Making Your Own Napkins

Has this ever happened to you?

You have a vision of the colors you

want to use in your tablescape, but you

can't find the right linens?

OR purchasing enough linens to

set your table is too expensive?

It happens to me all the time!

That's why I make my own

table linens & so can you!

These are the napkins I made

last year . . .

This year I wanted to use
a less traditional color scheme.

I use an (approximately) 

21" square of fabric for each napkin.
(This fabric is from JoAnn's Fabric store.)

I don't use any pins, but I do

press my seams before sewing them.

Start by cutting a little triangle off

each corner of your square.

Then fold that edge over & 

press into place. 

Repeat on the other three corners.

 Next, fold the 4 long sides down about

the same amount & press into place.

Fold each side one more time

to hide the raw fabric edge.

Now your corners will have

a nice mitered closure.

 Hopefully, the edges will meet

just right like this corner on

my napkin.

BUT if it doesn't meet exactly

each time, don't worry! 

Just overlap one side over the other & sew it.

It will still look nice & professional.

Sew along each side & your project is complete!

I also made two table runners

to go with my new napkins.
The instructions are the same -
Just make your runner whatever size you want it to be.

I'm working on my 

Thanksgiving table, so I'll 

show you the rest in

my next post.