Tuesday, March 9, 2010

*Simple* Green Kitchen

Brighten up, cheer up, add a splash of color....the possibilities are endless - and Green when eliminating paper napkins. Go for bold color, fun design, holiday festive, seasonal decor....again, endless possibilities.  The best part, cloth napkins can be so easy and fun to make; and you don't need to be the super-sewing type!

Fat quarters (pre-cut 18" x 22" fabric) make for perfect cloth napkins. Typically craft stores (even Walmart) sell bundles of 4 designs; differing yet, coordinating patterns. Quilt stores sell bundles of numerous fat quarters as well as offering singles by the design.
Half yards Half yards
Choose your decor, fold over the raw edge anywhere from 1/8" - 1/2", iron flat, fold over again and iron (so everything stays in place - makes for much easier sewing) and sew straight across. Repeat with all 4 raw edges.

Even easier, no-sew, fat quarter-to-napkin creation, use fusing tape (found at at fabric store)....follow packaged instructions...and in seconds you'll have perfect, hand-made cloth napkins!
 farmer's market fat quarter bundle Midwest Modern Fat Quarters

Have fun with all of the fantastic fabric designs!  And best of all, very Green and super *simple*!

2 comments:

  1. I love this! It's funny because I started using cloth napkins so we didn't have to use paper and Nick asked why we were being so fancy! Ha!

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  2. Awesome Manda!....plus, one less trip to the store, laundry happens anyways, and why not save the world....

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