Lampshade Cover

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Lighting is a vital ingredient for setting the overall mood in a room. A quick way to alter the mood is by “dressing up” your lampshade with a custom made cover featuring brilliant Elnapress crystals. A dazzling accent that will add sparkle and enliven your surroundings.

Supplies:

• 2 Squares of fabric or 2 table napkins (see Hint below)
• 8 crystals
• Pins
• Fabric marker
• Tape measure
• Scissors
• Thread to match fabric
• Sewing machine

Instructions:

1. Measure lampshade height and diameter of opening at top. Cut 2 squares of fabric using measurements of lampshade. Example: Lampshade height X 2, add diameter of opening and add hem allowance to equal cut size of squares.
   
2. Hem edges of squares by hand, sewing machine or overlock/serger. Hint: Substitute scarves or table napkins for fabric squares. The advantage is that the edges are already finished. A possible disadvantage is that the size may not fit the lampshade.
   
3. Elnapress crystals into each corner of both squares (crystal transfer instructions).
   
4. Fold squares (table napkins) in quarters, mark center, open squares and lay squares flat.
   
5. Overlay squares (right sides together) with centers matched and corners of squares turned 45 ° to each other, forming 8 points. Pin baste fabrics together.
   
6. Turn lampshade upside down and center top opening over center of squares. Use fabric marker to trace opening of lampshade onto fabric.
   

   

7. Sew 1 cm (3/8”) inside marked line.
   
8. Cut out fabric located inside stitching. Pull one square through center opening. Press seam. Topstitch seam. Place lampshade cover over lampshade.