Making cloth napkins
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I have been making napkins for years - I use quilters cottons, shirting fabric, rayon, cotton/poly blends. I even have some that are kind of a lightweight duck fabric and some that are a lightweight flannel. I used to serge the edges, and then found that I liked it better when I turned them under 3/8 of an inch, and then another 3/8 of an inch and topstitched them with matching thread. They measure 19" before I hem them. When I compared store bought ones, I found that the wider hems and larger size made them look more upscale.
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I use mostly quilting cottons because of the novelty fabrics available. I make them for myself and my family, and they are for daily use instead of "company". I just serge mine, but I agree a double rolled hem would look nicer. Umm. Maybe this is what I need for motivation to learn how to use my rolled hem attachments!
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I have made them out of Kona cotton and they have held up well, although when I make them again, I will use some-thing a little heavier. Also, the fabric shop I go to in Kalamazoo, MI sells tablecloth fabric which is heavier. I bought it
some time ago, but the napkins are still waiting to be made.
some time ago, but the napkins are still waiting to be made.
#7
eunice drew, I assume the fabric shop you are referring to is Field's Fabrics. I love that store and when I'm in Kalamazoo area I always stop at Fields. I also love Yoder's in Shipshewana IN for fabric. They also have table cloth fabric. Great idea using table cloth fabric. Thanks.
#8
Out of all the thousands of yards of fabric I've plowed through over the years, the things I like most are my napkins.
http://kalamaquilts.blogspot.com/2008/12/napkins.html
I use them every single day, think about where I got that fabric from, and toss them in the wash.
When the come out of the dryer I just tri-fold them and give a hand smoother press
The only thing I'd change is I'd have made them an inch or two bigger.
They are plenty big enough for the job, they just feel a chintzy size in the hand
I used quilting cotton from my stash.
5 years of use they are still sturdy with maybe just a little fading.
http://kalamaquilts.blogspot.com/2008/12/napkins.html
I use them every single day, think about where I got that fabric from, and toss them in the wash.
When the come out of the dryer I just tri-fold them and give a hand smoother press
The only thing I'd change is I'd have made them an inch or two bigger.
They are plenty big enough for the job, they just feel a chintzy size in the hand
I used quilting cotton from my stash.
5 years of use they are still sturdy with maybe just a little fading.
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Thank you all. I'm going to make some on New Year's Day so in 2014 we will use fewer of the "napkins" we now use (they come on a roll and some people call them a paper towels!) I'm going to get some fabric Monday and try the fold over twice hemming technique. I don't have a serger.
Happy New Year all!
Happy New Year all!
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