1) The document provides instructions for making a simple valance for a window using just a rectangle of main and lining fabric. 2) Materials needed include the rectangle fabrics, thread, and yarn or ribbon. The rectangle sizes are specified as a length plus 1 inch and a width calculated as the window width times a fullness factor. 3) The instructions explain how to layer and stitch the fabrics, turn right side out, and attach yarn or ribbon at the ends and middle to bunch and secure the valance to a curtain rod.