DIY Roman Shades

In preparation for our babies' first birthday, I made plenty of to-do and honey-do lists that each consisted of about a million things.  Thankfully, my husband is just as driven as I am when it comes to checking things off of a list, so we powered through until about midnight several nights in a row to complete these fab roman shades.  We get a ton of sunlight in the back of the house and it had resorted to wearing sunglasses while eating dinner, so I figured it was time to do something about it.

I can't take the credit for the instructions.  My BFF, Google, lead me to this tutorial, which seemed the most thorough and easy to follow (thank you for the pictures).  Let me know what you think of the fabric choice.  I wanted to use a large floral that wasn't too traditional and picked up on colors we already have existing in the kitchen.  I found several no-sew options, but ultimately decided that once I invested in the fabric they would be a long term solution and sewing was the best option.

Have you ever tackled DIY window treatments?  How did they turn out?