self binding napkins
 

We've had a great crop of new babies in the past year, so I've been making self binding receiving blankets like a factory. I had some metallic marble that I bought as a remnant and had the probably not very original idea to use the same process for table napkins. I put the metallic with a mottled black and turned out four napkins in no time. Family members may get tired of these soonl

Any pics you can post? I would be interested to see how those are working out.

Oh that sounds great. put a photo in Photos please. Would love to see some of them.

Sorry no pics of the first ones. Gave them to my daughter yesterday. I will post pics of the next batch. I will tell you that I started with a 20" and 15" square.

Ha, ha. I think we can wait. ...... waiting.

Still waiting, no pressure.....hehehe

Yup....we are still waiting!! LOL .....waiting patiently........

I'm not understanding "self binding" at all. Are you sewing right sides together, leaving a open spot and turning right sides out? I hate and despise the term "birthing" but is that what you are doing?

Just looked up a tut on self binding. Quite interesting. Will have to try it.

I looked up self binding blankets. Here is the site - www.pieceandquilt.com. Great directions as well as pictures. I've been looking for something easy to make for an auction at my husband's men's club Christmas party and the napkins fit the bill. I've got tons of Christmas fabric that I can use up.

I have made many of these, and they are loved by Mommas.

Here's a link to a video tutorial on how to do this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqwdNqMZ8Ro

Great minds think alike. I've done several sets and started out following this tut (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGESFvTYm6g). This tut shows you how to miter a corner easily so you can either end up with hemmed (1 piece of fabric) napkins or self bound (2 pieces of fabric). If I make the 2 piece I plan for a fairly wide border (1-1 1/2, so it shows a fair amount of the other print. If I do a 1 piece napkin then a narrow maybe 1/4" border because I don't want to bring attention to the back. Pretty easy and they look impressive when finished. You can do placemats or really any mat or table runner similarly with a little tweeking. With placemats you can batt and quilt the 'inside piece' and then self bind. Looks great. If you're into embroidery you can put a nice monogrammed initial in the corner first and then do the mitering etc. Have fun with it.

You cut the back large enough to bring it around to the front. The "binding" is made from the backing fabric and not sewing over the sandwich edge. My kind of quilting.

I recently made a table runner from a charm pack (maybe a MSQ tutorial) where I sewed right sides together and turned rightsides out and 1/4" stitched around the edges and it was super easy and looked great. I think I will give the napkins a try.

Sound great....Give us a tutorial....

Is this using both pieces of fabric the same size and leaving a hole to turn or is it the method of one piece being larger and when turned inside out the larger piece comes to the side of the smaller piece looking like a binding?

Do you ladies use just regular quilter's cotton for the napkins, or the linen-like fabric, or? I've ordered ready-made napkins to do some machine embroidery on, but this can get expensive, so I really would appreciate any info on the type of fabrics you use. Thanks!

Have you looked at kitchen supply places? You might be able to find solid colored napkins in nice fabric for half way cheap---------providing you are willing to buy a bundle at a time.

great idea,thanks for a link

Very cute and love how you added quilting in it!