Another Fun Napkin

I actually started these napkins a long time ago.

My crafting ADD got the better of me and they ended up in the bottom of the "To be finished" project bin.

Yes, I know you have one too!

Don't pretend you don't...

I made these a little differently using a tutorial from Prudent Baby on mitered corner napkins.

 
See the pretty mitered corners :)

Now i'll admit, I got completely lost with all the markings in the tute and sort of eye balled it...I ended up with a couple wonky ones (however that was not related to the lack of marking), but if you can decipher the marking shpeel...more power to you!

Make some napkins...save money on useless paper towels...and save a tree!

Cloth Napkins and Braided Rings

I'm not a crazy, tree-hugger or anything (no offense to tree-huggers), but I loathe buying paper products, I really do. I've been meaning to make some cloth napkins for a while. I actually started some, then got bored and put them away. I have the attention span of an ant apparently.


A spotted some fat quarters at Walmart for .50 that weren't totally horrid. I came across a really simple napkin tutorial that of COURSE I cannot find now...

 It's just 2 fat quarters, cut to 18x18 (so you only have to cut one side), sew together like you would a pillow, turn right side out and topstitch around.

I topstitched with a zig zag stitch on a couple and that turned out really cute.

 These could make a cute hostess gift too :)

I decided to make some matching rings with the leftover strips.

I also got a little too creative with my tutorials. Bear with me...

You will only need about 6 strips, you can choose the combination. You get two rings from one strip, so 3 per strip of any color combo.

Cut your strips to the desired length. I wanted mine 4.5 inches around.

After the fact, I wish I had chosen just solid white, but these are still cute and I can't wait to do this with some fabric I really love :)

Napkin love...