""The pillowcases came from Garnet Hill with a matching duvet cover, but I spilled tea on the duvet cover and couldn't get the stain out," Fuller says. The bedding was too beautiful to part with for good, so she figured she'd find other uses for the pieces. The duvet cover became her go-to picnic blanket, and she continued to use the pillowcases with other white bedding sets until one day when she had an idea."
"From there, her technique was all about folding. "Then, I folded down the top to make them shorter so that you can see the crochet design." To create a classic pleated curtain look, Fuller folded the pillows five times, accordion style, long ways where her curtain clips (an inexpensive Amazon buy) would be placed. Then, she ironed them in order to reinforce the folds."
An Upper West Side renter transformed Garnet Hill pillowcases into delicate French-style cafe curtains above the sink. A stained matching duvet was repurposed as a picnic blanket while pillowcases remained usable. The pillowcases required only cutting off the pillow opening, then multiple accordion folds to create pleats and reveal the crochet detail. Fuller reinforced folds with ironing and hung panels using inexpensive curtain clips and a simple gold tension rod. The approach delivered an elegant, no-sew window treatment solution using existing textiles and affordable hardware. The method suits renters and reduces waste.
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