Floral Shower Curtain from Vintage Sheets

Our guest bathroom is a cute little room, but without a window, is only illuminated by artificial light. As a result- and I’m not sure why I never noticed this before- our existing shower curtain was doing nothing to brighten the room. But instead of running out to the store for a new one, I decided to upcycle one of my vintage sheets into a floral shower curtain.

Vintage sheets are such an amazing amount of fabric for the price, aren’t they? Long and wide, and when found at the thrift store, they’re usually just a couple of dollars.

I selected a couple of options from my collection of vintage bed sheets and draped them over the rod. We hemmed and hawed but finally settled on this one to turn into a DIY shower curtain.

Here’s hoping that it really brightens the room and works well in our cottage style bathroom.

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How to Make a Shower Curtain from Vintage Sheets

Before I begin, allow me to be perfectly honest. I took the easiest route imaginable to create a DIY shower curtain. Believe it or not but I used the old one as a template before laundering it and giving it away. 

First, I laid out a vintage sheet on the floor, right-side facing up. Then, I placed the existing shower curtain on top of the vintage sheet.

I used the top of the sheet as the would-be top of my shower curtain and safety pinned the existing curtain to the sheet.

Then, I trimmed down the side and across the bottom of the sheet, leaving enough of a margin to incorporate a ¼ – ½” double-fold hem on the side and a 1” double-fold hem across the bottom.

Next, folded the hems and stitched them on my sewing machine with a basic straight stitch.

Then. Came. The. Scary. Part. At least for me… buttonholes.

I could have used grommets, but I wanted to face the challenge of buttonholes. So, I practiced on scraps of the sheet that remained after I trimmed it. When I felt quasi-comfortable with making them on my floral shower curtain, I set out to mark my sheet where each buttonhole would go.

And again, I used the old shower curtain as my guide:

• • End buttonholes were ¾” in from the edge;
  • Buttonholes started ⅝” from the top edge;
  • Buttonholes were ¾” long; and
  • Buttonholes were spaced 5 ½” apart.

Whew, it was a lot to measure and a lot to keep straight. But using those measurements, I took a fabric pencil and drew buttonhole lines all along the top of my floral shower curtain.

But I did it!!! Maybe it wasn’t the perfect buttonhole, but it was close enough for me.

Lastly and with the straight pin in place, I used my seam ripper to split the buttonhole open. 

Who knew you could actually use the seam ripper for a good reason instead of a bad one?!

Floral Shower Curtain from Vintage Sheets for a Cottage Style Bathroom

After the last buttonhole was split and all threads were snipped, I hung the shower curtain in our cottage bathroom with the plastic liner.

Of course, Cottonball sensed “change” and had to assist. And I realized that it needed to be ironed before being photographed again!

But there it is, in all it’s pretty glory. I seriously LOVE my floral shower curtain that was made from one of my vintage sheets.

I was afraid it would be too “girly” but he’s just so astounded by how much brighter the room is. Definitely a winning project for our cottage style bathroom!

Now, if only our master bathroom wasn’t a walk-in shower, I’d probably make another one right away. Especially since I’ve mastered (or, “mediocre’d”) the buttonhole.

And if you enjoyed this upcycling idea for a vintage sheet, then you may also be interested in this collection of repurposing ideas for vintage linens!

Craft on!

S

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