A perfect project for a young girl's room, this frilly lampshade cover adds color and romance.

Difficulty: Average
Time Required: Varies

Here's How:

1. Obtain a lampshade that is narrow on the top and wider on the bottom.
2. Measure the height of the shade as well as the bottom edge of the shade. Add four inches to the height. Add six to twelve inches to the bottom measurement.
3. Cut out a rectangle of fabric to these measurements.
4. Sew a one inch hem on both the top and bottom edges of the shade. Cover the bottom hem stitching, if desired, with a row of ribbon, braid, or trim.
5. Sew up the short ends of the fabric, forming a cylinder.
6. Run a row of gathering stitches about 1/2 inch under the top hemmed edge.
7. Pull gathers in so the top of the gathers sit on the top edge of the lampshade. Secure gathering threads.
8. Cut a length of ribbon about twice the circumference of the top of the shade. Secure the center of the ribbon to the seam of the fabric skirt.
9. Set skirt onto lampshade.
10. Gathers should sit on the top edge of the lampshade, with the one inch hem sitting above the shade.
11. Secure the skirt in place with about four dabs of hot glue under the gathers around the top edge of the shade.
12. Tie the ribbon around the shade into a bow. Clip ends neatly to desired length.
13. If bow tends to slip then secure it with a few invisible stitches or tiny dabs of hot glue or fabric glue.

Tips:

1. Machine sewing may be faster, but hand sewing will work.
2. Use fabric glue for hems and seams if you don't want to sew.
3. The length of the fabric tube should be about one and one-half times the bottom circumference of the shade, and up to two times the circumference.
4. This is a good project for lightweight sheeting and sheers.

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