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Fringed Napkins and Laminated Placemats The Girls make simple table accessories. From "Material Girls" episode DMTG-108

In this segment, Amy and Drew Morton start painting the porch: yellow for the ceiling and turquoise blue for the floor. Then Amy helps April and Kelly make some simple fringed napkins and vinyl-coated placemats (the vinyl is attached with fusible fabric).

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Fringed Napkin and Laminated Placemat

Room design by Cat Wei.

Fringed Napkins

Materials:

washable weave fabric
scissors
needle and thread

1. Measure and cut fabric to the desired napkin size (figure A).

2. Sew a straight stitch all the way around the fabric about 1/2" in (measurement can vary, depending on how big you want the fringe to be) (figure B).

3. Simply start pulling threads all the way around the edges to create the fringe (figure C).

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

Placemats

Materials:

fabric
fusible fabric
clear laminate
scissors
iron
measuring tape

1. Start by measuring and cutting material to the desired placemat size (figure D).

2. Place fabric print-side up and press on the fusible fabric with a hot iron (figure E).

3. Carefully pull off the fusible fabric and hand-press a clear laminate (figure F) over the placemat material. (Be sure to smooth out the air bubbles as you work.)

Figure D

Figure E

Figure F

RESOURCES :

Waverly fabric (napkins and placemats)
Product #669360 (Wave Rider)
Website: www.waverly.com