I made them shorter than normal because of a baseboard heater on that wall. I had also been wanting to try making a valence so I made one to surprise her with. I used this tutorial from the Living Solutions Interior Design Blog. I did not staple it to a piece of wood which is the traditional way to make a valence. Instead I used a simple metal curtain rod like this one:
I made a little sleeve of fabric that I sewed velcro to and slid the rod in. Then I sewed velcro at the top of the valence. That way the valence is removable for washing if necessary. I hope that makes sense since I didn't take any process photos. I hope to make another one eventually and then I will do a full tutorial.
After I finished the valence I knew that it needed a little something more so I decided to add a monogram with heat transfer vinyl. I just used a monogram from the Silhouette online store.
It turned out so cute but for my next monogram project I knew that I wanted to step it up a little bit by making a custom monogram. Last weekend I attended a wedding and I wanted to give the couple something handmade in addition to some items off of their registry. I knew that monogrammed napkins would be the perfect thing. I made napkins for my own home in this post.
So I chose some cute navy and white greek key fabric and decided that orange thread and an orange monogram would look sharp. After googling images of monograms to get some ideas I opened up my Silhouette software and picked a font.
I chose Niagra Engraved. A monogram for a married couple starts with the first name initial of the bride, then the last name initial of the groom, followed by the first name initial of the groom.
I then changed the fill color to orange to help me better visualize what the monogram would look like on my napkins.
I found a flourish frame that I like in the Silhouette online store. I knew that I needed to make a few modifications to get it the way I wanted it so I used the knife tool to separate the top from the bottom and deleted the bottom part.
The shape still had some extra edges so I double clicked on the shape so that I could edit the points. I dragged and deleted points until the line was straight.
I then filled in the shape with orange, copied the shape, and flipped it 180 degrees and placed the shape above and below the monogram.
I then went to the object drop down menu and found the fill page command under the replicate menu to make a page of my monograms.
Finally I mirrored the image horizontally. This is an essential step when using the heat transfer material otherwise you will have a backwards design on your finished project. I loaded the heat transfer material into the Silhouette and sent the design to the Silhouette using the heat transfer settings. Then I weeded out my design and followed the directions on the box to apply the monogram to my napkins.
So there you have it, a heat transfer monogram tutorial. It is a really easy way to customize any fabric project. And the heat transfer material comes in two finishes: smooth like I used in these projects and flocked which is fuzzy. I hope you have an awesome day and feel free to leave me a comment below!
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