How to Make Faux Roman Shades

How to Make Faux Roman Shades

I wanted my shade to appear to be “real & operable” so I made the shade itself the exact size of the window. This way it doesn’t appear to be faux like it really is.

First, I measured my window from outside of trim to outside of trim and added a 1? seam allowance on both sides of the width, 1? to the top and 4? to the bottom.