You can also put a pin in it to help hold it in place while you work on the other three corners.ДЄfter you get all four corners ready to go, it is time to sew them down with a coordinating color of thread. They make it easier to fold under the raw edge. This is where your previous ironed folds come into play.

Use your pencil to push the extra fabric up and to make a pointed tip on the corner like the picture below. Now turn that sewed portion right side out so that the sew line is tucked up inside the corner. Make sure to back stitch at the beginning and end.

Fold this corner in half (right sides together) so you can still see your markings. This is where it can get a little tricky. Open the ironed fold up and you will want to mark a dotted line on the fold between the 1/2вЂі lines. You can see how your iron lines can also help in lining this up. Using your 6вЂі square ruler and rotary cutterВ cut off the corner at the ends of the 1вЂі marked lines.ДЇold the corner down so the ends of the cut edge meet up with the 1вЂі marked lines. These lines should intersect as shown below. You donвЂ™t have to mark along the whole edge. Make sure to mark on the wrong side of the fabric. These lines will be clearly seen from your iron folds but it makes it even easier to see them when they are marked. To begin, take your water soluble pencil and mark the 1/2вЂі and 1вЂі lines coming into each corner. Some people have trouble with mitered corners but they are fairly simple. Continue this on all four sides of your napkin.

This type of hem hides raw edges and limits fraying. These are the first steps to a double fold hem. After you have the whole side done, fold it down onto itself and iron again. Iron this fold down working your way along the edge of the fabric. The fabric I used does not have a right or wrong side but yours may and you will want to pay attention to that. Using your sewing gauge,В measure and fold over a 1/2вЂі hem to the wrong side (or bottom side) of the fabric. I feel like it is easier to get the corners to fold under later. I like to iron my hems lines in before mitering the corners of the napkins. This will limit shrinking & color bleeding later and you will be happier! рџ™‚ The finished size of my napkins are 18Г—18вЂі so I cut my fabric 20Г—20вЂі to allow for the double fold hems on all sides. The first step is to always to wash and iron your fabric before working on a project.

Sewing machine (this is a newer version of the one I use).

Cutting mat, rotary cutter and 24вЂі ruler вЂ“ this is optional, you can just use scissors to cut your fabric but this makes cutting fabric so much easier!.

Floral Trim вЂ“ I got mine at Walmart and used about 7 yards but I could not find it online.

You will get 6 napkins from this amount of fabric.

2 yards fabric of your choice вЂ“ I used 100% cotton duck Waverly fabricВ in Lipstick color.

Thank you for supporting my blog! For this project you will need: I will not recommend anything that I would not buy myself. If you buy something from one of these links, I may make a small commission (with no additional cost to you) from the purchase. * There are links to products in this post that I use or are similar to products I use. Floral trim to be more exact making them so pretty and feminine. рџ‰ These are DIY cloth napkins with mitered corners and trim. These napkins are not difficult but just have a few more steps. Last summer I shared a tutorial for simple DIY cloth napkins so if you are a beginner sewer you may want to start with those and move up to these napkins. I am really excited to show you my Spring tablescape later this week but first I wanted to share a tutorial for the cloth napkins that I made to go with it.

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