Looking for the blackboard fabric placemats
 

A while back a poster posted pictures of the placemats she made for her grandchildren. It was out of, I think she said blackboard fabric, and she was giving them chalk so they could be entertained when they went out to eat. I can't find any reference to it using this new board's search feature. I would really like to track down this blackboard fabric as I have some very "active" grandchildren and would like to make these. If you just know a source for this fabric that would be great too. I googled blackboard fabric and it led me to everything but...
Thanks for any help

I Googled chalkboard fabric and had many hits. Here are a few:

http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/cha...FRECQAod9TKxKg
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...oard+fabric.do
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/p...ID=xprd1002548
http://www.voguefabricsstore.com/Oil...th-Fabric.html

Here's a link to an online tutorial

http://madquilter.blogspot.com/2009/...-tutorial.html

Thanks Karen, for the life of me I couldn't think of anything to search but blackboard - a senior moment hits again!

KrisB - thanks to you too for the tutorial. I checked the links for the fabric and now I just need to decide which one. I'm wondering why there is such a variation in price - anyone know?

I bought some from JoAnn's a couple of weeks ago, hoping to make a portable chalkboard for my GDs for Christmas, and I do know theirs is 27.5" wide and the rest listed above is 47" wide. Don't know if there is a difference in quality though.

Joyce

Thank You for a great idea. I didnt know there was such a fabric. This is why I love it here. We learn so much.

The same here. Thanks!

I just bought some at JoAnn's and they had a free pattern for using it at a buffet where you would use chalk to identify each dish.

I've bought mine from Nancy's Notions exclusively in the past.