Happy Thursday!
Atlanta has been rainy and stormy all week. I really hope the sun comes out this weekend, I have plans to lay by the pool ;-)
So I had some leftover fabric from my pillow project and decided to make placemats!
Atlanta has been rainy and stormy all week. I really hope the sun comes out this weekend, I have plans to lay by the pool ;-)
So I had some leftover fabric from my pillow project and decided to make placemats!
One side is green zebra and the other is orange print. I used an existing placemat as the template. Trace around the edge of the placemat leaving a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Cut out your circle.
To make the placemats more sturdy, I added another fabric in between, just a plain cotton fabric. Sew the circles together- right sides facing each other.
Leave about 4 inches un-sewn so that you can flip the fabric right side out.
Sew the opening shut.
Iron the placemat so that the edges are flat and smoothe. Now run a seam along the edge.
And there you go - homemade placemats!!
I have a little fabric leftover, I'm thinking homemade potholders!
Have a great day!
~ Elizabeth
6 comments:
Those are cool! I love the colors together
Thanks Caitlin! I'm so happy with how they turned out and they were super easy to make!
Those fabrics are super cute, and it's such a smart idea to make reversible placemats! I never thought about it, but that would basically make them doubly useful cuz if you need them to match the rest of your table you don't have to go buy a second set :-) I'd be thrilled if you want to link this up at The Fun In Functional link party: http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/07/the-fun-in-functional-link-party-7/
Thanks Jessi! Living in an apartment it's always nice to have things that are dual purpose, it saves on storage space! I've linked up to your party - thanks for the invite and thanks for stopping by!!
Yay, thanks for linking up! We're in an apartment right now too, so I totally agree on the space saving!
Just wanted to let you know I featured this today on my blog! Feel free to grab a Featured button if you'd like :-) http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/07/features-from-the-fun-in-functional-7/
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