
The bathroom just said relaxed roman to me and a faux shade was just the thing.
There s lots of tutorials for this on the web if you do a search.
Staple the fabric to the board.
We had no choice but to call ours a relaxed roman balloon valance.
This will make a faux roman that s 18 inches long.
Press with your fingers to make sure it sticks.
Just inside the window to keep things neat and tidy and non fussy.
If the top of your window is really close to the ceiling you may want to make a shorter faux roman.
Reach up under the shade to drill the holes make sure you do not drill through the face of the fabric.
Black banding on a solid white relaxed roman faux shade.
No sew faux roman shade.
Fold over the fabric above the mark to the back of the shade.
It s sort of in the style of a roman shade anyway i wanted something simple in here.
Measure from the top of your board where your valance is going to end in your window and put a pin to mark it.
Typically the folds in a mock roman valance are 4 to 6 inches long.
Watch as rowley company demonstrates how to make a stationary roman shade.
How to sew a faux roman shade.
Your valance should look like this at this point.
A roller shade behind will b for more privacy.
April 6 2016 at 9 18 am so glad you found it helpful.