How to Make Blackout Drapes for Your Windows

Iron your chosen curtain fabric and the blackout fabric to remove any wrinkles.

Measure down from the top of your curtain rod to the point where you want the drapes to end. This will be your length measurement.

Measure from one end of your curtain rod to the other. This will be your width measurement.

Cut the blackout curtain to the length and width measurement. Make sure to keep the cut straight.

Add 6 inches to the length measurement and 4 inches to the width measurement. Cut your home decor fabric to this measurement using sharp scissors. Make sure to keep the cut straight.

Smooth the home decor fabric wrong side facing up on a flat surface. Lay the blackout fabric on top of the home decor fabric. The blackout fabric should be 4 inches from the top of the home decor fabric edge, 2 inches from both the right and left edges of the home decor fabric and 2 inches from the bottom edge of the home decor fabric.

Fold the right edge of the home decor fabric in 2 inches towards the blackout fabric; use a hem ruler to make sure it is evenly folded along the whole edge. Pin the fold in place with pins every 2 to 4 inches joining the blackout fabric and home decor fabric together. Repeat the process for the left and bottom edges of the home decor fabric. Iron the folds in place.

Use your sewing machine to sew the fold into place on the left, right and bottom edges. Trim any thread tails with a pair of scissors.

Smooth the drape onto a flat surface. Fold the top edge of the drape down 4 inches toward the blackout fabric. Pin the fold into place; this will be your rod pocket.

Sew the fold into place along where the home decor fabric meets the blackout fabric.