DIY Fabric Blind

This black shade was over our back door when we moved in. It's horrible!

I don't even know what type of material it is. It was constantly falling off, and permanently wrinkled. I decided to replace it. I bought this material at fabric.com with the material I bought for my 

pillow covers. 

Here's what I did to make the blind: 

 I laid the black material over my yard of fabric. I cut around the material leaving enough left over on the edges to hem. I added a strip of yellow fabric to the bottom, then another strip of the patterned fabric. This made the blind long enough. The yellow also added a pop of color. I love the way it turned out. 

I sewed the pieces of material together and hemmed the sides and bottom of the blind. 

I hemmed the bottom wide enough to slip the existing piece of wood in. This puts weight on the end of the blind to hold it down. It was already in the black blind. 

I attached the blind with double sided tape ( I know super sturdy, haha!) So far I've had no problem. I tried hot glue and it would not hold. I will eventually find something more permanent.

It's working great, and I love how it turned out! It matches the decor of the room perfectly.

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