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DIY Reversible Cloth Napkins

This sewing project for diy reversible cloth napkins is simple enough for beginners and even children learning how to sew! Make a set for your family or for a gift!
Active Time1 hour
Yield: 4 napkins

Equipment

  • Sewing machine
  • Fabric scissors
  • Fabric pins
  • Cutting mat
  • Rotary cutter
  • Ruler

Materials

  • 2 yards Quilting weight cotton fabric in two different patterns (1 yard each)
  • 1 spool Coordinating thread

Instructions

  • Be sure to wash, dry, and iron your fabric before beginning.
  • Cut fabric into 17 inch squares using a rotary cutter. Each yard of fabric will produce four squares, for a total of 8 squares to make four napkins.
  • If you don't have a rotary cutter, simply cut out a 17 inch square using freezer paper, pin to the fabric, and cut out.
  • Take 2 pieces of fabric, one of each pattern, and line them up right sides together. Pin around the edges every few inches.
  • Starting in the middle of one side and using a 1/4 inch seam allowance, stitch all the way around the fabric, stopping 3 to 4 inches before where you started, leaving an opening.
  • Using fabric scissors, trim threads and cut the tips off of each corner, being careful not to cut into the stitches.
  • Turn fabrics right side out through the opening, taking care to push the corners out well.
  • Using an iron, press all the way around the fabric. Make sure to tuck under the edges of the opening and press.
  • Using fabric pins, pin closed the opening.
  • With a 1/8 inch seam allowance, topstitch all the way around the edges of the napkin, making sure the opening gets closed.
  • Repeat to make remaining napkins. Clean in washing machine with towels, no need to iron.