Comments on: style for less: target’s ruffles shower curtain http://www.shelterrific.com/2009/03/18/style-for-less-targets-ruffles-shower-curtain Where people who love their homes click Fri, 25 May 2012 13:29:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: s'mee http://www.shelterrific.com/2009/03/18/style-for-less-targets-ruffles-shower-curtain/comment-page-1#comment-13325 s'mee Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:20:37 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5906#comment-13325 My daughter fell in love with the shower curtain, but as a young woman in a new place, she too found the price out of her price range. She sent me a link to the curtain, and then we went shopping... to a fabric store. For about $25.00 we were able to purchase enough fabric to make one exactly like it! It took me a couple of days to cut and gather all those tiny ruffles, but in the long run it was well worth it. We made the curtain a tad wider (to accommodate her rounded curtain rod) and a bit longer (to accommodate the length of her shower to floor ratio). I used a rolled hem foot to get the tiny hems (each ruffle, when hemmed, measured 1.5 inches wide), and hand gathered each of those (danged) ruffles. The curtain itself was really just a large rectangle cut to size. To keep the ruffling straight I used a fabric pen meant for sewing that "erases" or disappears with water. I just marked the lines and sewed over them. When I washed the curtain the marks came right out. A three inch hem at the top for button holes provided for hooks or rings. A nice four inch hem at the base gave nice weight. My daughter fell in love with the shower curtain, but as a young woman in a new place, she too found the price out of her price range. She sent me a link to the curtain, and then we went shopping… to a fabric store. For about $25.00 we were able to purchase enough fabric to make one exactly like it! It took me a couple of days to cut and gather all those tiny ruffles, but in the long run it was well worth it. We made the curtain a tad wider (to accommodate her rounded curtain rod) and a bit longer (to accommodate the length of her shower to floor ratio).

I used a rolled hem foot to get the tiny hems (each ruffle, when hemmed, measured 1.5 inches wide), and hand gathered each of those (danged) ruffles. The curtain itself was really just a large rectangle cut to size. To keep the ruffling straight I used a fabric pen meant for sewing that “erases” or disappears with water. I just marked the lines and sewed over them. When I washed the curtain the marks came right out. A three inch hem at the top for button holes provided for hooks or rings. A nice four inch hem at the base gave nice weight.

]]> By: christine http://www.shelterrific.com/2009/03/18/style-for-less-targets-ruffles-shower-curtain/comment-page-1#comment-13324 christine Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:06:14 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5906#comment-13324 Mary - considering how many hours I wasted searching for the cheaper version...I'm not sure how much I really saved in the long run! Mary – considering how many hours I wasted searching for the cheaper version…I’m not sure how much I really saved in the long run!

]]> By: Mary T http://www.shelterrific.com/2009/03/18/style-for-less-targets-ruffles-shower-curtain/comment-page-1#comment-13323 Mary T Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:31:31 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5906#comment-13323 Well, Christine, you've succeeded in making me jealous. : ( Well, Christine, you’ve succeeded in making me jealous. : (

]]> By: christine http://www.shelterrific.com/2009/03/18/style-for-less-targets-ruffles-shower-curtain/comment-page-1#comment-13322 christine Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:04:10 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5906#comment-13322 The White Devil shower curtain is made by India Rose. A year or two ago the company made a rufffle shower curtain that's very similar to the one later carried by Target. I debated between the two ($98 vs $30) - the main difference is the material - the India Rose version is 100% cotton, and the Target one is a thin polyester. Luckily, Anthropologie had the India Rose shower curtain on sale a year ago, so I was able to snatch that one up for $50. The White Devil shower curtain is made by India Rose. A year or two ago the company made a rufffle shower curtain that’s very similar to the one later carried by Target. I debated between the two ($98 vs $30) – the main difference is the material – the India Rose version is 100% cotton, and the Target one is a thin polyester. Luckily, Anthropologie had the India Rose shower curtain on sale a year ago, so I was able to snatch that one up for $50.

]]> By: jamieofalltrades http://www.shelterrific.com/2009/03/18/style-for-less-targets-ruffles-shower-curtain/comment-page-1#comment-13321 jamieofalltrades Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:58:48 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5906#comment-13321 I found a cute quilted shower curtain at target for $30 vs. $85 at restoration hardware. always check target! I found a cute quilted shower curtain at target for $30 vs. $85 at restoration hardware. always check target!

]]> By: laura http://www.shelterrific.com/2009/03/18/style-for-less-targets-ruffles-shower-curtain/comment-page-1#comment-13320 laura Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:49:45 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5906#comment-13320 i do have the ruffle curtain from target. i love it, but it is quite sheer. so i just bought a more opaque liner and have been pleasantly pleased, especially for the price. enjoy! i do have the ruffle curtain from target. i love it, but it is quite sheer. so i just bought a more opaque liner and have been pleasantly pleased, especially for the price. enjoy!

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