Easy Placemats

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Great “beginner” sewing project. Practice straight stitching. Make 6 placemats from only 1 yard of top fabric!

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It takes just one yard of top fabric and one yard of back fabric, plus one yard of fusible fleece to make six quick-and-easy placemats. It takes just a bit more to add the table runner. Besides being quick to make, this project is very economical. 

NOTE: Fusible fleece adds a nice padding. It noes NOT provide insulation. If you need insulation against heat or cold, use cotton batting and Insul-Bright.

Placemat Size

12.5" x 17.5" This size allows you to create 6 placemats from one yard of top fabric, and is a nice size.

Soft Padding

This project uses Fusible Fleece. This provides nice padding. I often use fusible fleece for this type of project. Visit Amazon links at the end of this article to purchase fusible fleece, insul-bright, heat resistant cloth, quilting pins, and other items I use in my projects.

Cutting Tools

I recommend using a Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat, and Sewing Ruler. I use these tools for most projects. They allow for easy, precise cutting.

Supplies - makes 6 placemats

1 yard top fabric

1 yard backing fabric

1 yard fusible fleece (or batting)

thread that matches background of fabric

rotary cutter / cutting mat (or scissors)

Large sewing ruler

Sewing Supplies

thread
sewing scissors
quilting pins
large sewing ruler
fabric marking pencils
seam ripper
rotary cutter and mat (optional but nice)

PRE-WASH, DRY, & PRESS ALL FABRIC BEFORE USING

DIRECTIONS

NOTE: All seams 1/4"

1. Cut 6 top pieces, each measuring 18" wide by 13" tall, following diagram at right.

2. Cut 6 bottom pieces, each measuring 18" wide by 13" tall, following diagram at right.

3. Cut 6 fusible fleece pieces, each measuring 18" wide by 13" tall, following diagram at right.

4. Lay fusible fleece with adhesive side up. Lay top, pieced layer over fleece, right side up (wrong side of top layer is toward fleece). Iron top layer to fleece, following directions that come with your fusible fleece.

The fusible fleece will now be adhered to the wrong side of your top layer. The photo below shows it in the opposite direction. It was flipped over before pressing. It is best to press from the fabric side. When you are finished, the fusible fleece will be adhered to the wrong side of the top piece. If you prefer, you can fuse it to the backing instead.

The following image shows the easy table runner project - it works the same way with the easy placemat.

5. Lay bottom fabric over top fabric, right sides together. Pin corners. Stitch around perimeter using a 1/4" seam allowance. Leave a four or five inch opening for turning right side out. See diagram at right.

6. Trim corners (cut corners off, diagonally, close to stitching).

7. Turn right side out. Use a turning tool or blunt end of a crochet hook (or something similar) to push out corners. Turn open edges under. Press all edges and corners with iron.

8. Topstitch around entire outside edge, 1/8" from edge. See the next photo.

NOTE: It's difficult to get perfectly square corners. They will probably be at least a tiny bit rounded. If you make a sharp corner with your topstitching, your rounded corners will show more. Therefore, I stitch up to within a stitch of the corner, then turn the corner slightly and make one or two stitches diagonally to the corner, then turn slightly and stitch on down the next side. Be sure your needle is DOWN when you come to a corner. This allows you to turn your mat without pulling the needle away from the mat. Some machines allow you to designate a needle down position when stopping (a very nice feature).

So quick & easy! Make placemats for special occasion, holidays, or every day use.

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