Shower Curtain Success!

I do NOT like vinyl shower curtains.  I use to design them for places like WalMart and Target.  I can still vividly remember the smell that accompanied the samples that would arrive.  They off-gas terrifically -- a sure sign of toxic chemicals invading the air you breathe. 

We have an odd (deep) shower in our house and I have been looking for the perfect NON-vinyl liner for quite some time.  You may remember my post about making a Tyveks one last year.  Well, that worked for a while but the Tyveks molded and ended up not being a good solution.  It came out of the shower super wrinkly and I didn't dare iron it and they did not disappear when the curtain got wet.

This summer I took the Tyveks one down and replaced it with my own organic cotton sateen fabric.

I used our Vein organic cotton sateen fabric.  As many of you know by now, I do not sew so this curtain liner was made without a sewing machine!  I knew I didn't want hems to trap extra water and hold moisture so I simply used the selvages as the top and bottom and tore (yep you read it correctly) the sides.  The only tool I did use was to apply the grommets.  If you know how to make a button hole I am sure that would have worked just as well. 

I have been SUPER impressed with how quickly the fabric dries.  It lets no water through and it can easily be tossed in the washing machine if you want to freshen it up.  I don't have to iron it.  If it has a few wrinkles, I just spray it down the next time I am in the shower and voila - no more wrinkles.  I truly believe that organic cotton sateen (light weight) IS the answer to toxic vinyl shower curtains. 

What do you use?