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Fast and Easy Fabric Placemat Tutorial

July 12, 2014 by Pam 6 Comments

Fast and easy placemat tutorial

I wanted some brighter-colored placemats to lighten up my kitchen for summer but I didn’t want to spend a lot of time sewing. I drafted a quick and easy pattern that can be cut out with a rotary cutter (It’s all straight lines!) , grabbed some flower-y cotton fabric and whipped up a new set in an afternoon. Seriously, these go together in no time. You could probably make one in less than half an hour if you have all the supplies handy.

Supplies for one placemat:

  • A 12″ x 18″ piece of fusible fleece (I used Pellon Thermolam TP791F)
  • A half yard of fabric (or two fat quarters)
  • Matching thread

Supplies for a set of four matching placemats:

  • 3/4 yard of fusible fleece (I used Pellon Thermolam TP791F)
  • 1-1/2 yards of fabric
  • Matching thread

You can download the pattern for the placemat here: Placemat Pattern.

The pattern file contains contains a total of 8 pages that need to be assembled into two patterns, one for the inner placemat and one for the outer placemat. Print the file at 100% and tape the four pieces of each pattern together along the dotted lines. To check your scale, the little box on the first page should measure 1″ x 1″ when printed at 100%.

Fast and easy placemat tutorial - assembling the pattern

For each placemat, cut one inner placemat from the fusible fleece and two outer placemats from fabric.

Fast and easy placemat tutorial - cutting

Center the fusible fleece inner placemat sticky side down on the wrong side of one of outer placemat fabric pieces, leaving a 3/8″ border around the fleece on all sides. Fuse according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Fast and easy placemat tutorial - seam allowance

Layer the fleece/fabric piece and the remaining fabric outer piece right sides together and pin through all layers. Sew the two pieces together with a 1/4″ seam, leaving about 6″ on one long side open for turning. You’ll have a small gap between the edge of the seam line and the edge of the fleece all the way around. This helps the edges lay flat when you turn everything right side out.

Clip the corners to minimize bulk. Careful, don’t cut your stitching!

Fast and easy placemat tutorial - clip corners

Turn the placemat right side out. I used a chopstick to push out the corners. Turn under the raw edges along the opening, press and pin closed. Topstitch the placemat, catching the turned-under edge of your opening to secure it. I did two rows, one about 1/8″ inch from the edge and one about 3/8″ from the edge.

Fast and easy placemat tutorial - top stitching

That’s it! See? Easy peasy. If you wanted to get really fancy you could make matching napkins to go with these.

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Comments

  1. Ginger says

    October 10, 2015 at 3:06 am

    I’m moving soon and these will be perfect to make my new place feel like home. And I can use them to decorate my kitchen on a budget! 🙂

    Reply
    • Pam says

      October 10, 2015 at 2:34 pm

      I have a set for every season. They’re so quick and inexpensive to make!

      Reply
  2. Anne says

    December 30, 2015 at 12:04 am

    Pretty!! I’ve got a Craft Gossip post scheduled for tomorrow evening that features your tutorial: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/?p=86012 –Anne

    Reply
    • Pam says

      December 30, 2015 at 1:04 am

      Aw, thank you so much, Anne! I can’t wait to see the post.

      Reply
  3. Carol C says

    March 6, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    I never thought about using a chopstick to turn corners. That’s perfect!

    Reply
    • Pam says

      March 13, 2016 at 7:59 pm

      I bought two sets when I went to visit Pha in Tokyo and they’re just too pretty to use for food. They’re perfect for crafting, though!

      Reply

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