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No-sew cloth napkins

October 17, 2011Other

I wanted to quickly share how I made these cloth napkins for my tablesetting:


These were a quick last minute addition that I thought of to bring a pop of color to the table. I figured it would be a fun experiment to choose my own fabric and DIY them. So I headed to Joann’s and came back with my fabric of choice, on sale at under $6/yard (I bought two yards)

I knew the napkins had to be double sided, so that would mean using two pieces back to back and stitching them together somehow. Enter Stitch Witchery…

This stuff is the bomb.
Once I had my fabric laid out, I split it into four equal pieces.

I figured to make this as aesthetically pleasing as possible, I would need to trim the top piece around .5″ shorter around the perimeter, fold the bottom piece over, and use the stitch witchery to “hem” them together. Like this…

After my pieces were cut, it was time to iron. I made sure the bottom piece was long enough to fold over and hide the witchery…

Once everything looked good, I folded the piece over, like so…

Then placed a damp cloth over the seam (per the instructions) and pressed the iron on for 10 seconds.
Simply repeat around the perimeter of the napkin, and voila!
A perfectly normal looking hem.
I honestly was surprised at how well these turned out. I was playing it by ear this whole time, as I have never touched a sewing machine in my life so I don’t know the proper protocol for hemming… but I have to say… I could totally see these for sale in a Target aisle.
After my creations were complete, I noticed they were the perfect size for a placemat as well.

And that’s the story of my $11 custom napkin-placemats.

Master bathroom reno to resume shortly… having fun picking out materials now. I’ll be back soon to share the plans!

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  1. jbsoffel says

    October 17, 2011 at 12:43 am

    These are so cool! I want to try making pillows soon.

  2. Pine Tree Home says

    October 17, 2011 at 1:19 am

    I love that stuff. It makes “sewing” so much easier.

  3. Cassie says

    October 17, 2011 at 4:38 am

    Beautiful!!!

  4. Inspire Me Heather says

    October 17, 2011 at 11:10 am

    Nice job on the napkins and you picked out such a pretty fabric too!

  5. Mary C. Nasser says

    October 17, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    Beautiful!
    Blue is my favorite color!

    I am your newest blog follower and would love to feature you on my art blog sometime! 🙂

    All the best,
    Mary
    Mary C. Nasser Art Blog

  6. The DIY Show Off says

    October 18, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Beautiful napkins (love the fabric)! LOVE the entire dining room actually! But you knew that! 😉

    I do sew but this looks like so much more fun with great results!

  7. Anonymous says

    October 18, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    Hello!
    I'm a girl/woman:) from Norway.
    I just want to tell you how inspiring your blog are:). You are awesome:)
    And I love the font you made, if only it had the letters Ææ, Øø, Åå, then i would be able to use it a lot more:))) We use those letters often in Norway:)

    Hugs from Karin 🙂

  8. Jenny @ Simcoe Street says

    October 18, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    Gorgeous!

    Jenny
    http://www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com

  9. خياطة وتفصيل says

    March 16, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Sewing easy way will I try it Thank you

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