How Do You Make Garden Sail Shades?
Garden sail shades can give a modern feeling to any outdoor space. Placed over a pool, garden spot or a patio area, they block ultraviolet light and change a too hot space into a cool area. Shades are triangular or rectangular shape. They can be purchased but making one saves you a lot of money. Examine at the area you want to cover. Sail shades can be anchored to a sturdy tree, wooden or metal post, patio columns or the side of a house. Also, notice what direction the sunlight’s coming from. This way you can plan what shape the sail will take, how many sails you need and whether you must to build a post as an additional anchor point. Cut the fabric into the square or triangle size that you need for your space. Most outdoor fabric comes in 58-inch wide sizes so you can to sew squares together to get the size you want. Sew the selvage edges together with a 1/2-inch seam. Then topstitch the seams for strength. Once you have the shape you want, sew all around the edges with a 1-inch doubl
