Table Placemats {How To}

Placemats and napkins are a easy way to spice up a kitchen table. Whether for spring, summer, fall, or winter you can design your very own season fit scheme.

DIY Placemats:

Shopping List:

- 1 yard of 2 different designed fabrics (1 yard of each)

- sewing machine

-needle and thread

- measuring ruler

-pencil

How to:

*Cut 4- 14x18 rectangles (of each fabric design)

*Pin your corners to match perfectly so you will get a straight edge when sewing.

*Sew with a 1 in. hem around the edge of the placemats.

* Begin pulling excess strings on ends to give the edges a frayed look.

Voila- you now have a reversible placemat.

Napkins:

Shopping List:

- A Bundle of Layer Cakes- found here.

- Sewing Machine

-Pins

How To:

* Simply match 2 layer cakes together until there are no more in the bundle.

* Pin the corners to make straight edges (Inside out)

* Sew inside out leaving a gap to be able to pull the fabric through.

*Pull fabric through and sew an outer edge to finish off your reversible napkin.

And that's the #2 post of the kitchen series!

Hope you enjoyed.