Step 1: Measure the inside window dimensions; cut fabric to size. This window is 23 x 32 inches, so 1 yard of 54-inch-wide fabric was used.

Step 2: Finish each edge with a narrow shirt-tail hem. If you don't have a sewing machine, an iron and fusible web binding would also work.

Step 3: Attach cording to top with a machine zigzag stitch or baste by hand, adding loops every few inches.

Step 4: If desired, stain white fabric with tea for an aged effect (see box on previous page).

Step 5: Measure and mark where tacks should be placed on the window frame, using loops as a guide. Nail tacks into frame. Hang treatment by placing loops around tacks.

"Window Treatment Fabrics" is from the January 2001 issue of Southern Living.