Monthly Project for November, 2004
Suggested Fabrics
Easy Reversible Napkins
This month we are offering a fun and quick project, Easy Reversible Napkins. The best part is they are made quickly and easily with fat quarters. You can mix and match coordinating, complementary, or contrasting fabrics. Your new set of napkins can mix or match. It depends on your vision, creativity, and fabric available. For our example we have used two cute Christmas calicos, hol-069 and hol-107.
Why We Like This Project
These beautiful napkins have a rich, almost quilted feel, are fun to fold, and are super fast and super easy. Make them for your holiday spread, or for beautiful handmade gifts
Materials Needed
- Fat Quarters, two per napkin
- Poster Board to make template (optional)
Directions
TEMPLATE:
We recommend using a template for nice square napkins. You can make
a template out of poster board. Measure and cut a perfectly square 18 inch template.
For fat quarter napkins you want an 18" square template. Fat quarters are
aproximately 18 inches on the narrowest side, so that is the largest square
you can manage with a fat quarter If you are using other fabric and prefer a
larger size, cut the template to a 20 inch or even 22 inch square. The important
thing in creating a template is to have a nice square.
Hint-- We didn't have any poster board handy so we taped manilla folders together
and then cut to size.
CUTTING:
Place template over flat, ironed fabric. Mark and cut along line.
It is possible to cut more than one layer at a time.
SEWING:
Place two cut squares with right sides together and pin. You will sew
all around the napkin, leaving an opening on one side, about three inches long.
Now turn the napkin right side out and press flat.
Hint--Start ironing from the center and work out in all directions on both sides.
Press the seams last.
Using a top stitch or a decorative stitch, stitch all along the edges. Done!