Thank you to everyone who offered their suggestions for the bay window curtains from my previous post.  A friend on another forum pointed out that it really set the stage for the kitchen table and chairs.  That was what I was missing.  With the plain window, your eye is drawn to the view.  With the curtains, your eye is drawn inside to the furniture.

Awhile ago, I acquired a Millie August Magic Mini pleating tool.  It creates pleats too large to use on the curtains with pelmet tops, but I decided to give it a try on the free-standing drapery.  The instructions indicate you should wrap the fabric around the metal slats, steam iron and then let dry inside the pleater.

I wanted a bit more movement to my draperies, so I wrapped the fabric and steamed the pleats as indicated but then removed the fabric right away and pressed the drapes by hand.  It made the pleats uneven and softer, more realistic in my opinion.  These aren't meant to be formal, starched panels.

I propped the fabric in place to see if I liked the look of it the way I had the paper mockups.  Yeah, they're pretty great!  :D

More to come...